July 2026 Portfolio Update & Thoughts on Market

AI stocks are crashing with concerns on slowing AI demand and China competition. Winners are most likely companies that control enterprise distribution and proprietary data.

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DoitDuit | Your Investing Friend
July 18, 2026

The US market is now trading at near all time high.

But at the same time you see many good business trading at near 52W low.

All stocks related to AI buildup are especially hit badly, with concerns that:

  • AI demand is not sustainable with supply catching up to demand sooner than expected;

  • AI model will commoditise with newer & cheaper model achieving what the leading AI model paid a lot to achieve; and

  • China will enter the market to commoditise companies involved in building the “shovels” for AI buildout.

Because of these concerns, we are seeing the market rotating their investments towards companies that are more “value” and less exposed to the AI boom (as shown in the Russell 1000 Value ETF and S&P500 ex Magnificent 7 ETF).

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