Michael Burry thêm vị thế bán khống tại Micron và NVIDIA; Quản lý Samsung mua cổ phiếu

The Huoxing Finance report, on July 31, here is a summary of key market news ahead of U.S. trading: 1. Michael Burry, the real-life inspiration for "The Big Short," has further increased his short position in Micron Technology (MU) at an average entry price of approximately $880; he has also continued to expand his short exposure to NVIDIA (NVDA) and increased his short position in the semiconductor ETF SOXX at an average price of approximately $506. 2. According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla advisors have begun discussing a spin-off plan to separate its China operations, aiming to pave the way for a potential merger with SpaceX. Tesla China responded to reporters, calling this "unfounded information." 3. The hedge fund Situational Awareness, founded by "AI Oracle" Leopold Aschenbrenner, suffered significant losses in July amid a sharp decline in AI stocks, with its net asset value dropping by approximately 67%. As its positions suffered heavy drawdowns, the fund was forced to sell most of its stock holdings to raise cash and meet margin calls from lenders. A substantial portion of these positions was acquired by Citadel, led by Ken Griffin. Leopold stated that the fund will continue operations and will not exit public equity markets, and will learn from this loss. 4. Amazon’s Q2 cloud sales rose 37% year-over-year to $42.2 billion, surpassing expectations; its stock rose over 10% in pre-market trading. The company expects capital expenditures of $200 billion this year, primarily for AI and data centers. 5. Apple released its third fiscal quarter earnings report. Revenue reached $109.4 billion, exceeding expectations and up approximately 16% year-over-year. iPhone and Mac sales were strong, but due to memory shortages, guidance for Q4 revenue fell below expectations, and revenue from China and services also missed forecasts; the stock dropped over 8% in pre-market trading. 6. Strategy reported its Q2 earnings, posting an $8.2 billion loss compared to a $10 billion profit in the same period last year. The loss primarily stemmed from unrealized paper losses on its Bitcoin holdings. Strategy’s management has now explicitly identified restoring the STRC preferred stock price to par value as its top priority. 7. Kioxia reported a first-quarter net profit of ¥842.17 billion, compared to ¥18.28 billion in the same period last year, against market expectations of ¥973.81 billion. Net profit missed estimates, and Kioxia’s ADR fell nearly 6% in pre-market trading. 8. Shanghai Aishengna has been confirmed as the manufacturer of China’s first domestically developed immersion DUV chip manufacturing tool, with plans to produce approximately 5 units in 2026 and around 20 units in 2027, delivering them to SMIC, Hua Hong, and ChangXin, among others. 9. Amid recent significant volatility in Samsung Electronics’ stock price, Roh Tae-moon, President of Samsung Electronics’ DX Division and Co-CEO, invested approximately 700 million KRW to increase his stake in the company. 10. On the 31st, Doosan Group Holding Company “Doosan” disclosed that it has signed a share purchase agreement with SK Group to acquire SK’s 70.6% stake in SK Siltron for a transaction value of ₩2.3 trillion.