Apple(US:AAPL) Feng Huang Wang Cai Jing·2025-10-20 14:37Market Performance - The three major U.S. stock indices continued to rise, with the Dow Jones up 0.64%, Nasdaq up 1.19%, and S&P 500 up 0.87% [1] - Micron Technology saw a gain of over 3%, reaching a new historical high, with Barclays raising its target price from $195 to $240 [1] - Apple also rose nearly 3%, achieving a new historical high, driven by strong early sales of the iPhone 17 series, which outperformed the iPhone 16 series by 14% in both China and the U.S. [1] Chinese Concept Stocks - Chinese concept stocks showed positive movement, with Flash Express up over 6%, Kingsoft Cloud up over 3%, and iQIYI up over 2% [2] AI Market Sentiment - Goldman Sachs traders provided three reasons to counter the "AI bubble" theory, asserting that the market has not yet entered a bubble phase despite rising concerns from entities like the Bank of England and the IMF [3] Investment Trends - South Korean retail investors are increasingly adopting leveraged VIX products to hedge their U.S. stock holdings, with approximately $130 million flowing into "2x long VIX futures ETFs" this year, making it one of the most favored U.S.-listed ETFs among Korean investors [4] Cryptocurrency Developments - The U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest cryptocurrency seizure in history, confiscating approximately 127,000 bitcoins valued at around $15 billion, linked to a "pig butchering" scheme [5] Technology Sector Insights - Notable tech analyst Dan Ives predicts a strong finish for tech stocks by year-end, with potential gains of over 10%, highlighting Apple, Tesla, and Salesforce as key players in the next phase of the AI revolution [6] - Oracle continues to face skepticism from Wall Street despite its ambitious AI infrastructure project, which is projected to generate $60 billion in revenue over six years with a gross margin of 35% [7] - Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a service outage affecting multiple companies, leading to increased error rates and delays in the eastern U.S. [8] AI Development Outlook - OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy expressed concerns about the current capabilities of AI agents, predicting that it will take about ten years to address their cognitive limitations and ensure they can learn continuously [10]