Liquidity Crunch, Extreme Fear Hits? Buy the Dip and Add Now or Wait?
The market is falling, and investor sentiment has once again plunged into extreme panic.
Yet retail buying the dip has reached an all-time high, signaling a “risk-on” mode. This year, every market drop seems to have been supported by retail investors stepping in to buy.
However, US equities have never been more expensive. Not even in the periods leading up to the 1930s Great Depression or the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble were US stocks this pricey.
Liquidity crisis might not have reached its most dangerous point.
Recently, big tech companies have been issuing debt frequently.
$Oracle(ORCL)$ , $Alphabet(GOOG)$ , $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , and $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ have all issued bonds to cover massive Capex spending.
At the same time, the Japanese yen continues to weaken against the US dollar, reflecting concerns over these spending plans and dissatisfaction with the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) inability to effectively curb inflation.
More importantly, if market funds flow from yen to dollars, it will push up the cost of dollar financing. The USD/JPY cross-currency basis swap is likely to move further negative, raising the cost for investors to swap yen into dollars via swaps. In the past, this mechanism was a key source of dollar liquidity for the US equity market. We’ve seen this before, and it indeed impacted US stock market liquidity.
There is some good news: the Fed is set to end QT in December, which could slightly ease liquidity pressures.
Overall sentiment, however, is extremely poor. Even if earnings reports beat expectations this week, markets are likely to fall. $XIAOMI-W(01810)$ has dropped below HKD 40, leaving previous bottom-fishers frustrated.
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同時，該日圓兌美元繼續走軟，反映出對這些支出計劃的擔憂，以及對日本央行（BOJ）無法有效抑制通脹的不滿。
更重要的是，如果市場資金從日元流向美元，將推高美元融資成本。美元/日元交叉貨幣基差掉期可能進一步走低，提高投資者通過掉期將日元兌換成美元的成本。過去，這一機制是美國股市美元流動性的關鍵來源。我們以前見過這種情況，它確實影響了美國股市的流動性。
然而，總體情緒極其糟糕。即使本週財報超出預期，市場也可能下跌。$小米集團-W(01810)$已跌破40港元，讓之前的抄底者感到沮喪。
The Fed ending QT in December could ease some pressure, but I’m not expecting a straight recovery. Selective bottom-fishing makes more sense than buying broadly. Some high-quality companies seem close to or at their bottoms, while others, like Xiaomi under HKD 40, show that even strong names can fall further.
I’m staying patient and building a watchlist, preferring to enter after volatility stabilizes rather than chasing early. Curious how others are positioning—buying the dip now, or waiting for the next leg down?
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With liquidity tightening and some market indicators suggesting over valuation, cautious investors are watching closely. In short, while $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ offered a dose of AI optimism, the broader market isn't out of the woods just yet.
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真正讓我擔心的是流動性。最近幾家科技巨頭集體發債，像 Oracle、Alphabet、Meta、亞馬遜都爲了龐大的資本開支去市場“借錢”，這背後反映出現金流壓力比表面看到的更大。再加上日元持續走弱、美元融資成本可能被進一步推高，這類跨幣種掉期結構如果繼續惡化，確實會影響美國股市的美元流動性——以前我們見過類似情況，後果不輕。
雖然美聯儲預計 12 月會結束 QT，理論上能稍微緩和一點壓力，但目前情緒實在太差了，就算企業交出好成績，市場也未必買賬。像小米跌破 40 港元，就是很明顯的例子。
至於哪些公司觸底？我認爲部分現金流穩、負債少、需求明確的龍頭已經很接近底部，但仍然需要時間確認趨勢。至於有沒有準備海底撈？我個人是“分批小口袋”、而不是一次性下重注，畢竟現在的市場還沒到真正見底前的那種“絕望沉默”。如果再跌一波，反而可能是更好的機會。
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The most resilient group remains big tech. Alphabet still holds its uptrend, Microsoft’s weakness is shallow, and Meta is firming. In healthcare, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk stay strong due to solid GLP1 demand. Among semiconductors, Nvidia, Broadcom, and TSMC show early buying interest, though not a confirmed reversal.
Weaker areas have likely not bottomed. Oracle still faces credit pressure, making further downside possible. Speculative AI names, crypto stocks, and Bitcoin remain fragile, with no clear support forming yet.
For bottom fishing, focus only on high quality leaders and avoid laggards. If cautious, wait for better market breadth and lower volatility. If scaling in, use small staggered entries into the strongest large caps until conditions stabilise.
Buying the dip and adding now works for long-term recovery in strong assets, but if more downside is expected, waiting may secure a better entry
Tech, AI, and consumer staples sectors often recover first after a pullback, with solid earners like Meta Platforms (META), Amazon.com (AMZN), and market leaders like NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT) are well-poised for recovery
Bitcoin may rebound with institutional adoption and as an inflation hedge, while crypto stocks like Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) could also benefit from market recovery
Bottom-fishing is ideal for high-risk investors confident that assets are at their lowest, while risk-averse individuals may prefer waiting for clearer rebound signals once stability returns
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