AI hardware
AI infrastructure demand remains insatiable, with supply chain bottlenecks as the key constraint. Nikkei Asia reports Unimicron's market value surged 350% this year and South Korea announced a $600bn chip expansion. MarketWatch reveals a fund manager explicitly buying Nvidia and SK Hynix while selling software, underscoring the hardware-first trade. The crowding is clear, but NVDA at 15x forward P/E suggests the valuation isn't stretched yet; the risk is a growth scare that pressures the entire complex.
Buy Nvidia — Two sources confirm AI supply chain tightness and a fund manager's explicit buy — NVDA is the purest play; forward P/E 15.3 is not extreme given the growth.
Buy TSMC — TSMC's capacity constraints are flagged by Nikkei Asia as a bottleneck; 9% below its 52-week high leaves room for AI-driven re-rating.
Buy SK Hynix — Memory leader and explicit fund manager pick from MarketWatch — the $600bn Korea chip plan is a multi-year tailwind.
Buy Samsung — Samsung is building new plants as part of Korea's chip mega-expansion, positioning it for AI memory and foundry demand.
Buy Apple — Apple plans five new iPhones to grab market share during the memory crunch — a bold offensive that supports the hardware bull case.
Hold Tech sector — The fund manager rotated out of software — XLK contains both hardware and software, so the net signal is mixed.