Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Google research touting a new memory compression technique exacerbated rotation out of memory names with Micron -18% and Sandisk -10% for the week.</li>
<li>Wafer names shrugging off the memory panic with Soitec and Siltronic higher with Sumco and Shin-Etsu set to follow.</li>
<li>SpaceX IPO buzz sent space names surging. QPS, Synspective and Astroscale all set for more upside today.</li>
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Google research touting a new memory compression technique exacerbated rotation out of memory names with Micron -18% and Sandisk -10% for the week.
Wafer names shrugging off the memory panic with Soitec and Siltronic higher with Sumco and Shin-Etsu set to follow.
SpaceX IPO buzz sent space names surging. QPS, Synspective and Astroscale all set for more upside today.


Japan Morning Connection: Kioxia Running Out of Steam as Memory Rotation Gathers Pace

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<li>Japan saw a deep fade off the open for AI related plays but a more sustained bid expected today with US pushing higher.</li>
<li>Micron begins mass production of HBM4 for Rubin chips, positive for Micronics which is -20% off its recent highs.</li>
<li>News from NVDA’s GTC event drove optical interconnect name Lumentum as much as +16.8% off its opening lows.</li>
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Japan saw a deep fade off the open for AI related plays but a more sustained bid expected today with US pushing higher.
Micron begins mass production of HBM4 for Rubin chips, positive for Micronics which is -20% off its recent highs.
News from NVDA’s GTC event drove optical interconnect name Lumentum as much as +16.8% off its opening lows.


Japan Morning Connection: Optical Names Plunged Then Swung Back on News from NVDA’s GTC Event

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<li>NVDA projects $1 trillion in sales through 2027 but fades after popping on the news.</li>
<li>QD Laser now +80% MTD after NVDA's laser technology investments in Lumentum and Coherent sparking a surge.</li>
<li>Softbank trading at August support lows looks like a laggard worth watching.</li>
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NVDA projects $1 trillion in sales through 2027 but fades after popping on the news.
QD Laser now +80% MTD after NVDA's laser technology investments in Lumentum and Coherent sparking a surge.
Softbank trading at August support lows looks like a laggard worth watching.


Japan Morning Connection: Tech and AI Lead the Charge as Ships Start to Move in the Middle East

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<li>KLA dropped -15% after guidance underwhelms while Screen and Lasertec likely underwhelm.</li>
<li>Western Digital drops -10% despite beating across all metrics after its massive run higher.</li>
<li>Deckers +20% on good results for Hoka could be good read for Asics.</li>
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KLA dropped -15% after guidance underwhelms while Screen and Lasertec likely underwhelm.
Western Digital drops -10% despite beating across all metrics after its massive run higher.
Deckers +20% on good results for Hoka could be good read for Asics.


Japan Morning Connection: Gold and Silver + Soggy Semi-Caps Sets Dour Tone

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<li>Meta, Tesla and Microsoft all post big capex guidance beats which sets strong tone for JP SPE.</li>
<li>Lam Research numbers beat, while Advantest AH yesterday knocked it out of the park.</li>
<li>Seagate +19% will add fuel to the fire for HDD components and memory names.</li>
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Meta, Tesla and Microsoft all post big capex guidance beats which sets strong tone for JP SPE.
Lam Research numbers beat, while Advantest AH yesterday knocked it out of the park.
Seagate +19% will add fuel to the fire for HDD components and memory names.


Japan Morning Connection: Huge Earnings After Hours All Point to Increased AI Capex Spending

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SCREEN Holdings Co Ltd.  manufactures and sell semiconductors, FPD devices, commercial printing and printed circuit boards(PCB). The company also provides additional services for its products.

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Andrew Jackson

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NVDA's mixed messages sent optical names see-sawing. Memory roars to record highs. Kokusai still fails to catch a bid despite good positioning.

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Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson

Japan Morning Connection: Huge Earnings After Hours All Point to Increased AI Capex Spending

Meta is surging +11% after reporting 1Q sales guidance. Tesla plans to invest $2bn in Musk’s xAI. Expect whole SPE ecosystem in Japan to be sharply...

Andrew Jackson

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