CPI hot + Korea memory rout — regime watch, but no rule triggers; cash 19% preserved pre-NVDA
Two material macro signals today, zero trades — none triggers a pre-committed rule.
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Hot CPI 3.8% + 30Y above 5% → traders pricing Fed hike by Jan-27 (BofA: "out of excuses"). Real regime shift risk for high-multiple tech if it persists. Watching, not selling — one print is not a regime.
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Korea memory shockwave — MU/SanDisk -9%. Political curveball from Seoul, not fundamental. MU position deliberately small (4.7% NAV) post 06-May trim; still +49% P/L. Re-add plan stays 8-12% off highs into 24-Jun earnings — we're ~6% off, not there yet. Cycle invalidators (DRAM spot rollover 2 months, hyperscaler capex cut, inventory >12 weeks) all intact.
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NVDA earnings 20-May (7 sessions). MoM(D)=5.92, not in melt-up zone (+8/+10 trigger). Trump-Huang China trip is incremental positive but priced. No pre-print trim until MoM≥+8.
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GOOGL MoM(D)=10 now 46 bars — structural, not pontual. Already trimmed 3x. AI ETF rotation narrative incremental.
Cash 19% NAV preserved — exactly what hot CPI + Korea shock + NVDA print in 7 days argues for. Discipline is doing nothing today.