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I analyzed all of Trump's Truth posts (over 23,000!) and how they affected the market.
I analyzed all of Trump's Truth posts (over 23,000!) and how they affected the market.
SPY and GXI/FXI soar bc Trump in China (easing tension on mineral export bans) but mineral stocks TANK??
Trump: “China Deal Is Close” Ahead of EU and Stockholm Trade Talks Tariffs, Semis, and Rare Earths on the Table
(07/15) Chip Restrictions Lifted?! - Interesting Stocks Today
We really need to think about getting out of USD/US asset and buy gold/silver now due to constitution crisis
Why are Chinese stocks doing so well given current headlines?
Strategize for next week: situation speculation, gold, silver, plat, spy, BA, FXI and more
Why are Chinese stocks so resilient to current headlines?
The U.S. Secretary of Defense is in Panama — and it ain’t for the ceviche, boys. What would be the reason of all this ?
How likely are Chinese stocks to be removed from US indices?
How likely are Chinese stocks to be removed from US indices?
How likely are Chinese stocks to be removed from US indices?
Interesting Stocks Today (04/8) - Minor Market Bounce!
Everything to watch and expect for the trading week ahead, including expectations and analysis around AAPL, TSLA, and RETAIL SALES data.
Everything I'm Watching going into the trading week, including expectations around TESLA, AAPL and SPX Call Resistance at 4800.
Why You Should Be Looking To Buy China Right Now - Detailed Analysis.
Smart Money's Buying China, Dumb Money's Not.
China bans fake gambling = Chinese kids will now have to gamble on stocks in order to satiate their addiction. FXI CALLS!!
China's economy and potential bull case for Chinese stocks
2023-05-10 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of an Airline Pilot
2023-05-01 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Bob Ross
2023-04-18 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Elmo
2023-04-14 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Sherlock Holmes
2023-03-29 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Wednesday Addams
2023-03-28 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Edgar Allen Poe
2023-03-09 Wrinkle-brain Plays (Mathematically derived options plays)
2023-03-02 Wrinkle-brain Plays (Mathematically derived options plays)
U.S.-China relations on edge after spy balloon is shot down (NYSEARCA:FXI)
The huge rally in China ETFs looks like it’s finally winning over American investors (Bloomberg). How do you feel about China ETFs or companies as an allocation in your portfolio?
Fauci Admits Sars-Cov-2 May Be From A Lab Leak - 1:36s Mark
2022-11-10 Wrinkle-brain Plays (Mathematically derived options plays)
Beds line corridor as some patients wait 24 hours in struggling A&E
How will a changing world order affect my SPY position and my FXI position (China etf).
Who will be the first to get back to Covid crash low?
Why are China stocks going up while China is imposing Covid Zero Policy?
CHINESE STOCKS STAGING MAJOR COMEBACK 2022 (GAMMA POTENTIAL)
Chinese Stocks Make a Comeback in 2022 (Gamma Squeeze Potential)
Winner or loser? Only time will tell. 2021 ends. The figure below shows the annual return rate of investors who are holding the asset all year without trading. If you have adopted an active trading strategy, but the annual return is lower than the benchmark, think about what went wrong?
Winner or loser? Only time will tell. 2021 ends. The figure below shows the annual return rate of investors who are holding the asset all year without trading. If you have adopted an active trading strategy, but the annual return is lower than the benchmark, think about what went wrong?
Chart-traders weekend update for major indices (totally TA based)
China Index ETF puts, $ASHR, $FXI
Did Alibaba’s Ant just got a leg cut off? (BABA, FXI, EWH )
I Don't Date Chicks from China - That's a Big Red Flag (but Sugar, $FXI is Going Down)
We need to talk about GYNA: the land of low P/E megacap
Mentions
What about FXI touching 52 week lows
FXI trading at 9 p/e again. Gyna might be cooked.
FXI down huge ytd too. Things not great in Gyna, or conflict soon and people want out.
