Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Thai electronics stocks continue to benefit from global technology gains, although prices increasingly reflect an Al valuation premium.</li>
<li>Oil supply tightness is easing, with September Middle East crude exports recovering to 81% of pre-war levels.</li>
<li>The World Bank raised its 2026 Thailand GDP growth forecast to 2.0% from 1.3%, driven by Al-related component exports.</li>
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Thai electronics stocks continue to benefit from global technology gains, although prices increasingly reflect an Al valuation premium.
Oil supply tightness is easing, with September Middle East crude exports recovering to 81% of pre-war levels.
The World Bank raised its 2026 Thailand GDP growth forecast to 2.0% from 1.3%, driven by Al-related component exports.


Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>We recommend cutting loss on MRVL80, realizing a 23.9% loss.</li><li>Our KTX Tactical DR Portfolio's average return declined 0.82%, as AI semiconductor stocks came under selling pressure after Samsung experienced heavy selling.</li><li>Although its 2Q26 results were strong, they merely met market expectations.</li></ul>

We recommend cutting loss on MRVL80, realizing a 23.9% loss.Our KTX Tactical DR Portfolio's average return declined 0.82%, as AI semiconductor stocks came under selling pressure after Samsung experienced heavy selling.Although its 2Q26 results were strong, they merely met market expectations.

KTX Tactical DR Picks - July 8, 2026 (Eng.)

<ul><li>We recommend taking profit on DELL19 with a holding-period return of +14.5% and opening positions in two DRs, HORIZON23 and UBTECH23, both linked to Chinese technology companies.</li><li>Our KTX Tactical DR Port delivered an average return of +0.82% as US technology stocks continued to advance.</li><li>At Marvell Technology's Investor Day, management provided a very strong outlook for future revenue.</li></ul>

We recommend taking profit on DELL19 with a holding-period return of +14.5% and opening positions in two DRs, HORIZON23 and UBTECH23, both linked to Chinese technology companies.Our KTX Tactical DR Port delivered an average return of +0.82% as US technology stocks continued to advance.At Marvell Technology's Investor Day, management provided a very strong outlook for future revenue.

Ktx Tactical DR Picks - October 7, 2026 (Eng.)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>2025 has proven a standout year for optical transceiver suppliers with high AIexposures, with key suppliers posting stellar revenue growth and material margin expansion.</li><li>We expect this outperformance to persist through 2026 and beyond, underpinned by an unabated AI infrastructure investment cycle and a sustained mix shift to higher-value solutions.</li><li>We reiterate the sector as one of our top picks. Reiterate our BUY rating on Innolight (300308 CH, BUY, TP: RMB591.00), the 2024 global optical transceiver market leader, positioned to benefit from surging overseas AI capex and 1.6T demand.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

2025 has proven a standout year for optical transceiver suppliers with high AIexposures, with key suppliers posting stellar revenue growth and material margin expansion.We expect this outperformance to persist through 2026 and beyond, underpinned by an unabated AI infrastructure investment cycle and a sustained mix shift to higher-value solutions.We reiterate the sector as one of our top picks. Reiterate our BUY rating on Innolight (300308 CH, BUY, TP: RMB591.00), the 2024 global optical transceiver market leader, positioned to benefit from surging overseas AI capex and 1.6T demand.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Semiconductors - Optical transceivers – sustained AI-driven outperformance ahead

<ul><li>After two years of significant investments in AI infrastructure, investors are counting 2025 to be a transformational year for AI.</li><li>As market leaders will continue to deploy a large amount of capital in AI infrastructure buildout to widen their competitive moats, new themes in the downstream are rising, including AI agents, humanoid robots, robotaxi, etc.</li><li>We remain bullish on AI demand. We continue to rank AI theme as our top pick for 2025. Market leaders will continue to enjoy the AI tailwind beyond 2025.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

After two years of significant investments in AI infrastructure, investors are counting 2025 to be a transformational year for AI.As market leaders will continue to deploy a large amount of capital in AI infrastructure buildout to widen their competitive moats, new themes in the downstream are rising, including AI agents, humanoid robots, robotaxi, etc.We remain bullish on AI demand. We continue to rank AI theme as our top pick for 2025. Market leaders will continue to enjoy the AI tailwind beyond 2025.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Semiconductors -Stargate Poised to Accelerate Global AI Arms Race

United States

Marvell Technology, Inc. develops and produces semiconductors and related technology. The Company offers security and networking platform, secure data processing, networking, and storage solutions. Marvell Technology serves customers worldwide.

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KTX Tactical DR Picks - July 8, 2026 (Eng.)

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Krungthai XSpring

Ktx Tactical DR Picks - October 7, 2026 (Eng.)

We recommend taking profit on DELL19 with a holding-period return of +14.5% and opening positions in two DRs, HORIZON23 and UBTECH23, both linked...

Krungthai XSpring

Semiconductors - Optical transceivers – sustained AI-driven outperformance ahead

2025 has proven a standout year for optical transceiver suppliers with high AIexposures, with key suppliers posting stellar revenue growth and...

CMB International

Semiconductors -Stargate Poised to Accelerate Global AI Arms Race

We remain bullish on AI demand. We continue to rank AI theme as our top pick for 2025. Market leaders will continue to enjoy the AI tailwind beyond...

CMB International

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