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$RTX (-1,22%)
$UPS (-1,97%)
$UNP (-1,85%)
$NOC (+0,39%)
$BA (-0,39%)
$MC (-1,29%)
$TXN (-1,69%)
$STX (-0,7%)
$SSAB A (+0,22%)
$ASML (-0,78%)
$GEV (-1,24%)
$SBUX (+0,27%)
$T (-0,95%)
$GD (-1,73%)
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$META (+1,15%)
$NOW (+3,06%)
$IBM (-1,51%)
$LRCX (-1,89%)
$TSLA (-0,84%)
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$000660
$005930
$SAP (+1,48%)
$ABBN (+0,31%)
$DBK (-0,74%)
$ROG (+0,24%)
$DOW (-0,62%)
$NDAQ (-1,35%)
$LMT (-1,25%)
$CAT (-3,81%)
$TMO (-2,72%)
$HON (-1,09%)
$MA (-2,02%)
$BX (-3,47%)
$WM (-0,52%)
$WDC (-3%)
$SNDK
$V (-0,64%)
$AAPL (-0,82%)
$SOFI (-1,71%)
$CL (+0,44%)
$AXP (-1,29%)
$XOM (+0,4%)
$CVX (-0,34%)

Happy New Year everyone! 🎆 Just in time for the start of the year, I would like to share my portfolio update for the Top 8 share pool with you and give you an outlook for 2026.

First things first: no one knows whether 2026 will be a bull or bear year. Predictions for individual assets are often dubious. That's why I'm sticking to my rule-based model and present you with the current top 10.

🔝 My top 8 for the preselection 1st half of 2026:

Rank Share Sector Momentum Score

1 Western Digital ($WDC (-3%) IT / Storage solutions 115,2 %

2 Warner Bros. Discovery ($WBD (-0,5%) ) Communication / Media 103,8 %

3 Micron Technology ($MU (+0,4%) ) IT / Semiconductor 103,2 %

4 Seagate Tech ($STX (-0,7%) IT / storage solutions 83,0 %

5 Albemarle ($ALB (+0,35%) Chemicals / Lithium 74,7 %

6 Teradyne ($TER (-0,67%) IT / semiconductor test 67,3 %

7 Newmont ($NEM (+1,69%) ) Commodities / Gold 66,4 %

8 AppLovin ($APP (-0,45%) Software / AdTech 64,4 %

(Closely followed by $HOOD (-0,27%)
and $LRCX (-1,89%)
in 9th & 10th place).

🔍 A few insights into the model:

The sector weighting is exciting this time. We see a strong cluster risk (but also momentum!) in the area of Memory technology and semiconductors.

Interesting: Almost all of the stocks did not perform until the 2nd half of 2025 generated. As my filter weights the most recent past more heavily than the older past, these stocks were flushed to the top. This could be a signal that the trend here is continuing to gather pace.

And which two stocks are we starting 2026 with?

They are still $MU (+0,4%) and $WDC (-3%) as these are the two leaders in the ranking within the share pool, in 3rd and 4th place by a relatively large margin.

This means that no action is required for the time being and the next check will not take place until the end of January.

🎯 My goal for 2026: The €50,000 mark

I'm starting with capital of 31.000 €. For motivation, I have created my projections based on various return scenarios:

My personal goal for the end of 2026 is a portfolio value of approx. 50.000 €. This requires a performance of around 60 %. Sporty? Yes. Impossible with momentum? No.

What is your assessment?

Especially with the memory values ($WDC (-3%) , $MU (+0,4%) , $STX (-0,7%) are often a divisive issue. Do you still see the sector as the leader in 2026 or will it soon run out of steam? 💬

I wish you all a successful year on the stock market and, above all, good health! 🍀

$IREN (+6,84%)
$CIFR (+1,19%)
$BTC (-0,47%)

Maybe some exciting companies for you ✌️

I am currently only in $IREN (+6,84%) and $CIFR (+1,19%) which are the most promising for me in terms of the opportunity/return ratio. In the event of a further setback, I would $CIFR (+1,19%) probably add a little more and perhaps pick up one or two other companies.