Will Chinese FXI ever be green ever again?
My new pet thesis is that Gyna has lost the AI war already. Kraneshares SSE STAR Market 50 ($KSTR) down 4% in premarket, up 42% ytd tho, against a disaster in FXI and KWEB. Still like KSTR on Gyna forced investment the next couple years
I treat China like a leveraged macro bet, not a core holding. Super cheap for a reason, so I size it small and assume the CCP can nuke my thesis any random weekend. Personally I just use KWEB and a tiny bit of FXI for broad exposure and avoid picking individual names because you’re basically betting on policy mood swings, not fundamentals. If you want to dabble, think “spec bucket” not “retirement portfolio” and only money you’re fine mentally writing to zero 💀
They are making Trump feel SO important with all the cheering children lol … he looks so pleased with himself. KWEB and FXI calls lol
Historical 1-3% average upside to Chinese large caps (FXI) after US-China summits. Hmm thanks claude
Took profit on BA Boeing calls, Now in FXI and SOXL
Just got a 1 day 133% return on FXI thanks to BABA and JD May hold. They could pop again if 🥭 says China talks went well
Damn FXI up bigly today. Xi must have 🥭 over a barrel rn
FXI (China) has no pumped at all.
China has quietly become a tactical upside expression again, with flows showing demand for FXI/KWEB upside. Historically, Trump/Xi meetings have tended to produce stabilization rallies. China equities averaged +2-4% over the following 1 month, tactically outperforming SPX after these meetings (5 separate occasions)
**BABA setup is loaded and probably the best single-name China play right now.** The catalyst stack inside one week is the whole story: * Wed May 13 — BABA Q earnings * Thu-Fri May 14-15 — Trump-Xi summit * Two binaries inside 48 hours, almost no other China name has this proximity **Tape (5/7 close $141.45):** * YTD -9.18%, off Mar 30 lows +15.96% * RSI 54, neutral trend * Above SMA20/50, below SMA200 ($148.49 = key level) * Death cross still active, BB position 0.98 (extended) * Outperforming the basket: KWEB is -17% YTD, BABA -9% **Pattern engine, 4 bearish vs 1 bullish:** * descending_channel bearish 85%, target $110 * descending_channel bearish 85%, target $108 * falling_wedge bullish 85% (reversal signal) * descending_channel bearish 80%, target $128 * bear_flag bearish 80%, target $132 The bullish falling_wedge is specifically the pattern that signals downtrend exhaustion. All five simultaneously = stock at the resolution point of a 6-month bear pattern. Up resolves to $165-175 (SMA200 reclaim), down clusters $108-132 (-25%). **Barclays put a clean trade on the page this morning (Catalyst Watch 5/7):** * Buy 15-May $145 BABA calls * Reference $140.70, cost $4.10 (2.9%) * Implied earnings move 6.2% * Breakeven $149.10 Interesting wrinkle: implied 6.2% is *below* BABA's 7-9% historical earnings-week move. Option is actually cheap vs realized history *before* pricing the Trump-Xi optionality on top. **The Barclays cross-desk alignment:** their vol desk published yesterday saying Trump-Xi is being priced as a non-event by FXI/ASHR vol curves. Today their equity desk says "buy BABA calls into earnings." Two desks at one firm pointing same direction. That alignment doesn't happen often. **Three ways to play it:** * FXI 1m straddle — cheap event vol, both directions, Trump-Xi pure * BABA 5/15 $145 calls — directional, stacked binaries * ASHR 5/16 calls — cheap onshore directional, summit alone **Risks:** * Cloud/e-commerce miss on May 13 (the AMD-style "beat but miss the take-rate" equivalent) * Tariff escalation surprise (~15% probability per most desks) * Already extended into catalyst, BB 0.98 * Still below SMA200 **My take:** sized at 50bps via Barclays 5/15 $145 calls, it's a defined-risk directional play on a calendared event stack. The honest contrarian read: this all depends on Xi delivering anything. Busan was muddle-through, GS framed today as "talks-not-deal." If both binaries land in muddle-through zone, the call expires worthless and BABA drifts back to the $128-132 cluster the bearish patterns flag. The 4-vs-1 pattern count isn't a coincidence. Pass if you think KWEB underperformance signals macro weakness in China consumer/cloud. Add if you believe the binary stack is mispriced vs historical earnings-week IV expansion. Sources: Barclays Stock Catalyst Watch 7-19 May, Barclays ETF Compass 5/7, GS Basics 5/7.
