Oracle and Broadcom are arguably the two most closely watched names in the back half of this Q3 earnings season. Yet both sold off after reporting—at a time when the “AI bubble is popping” narrative is getting louder—making sentiment even more fragile. The drawdown in these two megas also contributed indirectly to the broader tech sector's pullback (like Nasdaq Composite Index or Nasdaq 100 Index) from December 11...

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Volatility’s been messy these two days — real estate worries, policy chatter, crypto swings. I went through recent chats and pulled the most actionable plays first, then added the macro calendar and risk notes people kept repeating. Hope this saves you from scrolling 2,000 messages.
1️⃣ Actionable Plays (with safer alternatives)
A) Housing/real-estate hedge (policy risk on)
– If you hold homebuilder exposur...

Against the backdrop of the ongoing rise of AI narratives, Alibaba has delivered impressive results. In contrast to Meituan, which has nearly depleted its profits in the food delivery battle, Alibaba's performance has been commendable. In Q1, revenue reached 247.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2%, with net profit at 42.4 billion yuan, a significant increase of 76% year-on-year; on a non-GAAP basis, net profit was 33.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 18%, primarily affected by the food delivery competition. Compared to Meituan's dire situation, Alibaba's slight decline is not a major concern. Earnings per ADS were 14.7 yuan, overall meeting market expectations.
By business segment, instant retail revenue grew by 12% year-on-year, Alibaba Cloud increased by 26%, and AI-related businesses have maintained triple-digit growth for eight consecutive quarters. It is worth noting that among domestic technology companies, Alibaba has the most thorough commercialization of AI. The financial structure has also seen some new changes: capital expenditure surged from 11.9 billion yuan to 38.7 billion yuan year-on-year, while free cash flow turned into a net outflow of 18.8 billion yuan, compared to a net inflow of 17.4 billion yuan in the same period last year. This is mainly due to two areas of investment—cloud infrastructure expansion and increased subsidies for food delivery services. Despite cash flow pressure, Alibaba still executed a buyback of 815 million USD, repurchasing 7 million ADS.
More significantly, a surprise announcement during the conference call revealed that Alibaba has developed its own AI chip. There are three highlights: first, it fills the gap left by NVIDIA's H20 in the local market; second, production does not rely on Taiwan Semiconductor, but is outsourced to domestic wafer factories (the market widely speculates it is SMIC); third, ...

Recently, a few selected Hong Kong stocks have shown minor gap spaces. Today, I will systematically explain what gaps are and how to respond to them. (The content of this article is for reference only)）
1. What is a K-Line Gap?
A gap refers to a price range where no transactions occurred during a rapid and significant price fluctuation, represented as a void area on the candlestick chart. It can be understood that a gap is essentially a vacuum zone in market trading.
Upward gap and downward gap.
In a clear upward trend, if the lowest price on a particular trading day is higher than the highest price of the previous trading day, a gap or void will be left on the candlestick chart that cannot be covered by the prices at that time. This is known as an upward gap.
Please refer to the chart; points A and B in the chart both represent significant upward gaps.
Figure 1
The stock price is in a significant downtrend, with the highest price on a certain trading day being lower than the lowest price of the previous trading day. This creates a gap or blank space on the candlestick chart that the price cannot cover at that moment, referred to as a downward gap. Please refer to the diagram below. In the diagram, points C and D represent relatively clear downward gaps.
Figure 2
II. Why does a gap form? What is its function? First, everyone should understand the principle of gap formation. (Sections II, III, and V are included for ease of understanding; they hold little practical significance and can be ignored. Hunter Ge pursues thoroughness in every matter.)
An upward gap indicates that the market trend is significantly rising; a downward gap indicates that the market trend is significantly declining. Why does a trading vacuum form...