Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

Experienced PM in Asia-focused, long-short, equity hedge funds. Top-down macro overview  generating investment themes and ideas, before moving to sector and stock selection.
The analysis of macro themes can inform your own macro strategy and/or provide a backdrop for your own stock specific research.
All information is from publicly available sources and ideas are based on our own views and analysis.

The Heat Is On: News Flow and Sentiment in CHINA / HONG KONG (October 20)

Overview #38 Precious Metals – Has the Fat Lady Sung?

Overview#39 – Uranium’s Surge, Gold’s Lull, and Some Geopolitics in Between

HONG KONG ALPHA PORTFOLIO: (September 2025)

A Basket of High-Risk, High-Reward, Critical Metal Miners with Strategic Value - Pt 1

NETDRAGON (777 HK): Getting Schooled on AI !!!

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

China Metals and mining / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Lithium has re-emerged as a focus due to export controls and its designation as a critical material in the US and Europe.</li>
<li>Lithium equities have begun to price in higher values but remain well below full recovery levels.</li>
<li>Given their underperformance, lithium equities offer a lower-risk way to play the critical minerals theme.</li>
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Lithium has re-emerged as a focus due to export controls and its designation as a critical material in the US and Europe.
Lithium equities have begun to price in higher values but remain well below full recovery levels.
Given their underperformance, lithium equities offer a lower-risk way to play the critical minerals theme.


Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM US)

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT US)

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) (3750 HK)

The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Lithium - A Critical Material Back in the Spotlight