Equity Long-Short

Mo Aziz

Capital markets veteran with 25 years across sell-side and buy-side research, investor relations, and fund management. Currently publish independent equity research (Mofferies Investment Research, via Smartkarma) spanning semiconductor memory (DRAM/NAND/HBM), foundry, semiconductor equipment and advanced packaging, gold and cross-asset strategy, financials forensics, and APAC IPOs — with a standing watchlist of 190+ companies across 41 countries. Background includes deep aviation-sector expertise (airlines, airports, OEMs, lessors, air cargo, travel/OTAs). Approach centers on identifying cyclical inflection points and mispriced risk across sectors, translated into explicit, actionable calls.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Zimbabwe Semiconductors and semiconductor equipment / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>"Pacing" is evaluators, standards and diplomacy, not a capex cut. It will not slow US capability, but it permanently raises the risk premium on US frontier labs. </li>
<li>Beijing calls it fear-mongering; Trump says whoever wins AI wins. Only private US labs are slowing, Beijing and Trump both refused to slow. </li>
<li>When the industry throttles back in unison, alpha investors will sell the derating. Value investors will buy the opportunity.</li>
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"Pacing" is evaluators, standards and diplomacy, not a capex cut. It will not slow US capability, but it permanently raises the risk premium on US frontier labs. 
Beijing calls it fear-mongering; Trump says whoever wins AI wins. Only private US labs are slowing, Beijing and Trump both refused to slow. 
When the industry throttles back in unison, alpha investors will sell the derating. Value investors will buy the opportunity.


US AI Throttles Down in Unison; China Puts the Pedal to the Metal. Relax, Then Buy the Dip.