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Traders Digest Jensen Huang's Exit from Nvidia

Jensen Huang, Yvonne Man, Avril Hong, Colette Cress, Vivian Lin Thurston, Anna Ashton, Hui Shan, Jim Atkinson, Errol Hong, Tom Giles, Min Min Lo, Mark Cranfield, Catherine Thorbeck, Shirley Zhao, Shuli Ren, Rebecca Sin

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  • NVIDIA is projected to report strong near-term profitability and results next week, with active managers expected to increase allocations by roughly $200 billion and Cathie Wood adding $63 million to her flagship ARK fund, though the "Jensen Premium" faces erosion due to governance risks and spy allegations.
  • An interim CEO is expected to quickly stabilize the market and tighten financial controls, potentially slowing new chip iterations and infrastructure build-outs, while deal-making velocity may decrease until a permanent successor is appointed.
  • Organic demand for GPUs and ASICs is forecast to remain high with competitors ready to capture supply if NVIDIA falters, yet China revenue is expected to be eliminated soon due to heightened scrutiny on AI accelerators.
  • Fiscal 2027 and 2028 fundamental revenue estimates for NVIDIA are not expected to change despite headline governance risks, though investors will closely monitor the earnings release for guidance reiteration.
  • Traders anticipate a market runway for tech stocks extending past Thanksgiving, with relief expected if Anthropic's IPO trades flat on day one despite anticipated high volatility and the risk of a chaotic sell-off in a falling broader market.
  • The two-year Treasury yield is forecast to hit its worst week of the year following a hot inflation print, with the Fed curve repriced to reflect at least three interest rate hikes early next year.
  • Political noise regarding the Democratic takeover of Congress is not expected to trigger significant action until January, when the new administration assumes control, potentially impacting the trade truce expiring at that time.
  • China's 2026 export growth is projected to be very strong, establishing a higher base for 2027, with real export growth in 2027 forecast at 6% despite currency appreciation and external pressures from Europe.
  • China's economic growth is expected to moderate slightly to 4.5% in 2027 from 4.6% in 2026, driven by a positive fiscal policy second derivative where the pace of tightening slows.
  • China's equity market in 2027 is predicted to follow a bifurcated pattern where domestic consumption and manufacturing firms remain weak while exporters and tech-led growth companies perform better.
  • U.S. interest rate increases are expected to negatively impact China's equity performance in 2027 by raising the global cost of capital and causing capital to return to the U.S.
  • Investors are expected to focus selectively in 2027 on companies within China's domestic AI ecosystem, specifically semi-equipment, semiconductors, and those with strong large language model capabilities.
  • The rally in Chinese internet companies is expected to be short-lived without earnings improvements in core e-commerce, online gaming, and AI spending.
  • Hardware suppliers to China's global AI supply chain face near-term challenges if U.S. AI capital expenditure cycles slow and export restrictions rise.
  • China's exports of healthcare, CDMO, and biotech outsourcing are expected to continue performing well in 2027 despite reliance on U.S. customers and potential sentiment impacts from a U.S. economic slowdown.
  • SMIC's earnings beat is expected to lift the chip sector, with CEO projections for 2026 revenue exceeding $12 billion, driving continued positive performance for the China Star 50 gauge.
  • The gap between U.S. and China AI development and large language models is expected to narrow if U.S. development slows while China continues, creating a potential catalyst for the Chinese tech industry in 2027.
  • The narrative that China can achieve AI development without U.S. technology is expected to persist, though cooperation messages may be drowned out by the scandal and congressional hardlines.
  • Congress is expected to leverage spy allegations to tighten export controls and make the tech relationship more restrictive, with "China hawks" gaining influence in the U.S. policy-making process.
  • New export controls are expected to be pushed through soon, potentially as early as this month, including rules on remote access to overseas data centers to tighten control over legal chip access.
  • Three legislative proposals—the Match Act, Chip Security Act, and AI Overwatch Act—are under negotiation to further tighten control over chip access to China.
  • The trade truce expiring in January is expected to hinge on the U.S. refraining from new export controls, which would otherwise change the dynamic and lead to potential retaliation.
  • U.S.-China relations in 2027 are expected to be less stable with fewer high-level meetings compared to 2026, increasing the risk of escalation and tit-for-tat retaliation.
  • APEC summit discussions between President Trump and President Xi are expected to focus on AI challenges and technical information sharing, though the U.S. administration's approach may be unusual compared to congressional expectations.
  • The U.S. government is expected to balance intelligence and competitiveness lenses in the relationship, making it difficult to hold specific officials accountable without a full intelligence picture.
  • The timing of recent revelations is expected to shift the U.S. conversation from domestic recovery to unifying around strengthening national security.
  • New World is expected to involve the Jain family injecting fresh capital via a rights issue of approximately $3.2 billion, supported by soft underwriting to facilitate the refinancing of $11 billion of bank debt due next year.
  • Investors are expected to monitor earnings reports from Alibaba, Tencent, and other tech giants next week to assess their ability to cope with rising geopolitical tensions and chip restrictions.
  • The impact of AI on Chinese exports is expected to be overestimated by the market, with growth driven by broad industry competitiveness rather than AI alone.
  • Hardware suppliers to the global AI supply chain in China are expected to face pressure if U.S. AI capex cycles slow and export restrictions rise.
  • The narrative that the U.S. needs to be in the Chinese market and vice versa is expected to be drowned out by the scandal, making it difficult for American companies to maintain that message.
  • China's AI sector faces near-term pain as the U.S. tightens chip restrictions further, while the gap between U.S. and China AI development may narrow if U.S. progress slows.
  • The "Jensen Premium" is expected to be reflected in stock behavior due to governance risk, leading to a longer-term reassessment of risks for the company and the broader AI trade.