AI stocks, sorted by YTD performance:

Hyperscalers: $GOOGL (-1,46%)
$MSFT (+2,62%)
$AMZN (+1,27%)
$ORCL (-1,21%)
$BABA (-2,91%)

Neocloud: $NBIS (-2,74%)
$IREN (+6,84%)
$CRWV (+1,28%)
$APLD (+7,46%)
$GLXY (+2,66%)
$WYFI

Memory: $SNDK
$STX (-0,7%)
$MU (+0,4%)
$WDC (-3%)
$PSTG (-3,39%)

Semiconductor: $NVDA (+1,14%)
$AVGO (-2,4%)
$AMD (+2,33%)
$TSM (+1,53%)
$ASML (-0,78%)
$ARM (-3,54%)
$KLAC (+0,11%)
$INTC (-12,36%)

Networking: $CIEN (-0,98%)
$CLS (+3,23%)
$CRDO
$RMBS (-7,32%)
$ANET (-1,86%)
$APH (-0,95%)
$COHR (-3,91%)

Servers: $VRT (-0,22%)
$DELL (-1,82%)
$HPE (-1,98%)

Data: $INOD (-2,61%)
$PLTR (+1,58%)
$SNOW (-1,54%)
$DDOG (-2,29%)
$MDB (-2,12%)

Energy: $LEU (-2,74%)
$CEG
$OKLO
$TLNE
$GEV (-1,24%)
$NXT (+0%)

Batteries: $EOSE
$QS (-4,89%)
$TSLA (-0,84%)
$MVST (-1,92%)

Every AI Value Chain explained:

$META (+1,15%)

Hello folks,

AI is not just a pipe dream, AI is a reality.

And the DeepSeek narrative from a year ago has also disappeared.

I hope you are well invested in the shovel manufacturers who are building the infrastructure for the big 7. And supply them with electricity.

Meta secures nuclear power for data centers

$CEG (-0,91%)
$VST (-1,01%)

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/energie/meta-atomstrom-100.html

$TLNE

Talen Energy - Power producer signs long-term contract with Amazon Web Services.

https://aktienmagazin.de/blog/analystenempfehlungen/talen-energy-stromproduzent-schliest-langfristigen-vertrag-mit-amazon--152080.html

$EQT (+1,33%)

EQT becomes energy supplier of the next AI era - Pennsylvania relies on gas instead of wind or solar.

$GEV (-1,24%)

GE Vernova is supplying seven @Simpson Homer City with seven high-performance turbines, while Kiewit Power is responsible for construction. This infrastructure lays the foundation for Pennsylvania to serve as a reliable supply location for hyperscalers and AI providers.

https://aktienmagazin.de/nachrichten/hot-news/eqt-wird-energielieferant-der-nachsten-ki-ara-pennsylvania-setzt-auf-g-149150.html

HOCHTIEF subsidiary builds mega data center for Meta in the USA

$HOT (-0,71%)

https://www.hochtief.de/aktuelles-medien/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/hochtief-tochter-baut-in-den-usa-mega-rechenzentrum-fuer-meta

data centers

$NVDA (+1,14%)

NVIDIA Corp ('US67066G1040')

A dominant player: Hardly any AI data center runs without Nvidia

$TLNE

Talen Energy Corp ('US87422Q1094')

Talen Energy - Power producer signs long-term contract with Amazon Web Services.

$APLD (+7,46%)

Applied Digital Corp ('US0381692070')

Applied Digital: AI data centers as growth driver

$LITE (-5,35%)

Lumentum Holdings Inc ('US55024U1097')

Lumentum Holdings is a beneficiary of demand for data center infrastructure

$BTDR (+1,24%)

Bitdeer Technologies Group ('KYG114481008')

Bitdeer grows rapidly: hashrate doubled, but losses still rise significantly

$ALAB (-4,98%)

Astera Labs Inc ('US04626A1034')

Astera Labs goes from insider tip to profit rocket! The AI connectivity star conquers billion-dollar markets!

