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The Morning After Micron, Jobs Tomorrow, Iran LACKS Progress.
Overall Thesis
Kevin expects a strong year-end equity rally because economic growth, available credit, and AI infrastructure demand remain robust. He attributes current market weakness primarily to rising Treasury yields potentially driven by Japanese capital repatriation and the Iran conflict, and expects relief when those pressures subside.
Narratives
Kevin remains strongly bullish on Nasdaq exposure after buying the dip and expects year-end record highs. His quoted 800 level appears to refer to the QQQ chart he discusses as the Nasdaq 100, so it is preserved in the quote without treating it as a per-share stock target.
Key Arguments
- Nasdaq exposure has held near the repeatedly discussed 735 chart level.
- He reports buying heavily around the 715 to 700 range.
- NVIDIA and AMD are supporting technology index performance.
- Strong AI spending and anticipated geopolitical relief support his year-end outlook.
Risks acknowledged
- Micron weakness is weighing on technology stocks.
- Poor breadth indicates that a limited group of stocks is supporting the index.
- The rally requires resolution of the Iran and Japanese repatriation issues.
- Near-term volatility may persist for roughly three weeks.
Predictions (1)
Kevin views Brent's decline toward $100 as favorable for the economy and expects further declines after an Iran agreement. He believes the conflict is likely to end before the election, while acknowledging that negotiations remain unresolved.
Key Arguments
- Brent has fallen from its September highs.
- Iran is reportedly avoiding confrontation with US Navy escorts.
- He believes Trump already has an acceptable agreement available and is negotiating for better terms.
Risks acknowledged
- Trump has rejected the current offer as insufficient.
- Negotiations could take several more weeks.
- The host acknowledges that his geopolitical forecast could be wrong.
Predictions (1)
Kevin sees strong economic activity and earnings growth supporting a substantial fourth-quarter equity rally. He expects relief from the Iran conflict and Japanese Treasury selling to remove the principal obstacles, while acknowledging near-term financial instability.
Key Arguments
- Manufacturing production, new orders, and employment remain expansionary.
- Reported job cuts have fallen and hiring intentions have improved.
- GDP, retail sales, capital expenditure, and AI infrastructure demand remain strong.
- Bank lending standards suggest credit remains available.
- Earnings growth alongside valuation compression creates an attractive setup.
- He expects an Iran agreement before the election.
Risks acknowledged
- Manufacturing input prices and tariffs contribute to inflation.
- Higher Treasury yields are pressuring valuations and market breadth.
- Japanese Treasury selling may intensify before subsiding.
- A financial institution or another part of the market could break.
- The AI boom could eventually collapse.
Kevin expects the 10-year Treasury yield to be near its peak and eventually decline. He suspects Japanese repatriation is driving abnormal upward pressure, although he acknowledges that yields have already moved above his earlier peak call.
Key Arguments
- Treasury yields continue rising despite declining oil prices.
- Japanese investors may be selling US Treasuries to repatriate capital.
- Diverging US and Japanese monetary policy could worsen Treasury selling.
- An Iran agreement could reduce inflationary pressure.
Risks acknowledged
- His earlier peak call around 5.27% has been exceeded.
- Japanese Treasury selling could continue.
- Manufacturing surveys still show inflationary pressure.
- The yield curve is approaching what he describes as shock territory.
AVGOBroadcomKevin argues that Broadcom is deeply undervalued relative to its expected growth and roughly 54% net margins. He derives a possible $1,400 share valuation and expects cheaper memory to benefit Broadcom's margins, while acknowledging concentration and financing risks.
Key Arguments
- He calculates a forward earnings multiple near 30 and projected growth around 45%.
- His resulting PEG calculation is approximately 0.64.
- He argues that Broadcom offers a lower growth-adjusted valuation and stronger margins than FICO.
- Custom-chip demand remains supported by AI infrastructure spending.
- Cheaper RAM and high-bandwidth memory could let chip suppliers retain more margin.
Risks acknowledged
- Potential lending to Anthropic increases customer concentration.
- Circular financing creates market nervousness.
- Broadcom is already a very large company.
- The valuation exercise relies on forecast growth and a higher justified multiple.
NVDANVIDIAKevin sees persistent AI demand supporting NVIDIA hardware values, including older GPUs used for open-weight models. He expects NVIDIA to benefit from cheaper memory and retain more margin than memory suppliers.
Key Arguments
- H100 and H200 rental prices have reportedly turned higher.
- Open-weight model adoption creates additional uses for older hardware.
- He reports sharp increases in RTX 5090 workstation prices.
- He compares Broadcom's strong margins with NVIDIA's.
- He sees the AI infrastructure boom as continuing rather than rolling over.
Risks acknowledged
- He describes the broader AI boom as a bubble.
- Circular financing and financial instability could interrupt spending.
- New hardware generations offer substantially higher throughput.
Predictions (1)
OPENOpendoor TechnologiesKevin remains skeptical of Opendoor's operations and adjusted profitability measures but believes its decline may be approaching a bottom if Treasury yields stabilize. He explicitly says he does not want to buy it and warns of further pain if bonds continue selling off.
Key Arguments
- The company reports delays to its profitability goals amid a weaker housing market.
- He suspects faster inventory sales require price reductions.
- He criticizes the quality of some Opendoor homes he has personally seen.
- He links a potential share-price bottom to his Treasury yield peak thesis.
Risks acknowledged
- The stock has declined substantially from the levels at which he was bearish.
- He had considered it closer to a bottom around $2.50.
- Treasury yields have not yet confirmed his peak thesis.
- He explicitly disclaims an intention to buy the stock.
Predictions (1)
MUMicron TechnologyKevin is cautious about Micron because investors may be reaching peak memory pricing growth and anticipating weaker terminal earnings growth. He treats its post-earnings decline as a negative influence on the broader technology market despite an apparently cheap valuation.
Key Arguments
- He argues that future DRAM price compression threatens pricing power.
- The earnings forecasts he cites decelerate and eventually turn negative.
- He considers terminal growth more important than the superficially low PEG ratio.
- He wanted Micron to stabilize above a 2% decline, but it moved below that level.
- He says he was not enthusiastic about buying before earnings.
Risks acknowledged
- Micron appears very cheap on the average growth and earnings figures he cites.
- Slower pricing growth does not necessarily imply collapsing revenue.
- Initial price stabilization would have been less bearish than a sharper decline.
Predictions (1)
Kevin recognizes FICO's lower valuation and respectable margins after a sharp decline, but doubts that these make it preferable to Broadcom. He sees political and business risks and questions whether the rebound is fundamental or merely technical.
Key Arguments
- He cites an earnings multiple near 15 and a PEG ratio near one.
- He cites net margins near 39%.
- He argues that Broadcom offers stronger margins and a lower PEG ratio.
- He suspects political pressure is contributing to FICO's weakness.
Risks acknowledged
- Forecast growth remains decent.
- The stock's decline makes the valuation appear attractive.
- He is uncertain whether the rebound reflects improving fundamentals.
Hedges & Caveats
- The bullish outlook depends on an Iran agreement and the end of Japanese capital repatriation.
- He acknowledges that his explanation for rising yields could be wrong.
- Manufacturing surveys show persistent inflation and pricing pressures.
- Treasury yield increases and the steepening yield curve could cause a financial failure before the expected rally.
- He explicitly describes the AI boom as a bubble that could eventually collapse.
- Lower-income households remain under pressure despite strong aggregate economic data.
- Micron faces concerns about future DRAM pricing and terminal earnings growth.
- Broadcom faces customer concentration and circular financing risks.
- The video description characterizes the content as education and opinion rather than personalized investment advice.