Buy Hold Rant
Ep 9: Guest Shay Boloor talks Rocket Lab, IONQ & AI + Government Shutdown!
10/2/2025, 9:11:45 AM
Economic Summary
- US government shutdown has minimal lasting market impact
- AI demand and rate cuts fueling liquidity and rally
- Seasonal weakness and jobs data overshadowed by AI growth
- Large tech firms driving AI build-out with cash reserves
Bullish
- Government shutdown viewed as political theater with limited market impact
- AI revolution driving sustained earnings growth across industries
- Hyperscalers funding AI with strong cash flows, not speculative capital
- Rocket Lab positioned as second-largest space player, expanding into logistics
- Bitcoin and Ethereum consolidating before potential next leg up
- Palantir turning complex data into operational insights for AI era
- CrowdStrike leading endpoint security with rapid organic growth
- Snowflake could pivot to enterprise AI under new leadership
Bearish
- Potential overbuilding in AI infrastructure leading to underutilized capacity
- Risk of AI sector concentration creating vulnerability to downturns
- Quantum computing could disrupt current GPU dominance and blockchain security
- Snowflake faces intense underpricing competition from Databricks
- Consumer apps like Bumble lack strong moats against larger platforms
Bullish tickers
PLTRCRWDRKTMETAGOOGAMZNHOODBTCETH
Bearish tickers
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People mentioned
DustinHamidShai BolourJensen HuangElon MuskDonald TrumpTom LeeNicholasGeorgePeterSam AltmanFrank Slootman