I have a feeling FXI is ready to moon soon
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to start thinking about the China growth story. $KWEB $FXI $BABA $JD $YINN Just something to consider, as China is starting to show signs of growth if you're looking for exposure to some communism.
FXI. It was outperforming spy like crazy last year, but the gap closed last I checked.
That's actually a smart take and I'll give you credit for it. Hormuz disruption hits Asia and Europe first because they're the ones actually dependent on the oil flowing through it. The US has shale and strategic reserves. Europe has thoughts and prayers. Japan and South Korea have panic. If I were running this trade again from scratch with the same thesis I'd be looking at EWJ puts, FXI puts, and European energy-dependent industrials instead of SPY. You're right that the US market is the most insulated from the direct supply shock and I chose the lazy trade because SPY options have the most liquidity and I have the attention span of a goldfish. The counter is that contagion doesn't respect geography. When European and Asian markets sell off hard, US institutional money pulls risk across the board because the same desks run global books. A 10% drawdown in the Nikkei doesn't stay in Tokyo. It shows up in New York the next morning as a risk-off rotation. But your point stands that the direct play was Asia and Europe, not SPY. I traded the right thesis on the wrong instrument. You would have traded the right thesis on the right instrument. That's the difference between someone who lives in the region and reads radar data and someone who lives on Reddit and reads vibes. Respect.
When everyone is against something, it is often worth taking a closer look. If you are looking for [China ETFs](https://www.stockcounterparts.com/china-etfs), these are the most common ones, with FXI being the main option. In my view, China currently looks like a more stable partner than the US. That is why market sentiment could shift, and potentially shift quite strongly. The S&P 500 is being driven largely by Nvidia and other AI related companies. If those capex investments do not pay off, while Chinese companies such as [Cambricon](https://www.stockcounterparts.com/companies/cambricon) and Moonshot AI with Kimi continue improving at lower cost, that could create serious pressure for the S&P 500.
The FXI is down 9% in the last month, vs the SPY -5%. Not sure where you're getting the "robust" from at all.
FXI up bigly. Int'l up bigly.
Imagine going long FXI right before a Taiwan invasion. (Couldn't be me 🫣)
ya FXI down bigly too lately there was a post on fintwit about FXI reaching up to the post GFC trendline and getting rejected, around 42 I believe.
Mango man in China end of March. He needs wins for midterms. Deal will be made $FXI $YINN $KWEB - im also retarded
China (FXI) down bigly, wonder what's up
Is the China trade, the next big wave? Am i crazy? $YINN $XPP $FXI
China is dying man. $FXI -3%
gyna stocks, FXI, mooning
Late 30’s 75% US Equities (VTI) 5% Russell 2000 index (IWM) 10% Ex-US Equities (VXUS) 5% Brazil Equities (EWZ) 5% China Large Cap Equities (FXI)
FXI down quite a bit lately, and very large outflows from the ex China investors in the listed etfs. a little converning for geopolitics
Honesty, just parking in allocated cash over there like FXI/ASHR, will probably toss the rest in SPY today and just ride the general markets until I see some actual buying opportunities I am eyeballing MSFT at the very least but might be “catch a falling knife” territory
FXI and KWEB are going to put SPY to shame this year aren't they
Options on Chinese ETFs: FXI, KWEB, MCHI. Trading for next to nothing. What am I missing? (aside from a life on a Sat)
FXI, KWEB, MCHI (Gyna ETFs) option are trading with little premium. Good lil hedge.
