Japanese Equity Specialist, Ortus Advisors

Andrew Jackson

Japanese Equity Specialist

Ortus Advisors

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Intel +8.8% buying back half its Ireland plant reflects confidence from management. A positive read for Intel capex names Lasertec, TEL, Screen as well as Ibiden.</li>
<li>Memory SPE laggards Micronics and Kokusai in focus as sentiment improves.</li>
<li>Japanese heavies set to keep rebounding as EU and US defense names surge on Rheinmetall's Boeing drone partnership.</li>
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Intel +8.8% buying back half its Ireland plant reflects confidence from management. A positive read for Intel capex names Lasertec, TEL, Screen as well as Ibiden.
Memory SPE laggards Micronics and Kokusai in focus as sentiment improves.
Japanese heavies set to keep rebounding as EU and US defense names surge on Rheinmetall's Boeing drone partnership.


Japan Morning Connection: Space Names Set to Surge as SpaceX Files for IPO and NASA Takes Flight

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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>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

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven), MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) / Equity Derivatives

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (300750 CH)

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<li>WEEKLY tactical global macro recap/analysis for several markets and stocks we track, grouped by sector.</li>
<li>We apply our quantitative models to each instrument's trend, to determine which stocks/markets are just starting a trend, are in the middle of it, or are about to end it.</li>
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<strong>Most overbought</strong>:  Nikkei 225, Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS), Tokyo Electron (8035 JP), Advantest Corp (6857 JP)<strong> Most oversold</strong>: NIFTY, CATL (300750 CH), GLD, Zijin Mining, Nippon Steel Corporation (5401 JP)</li>
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WEEKLY tactical global macro recap/analysis for several markets and stocks we track, grouped by sector.
We apply our quantitative models to each instrument's trend, to determine which stocks/markets are just starting a trend, are in the middle of it, or are about to end it.

Most overbought:  Nikkei 225, Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS), Tokyo Electron (8035 JP), Advantest Corp (6857 JP) Most oversold: NIFTY, CATL (300750 CH), GLD, Zijin Mining, Nippon Steel Corporation (5401 JP)


WEEKLY Tactical Recap | Asymmetric Setup: CATL, Advantest Corp, Tokyo Electron, Zijin Mining, NIFTY

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<li>Expect the usual 'Takaichi trade' suspects to continue trading higher with the election result surpassing expectations.</li>
<li>US switches to risk, with tech and AI surging and NVDA clocking a +7.9% gain after the market decided big tech’s $650bn planned capex for 2026 wasn’t so bad.</li>
<li>Expect big gains for tech and SPE with the markets set to surge after US moves + election win.</li>
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Expect the usual 'Takaichi trade' suspects to continue trading higher with the election result surpassing expectations.
US switches to risk, with tech and AI surging and NVDA clocking a +7.9% gain after the market decided big tech’s $650bn planned capex for 2026 wasn’t so bad.
Expect big gains for tech and SPE with the markets set to surge after US moves + election win.


Japan Morning Connection: Takaichi Blows the Doors off and Secures a Super-Majority for the LDP

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Tokyo Electron Limited manufactures and sells industrial electronics products, such as semiconductor manufacturing machines, computer system, and electronic components.  The Company products are sold in US, Taiwan, and others as well as in Japan.

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Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jackson

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Mkts liking the move lower in oil and the news that ships were starting to move in the Middle East saw tech and AI lead the way higher. SPE...

Andrew Jackson

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Nico Rosti

Japan Morning Connection: Takaichi Blows the Doors off and Secures a Super-Majority for the LDP

With risk sentiment shifted up, look to play the bounce with Lasertec which was -17% after earnings miss and Kioxia which was -11% last week.

Andrew Jackson

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