$IFX (-0,24%)

Infineon Technologies AG ('DE0006231004')

Infineon convinces with green technology in a difficult environment

$TTR1 (-0,28%)

technotrans SE ('DE000A0XYGA7')

Technotrans: Ice cold back on the road to success

$HOT (-0,71%)

Hochtief AG ('DE0006070006')

Hochtief - Infrastructure investments worth billions are growth drivers.

$FLEX (-2,17%)

Flex Ltd ('SG9999000020')

Flex: Contract manufacturer with power - Data center boom drives share to new heights.

$ORCL (-1,21%)

Oracle Corp ('US68389X1054')

DEPOT BRIEFING: Meta Platforms (META;i) to build giga data center. Investments in AI infrastructure remain high.

$PRIM (-1,95%)

Primoris Services Corp ('US74164F1030')

DEPOT BRIEFING: Meta Platforms (META;i) to build giga data center. Investments in AI infrastructure remain high.

$VST (-1,01%)

Vistra Energy Corp ('US92840M1027')

DEPOT BRIEFING: Meta Platforms (META;i) to build giga data center. Investments in AI infrastructure remain high.

$EQT (+1,33%)

EQT Corp ('US26884L1098')

EQT becomes energy provider of the next AI era - Pennsylvania turns to gas instead of wind or solar

$AMZN (+1,27%)

Amazon.com Inc ('US0231351067')

Strategy on multiple fronts! Amazon cools GPUs, invests in Anthropic and fills shopping carts during Prime Days!

$STX (-0,7%)

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ('IE00BKVD2N49')

Seagate - Irish to significantly improve margins and sales again in H2 with new technology.

$ECL (+0,02%)

Ecolab Inc ('US2788651006')

With 3D TRASAR Technology against water waste: How Ecolab is making data centers smarter.

$AAOI (-6,79%)

Applied Optoelectronics Inc ('US03823U1025')

Applied Optoelectronics reports production milestone and growth in the data center sector

$IESC (-2,62%)

Data centers as growth engine: IES Holdings continues to grow strongly and shines with increasing margins!

$VRT (-0,22%)

WHERE KI CALCULATES, VERTIV COOLS: LIQUID COOLING SYSTEMS FUEL RECORD RESULTS AND A FORECAST INCREASE FOR 2025!

$EME (-1,84%)

ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER EMCOR BENEFITS FROM US INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM AND DATA CENTER MAINTENANCE

$FIX (-1,14%)

COMFORT SYSTEMS BENEFITS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DATA CENTERS AND CHIP FACTORIES - EARNINGS RECORD IN THE SEASONALLY WEAKEST PERIOD!

In a small town in Louisiana, Mark Zuckerberg is having the largest artificial intelligence data center ever built for Meta on agricultural land. It is the size of 70 soccer pitches and cost 10 billion dollars.

Rayville is a town in north-eastern Louisiana in the USA that is experiencing a declining population. In the 2020 census, the population was 3347, down almost 21 percent from 4234 in 2000.

However, this is now likely to change. The state regulatory authorities approved a controversial plan to supply power to the largest artificial intelligence data center to date, which is being built by technology company Meta. This clears the way for the construction of three gas-fired power plants. This was reported by the portal "Nola".

The project is being built on a former agricultural area of around 70 soccer pitches. It is expected to cost around 10 billion dollars (approx. 8.6 billion euros). Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans to further expand the area so that it would be comparable to the size of Manhattan. The company is plunging headlong into the high-risk race for supremacy in the emerging AI sector.

"We chose Louisiana as the location for our largest data center to date for a variety of reasons, including excellent infrastructure connectivity, a strong labor base and a reliable power grid," said a Meta spokeswoman.

Criticism of Meta plans

However, the project in Richland Parish has met with criticism due to its enormous energy requirements, among other things. Davante Lewis was the only person to vote against the plan. He said the agreement leaves fundamental questions unanswered that are "too bitter to swallow", "Nola" quotes him as saying.

https://www.focus.de/finanzen/in-ort-mit-3347-einwohnern-entsteht-fuer-10-milliarden-dollar-groesstes-ki-rechenzentrum_e9ff4911-4348-48b8-9903-9038e11fcefa.html