Emerging markets, foreign ETFs. EEM, FXI, etc. Be advised with the impact of currencies on foreign assets. Anything will outperform SPX this year.
He’s probably talking about Chinese ETFs like FXI.
Hey everyone, so im a young investor trying to learn, I’ve been in this whole world for like 6 months. I’m really into all of this and love learning about it. Currently, i have a portfolio that I made when I started investing, and looking at it, it’s not good. It’s pretty much 80% on VOO and 20% on FXI. I’m trying to do my own research and find how I could diversify and make my portfolio better, but decided I could also ask some people here who probably have way more experience. So, what are some ETFs or regions that would be worth looking into to diversify if I wanted to improve my portfolio? Thanks in advance
FXI big red at open to green now
FXI down, EWT up. US Security umbreller # won
FXI up 3% premarket. Chile etf up 1%, Taiwan ETF up 1.8% Another weak dollar year, another year of international outperformance
I picked up some FXI for tonight’s shitshow.
I regret to inform you FXI is down 0.23% on the day, and up 30% on the year. Contrast with US markets. For anyone with significant stock & unrealized gains on here, some hard decisions ahead.
Investing in Chinese stocks is throwing money away. Just look at their index like FXI. Their companies and economy has grown, and yet their index is just flat. They're intentionally stealing foreign money. Anyone buying Chinese stocks is essentially giving money away to China.
FXI outperformed SPY until like a month ago
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Just the big caps. Tencent, baba, BYD, Baidu as well but I just buy FXI instead because it contains all of those.
yes actually. FXI, KWEB are good shares plays. watch news cycle closing for rumors of the SEC closing off access to chinese firms, that's the primary risk to price
There’s a lot of overlap in those ETFs just pick one and go international with another I like FXI for china or pick a broad based one
Yep. Look up debasement trade and think over the implications. Also, buying FXI is certainly not a bad idea
I mean, I don’t think their post is really that big a deal. They’re just comparing YTD metrics, no recommendations to buy, just interesting data points. Many foreign markets have outperformed US equities this year. Investing in developing economies is fine to do as long as you have a well diversified portfolio. Would I go all in on Brazil? No. But I’m also not all in on any one country. Would I consider allocating say, 2-5% of my portfolio towards Brazilian stocks, sure. I prefer a broad emerging market ETF, but there are different options for different folks. I’ve done very well on FXI, the shares China ETF. Not sure how you’d feel about that lol.
FXI, china large cap, mooning
Probably going to buy calls on BABA/FXI/KWEB for the 🥭/Xi meeting on Thursday. They're probably gonna reach a deal to lower tarriffs and hopefully it won't be a sell the news situation
Any thoughts on FXI leaps? Specifically $50 calls with a 2027 expiration
If 80k is your 6-month salary, you'll be fine. You just paid the stupid tax. Now go put your invesment into diversified index fund like VTI, ACWI, INDY, FXI, TLT/BIL, GLD and IBIT.
Silver might have another high in it, but the risk/reward isn't there anymore. I own a bunch but from much lower prices, so I'm happy to hold what I have remaining are selling a chunk last Friday. I think the two best plays right now are China and IWM. China is a little riskier because of tariffs, but the FXI chart looks bullish. Assuming tariffs get resolved, it'll rip. IWM also looks really bullish, and it sounds like QT will be ending soon. This should lead to a significant outperformance in small cap stocks which have lagged the rest of the market for years.
id love to long FXI but retardo man might actually try to ban it at some point
Not really, in fact with the past round of tariffs (which CN is retaliating here with this RE restrictions) they already expanded their buying of meat, soy and other commodities from South America (where I'm located) and their selling of products to us and to Europe as well. There's a huge planning of production expansion here in Brasil for instance, with China occupying the vacuum left by outdated producers like Ford leaving our country by buying and restoring production facilities. Besides the new port constructions all over South America, SE Asia and Africa. There's tons of markets, and the US has deindustrialised itself to the point it clearly needs China more than the opposite. I will concede that the Chinese market today floats closely to the US', it's still a huge place for the Chinese to sell to and they depend on many US companies as of now, but 1. Even running somewhat together, FXI grows more over time on average than SPY, and has returned more over the past two years and 2. China has their domestic needs covered first, they prioritise security of the people before profit, and profit comes as result of it. We cannot say the same for the US.
XI probably wants everyone to chill the fuck out. FXI got wrecked on Friday as well.
Looking at going long KWEB or FXI on Wednesday or Thursday next week if we start to bottom. I imagine Tuesday is going to be pretty bad
I’d say wait and see if this correction continues to spill over into Tuesday and Wednesday (probably will) after that long to go long KWEB or FXI.
The popular European defense ETF $EUAD is up +90% YTD. The 10-15% devaluation of the USD is clearly not the main factor here. Chinese large cap ETF $FXI is up +35% YTD. And I'm not mentioning individual companies like $BABA (up +115%) or $FUTU (up +120%). The USD/CNY exchange rate is virtually unchanged during that period. Currency here is not a factor.
>"For the past few years the Chinese economy has slowed, the European economy mediocre, the Japanese economy stagnant..." The economy and the market are completely different and these economies are a mixed bag with some seeing slower growth or remaining flat. As for their stock markets, they're completely trouncing the US market. FXI (Chinese Large Cap) is up 37% YTD and sure to keep screaming. EWJ (Nikkei Index) is up 22% YTD, VE (Euro Market) is up 24%, and Canada's XIU is up 21% I understand your thesis but there is a ton of capital flight from US markets at the moment.
It was always obvious that the US tariffs would just make the rest of the world trade without us. The Chinese call Trump the empire builder, but it isn't the US empire they are talking about. This is the first time in my life I'm looking at VXUS and FXI as serious options vs VOO.
Hey there, I see this all the time and sometimes comment on it: the old "missed out while I was waiting on a magical entry point" dilemma. You won't like this much, but what if you just looked at charts, saw they were going up, and wanted to get in on some of that action? Like literally, "That chart is going up, why don't I buy some of that?" Performance-chasing, momentum investing, trend-following, whatever you want to call it, [momentum in equities persists](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927538X18303998?via%3Dihub#preview-section-references). But it actually works better with ETFs, being baskets of stocks in the same market or sector or whatever. And you named one of them, KWEB. Some others with options are ASHR, CNYA, CHIQ, ECNS, FXI, GXC, & MCHI. What I would do is plot 3 of those against each other and pick the 'best' one based on the price action. Plot 3 more, pick 1. Then the last 2, pick 1. That gives you 3 'best' of their group. Maybe plot those 3 against each other and pick the 'very' best one. Or probably better: invest in all 3. And if you think ETFs are boring, figure out the leverage that a 1-year, 80-delta Call on any of those tickers gives you. And don't wait for "an entry point," other than maybe a down day; but when you have cash, deploy it. Don't you wish now you'd just jumped into any of the tickers you named when they first came to your attention? Good luck!
Not as bad as your comments on Paypal, Zim, and MPW buddy lol. Meanwhile Baba and FXI are still nowhere near their previous highs.
> I used to trade Brazilian and Chinese stocks via ADRs I did Brazil 20-25 years ago through ETFs. It worked out really well. China though..... It was dead money for years before I finally got out. Look at FXI, it's still dead money. Those China ETFs don't reflect the Chinese economy at all.
Do like the rest of us have done for almost a year, rotate into defensive positions, value stocks, select international ETF, and gold and silver The bubble will definitely burst. Nobody knows if it will happen tomorrow, next year, or later Tickers: T, VZ, D, AES, BRK, DAX, FEZ, UAE, FXI, ILF, AAAU
FXI actually outperforming SPY, good job donnie.
I hold some shares and short puts and short calls on FXI and PDD. It's being very profitable. Everything looks good for the future but I really don't know anything about Chinese stocks
Great lessons learned from your Chinese stock experience. Your strategy of using US tech stocks with Chinese market exposure (QCOM, Apple) is smart risk management. ETFs like KWEB and FXI are definitely safer than individual stock picks. The 30% trailing stop loss is a solid risk control technique. Sounds like you've turned a tough loss into valuable investing wisdom.
At this juncture, some exposures to Chinese stocks are needed I personally would stick to ETFs such as $ASHR (Shanghai Index) and $FXI (Chinese stocks traded in HK). $KWEB is ok too, but only focuses on one sector For individual stocks, Tencent is absolutely my top pick. Xiaomi's (1810) CEO Lei Jun is very impressive, but the market knows that and the stock is very expensive
AIA and FXI ETFs are having a great run. Blend of asian exposure. Also worth looking at EWS Singapore.
Yeah, Chinese names can be a real minefield — the CCP risk premium is no joke. Safer way to get that exposure is exactly what you said: U.S. tech with China revenue streams or broad ETFs like KWEB/FXI. I’ve seen too many folks blow up going heavy on single tickers like BABA, risk mgmt > stock picking every time.
so ur saying FXI is like the TSM and EWW is like the NVDA, thanks man ur a genius
I am buying IEFA for developed markets sans North America. Emerging still decided but want to add someone. I am also heavily long on FXI.
China is in a bubble. Margin loans are at a record high. I’m thinking of getting some FXI, MCHI, or ASHR puts tomorrow or early next week. I haven’t seen anyone mention Chinese stocks here forever, but that shit’s always been a house of cards. Looking at you LKNCY
Yup. My positions in DAX, FEZ, UAE, ILF, and FXI have done great this year
Wondering if anyone has idea why did FXI - China etf drop so much today?
Well Chyna likes it ⬆️ FXI ⬆️
Now that I"m done shit posting for the weekend and have been analyzing my portfolio, just wanted to mention how the mag 7 has been dropping and may have some room to drop yet. No horror show, just a pullback. Maybe more? Who knows? Ive been in a re position of TLT and im fairly bullish on that for the short term. As with other quiet areas of the market, pipelines, a REIT, and even treasuries. My position in gold mining has REALLY paid off and it's swinging up yet again and I do need to take some profits after this swing up. I find this a little unusual for this time of year, but honestly the diggers have not kept up with the gold price to date. When the season for buying gold starts I will reposition in there, if it breaks out. Diamond says 4k by the end of the year. There is a case for it. Bullish on KWEB, more than FXI, natural gas this is where you buy the stocks and I am still back to bullish on the USD. Also some infrastructure plays in Canada. I can't mention enough how the rotation into health care and other stocks has taken place over the last few weeks. Good catch for those that took some profits and are riding those sectors up. SUPER FREAK... IM A SUPER FREAK BABAY.... do do do do...
Don't worry about taxes. Sell 10% OTM, 60-90 days DTE, 5-10% premium calls on whatever you don't think will appreciate the next few years (this may be the P/E >50 stocks). You may or may not get assigned. Sell ATM puts on defensive stocks (DOW components, utilities, telecom) when you get cash. Also buy international ETF (DAX, FEZ, ILF, FXI, UAE). Put new savings and cash in SGOV until you have a strong conviction Buying puts is like an insurance you pay for. Personally I think that's a waste of money
> UK - no new all time high since 2000 > > > > Germany - took 13 years and is only 78% above its peak from 2000 > > > > Japan - no new all time high since 1989 > > > > China (using FXI) - no new high since 07 Only if you don't count dividends, for all of those. Regardless, investing in the world means also investing the US, and whatever the "next" US would be (to a smaller portion, but you would automatically invest more as it grows due to their part of the indices growing) There is a reason all portfolio theory says to invest worldwide, individual countries will lagg behind.