$IREN (+2,67%)

A large part of the investment thesis of $IREN (+2,67%) is linked to the company's ambitious expansion into the fast-growing AI/HPC sector.

While $IREN (+2,67%) Bitcoin mining yields remain exceptional, performance in this segment is heavily influenced by factors outside of the company's control - namely price, network difficulty and ASIC prices. $BTC (+0,7%) -price, network difficulty and ASIC prices.

Today's demand for AI computing power is only a fraction of what will be needed.

The reasons are:

- AI switches from text to real-time video, 3D and full scene understanding

- AI co-pilots integrated into every productivity and development tool

- Autonomous robots, vehicles and smart factories

- AI-generated content on a large scale: ads, movies, virtual worlds

- Constant retraining of boundary models, 100 times more computationally intensive

Access to AI computing power and related infrastructure will be critical for major tech companies to defend and grow their multi-billion dollar valuations. These players are outbidding each other, not only to secure capacity, but also to prevent others from obtaining it. Whoever controls the most computing power capacity and supporting infrastructure will gain a massive advantage over the other.

We have already seen this in the race for $NVDA (+0,99%) chips, the biggest bottleneck in the AI value chain today. But this bottleneck is shifting as computing capacity becomes increasingly constrained by access to AI-optimized energy infrastructure.

And here, in my opinion $IREN (+2,67%) that has more than 3 GW of AI-optimized infrastructure will benefit. It takes time to build, contracts for infrastructure and power connection contracts are becoming more difficult, and the land and locations required are becoming more expensive, $IREN (+2,67%) has recognized this early on.

Increase in hash rate since 2023:

$IREN (+2,67%) available today with $IREN (+2,67%) AI Cloud has $NVDA (+0,99%) H100 and H200 GPU clusters.

These clusters are powered 100% by renewable energy.

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Masayoshi Son, CEO of the SoftBank Group

$9984 (+2,47%)announced plans to develop the company into a leading platform provider for "artificial superintelligence" within the next decade.

At the annual shareholders' meeting, he compared this goal to the dominance of Microsoft $MSFT (+0,25%), Amazon $AMZN (+1,08%) and Google $GOOGL (+1%) and referred to the "winner takes all" dynamic.

He defined artificial superintelligence as a technology that outperforms human capabilities by a factor of 10,000.

By 2025, SoftBank had invested massively in AI, including the acquisition of US chip designer Ampere for USD 6.5 billion and up to USD 40 billion in funding for OpenAI.

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SoftBank's cyclical bets follow a historic boom-bust pattern:

Son's new "all-in" stance on OpenAI (32 billion US dollar investment) mirrors his previous high-risk tech bets that have shaped SoftBank's history.

This reflects a consistent pattern of massive, concentrated investments - from $100 million in Yahoo in 1996, to $20 million in Alibaba in 2000 (whose value grew to $130 billion), to the $100 billion Vision Fund in 2017.

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This approach with high risk and high returnas critics have called it, has changed the risk capital landscape with inflated valuations and pressure on competitors to match the same level of funding.

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SoftBank's strategic positioning mirrors previous battles over technology platforms.

Son's ambition to be the "organizer of the industry" in artificial superintelligence is reminiscent of the platform dominance strategies that spawned trillion-dollar companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google.

SoftBank is strategically expanding its AI base through talent acquisition and infrastructure investmentsincluding the acquisition of semiconductor designer Ampere for $6.5 billion and a $40 billion commitment to OpenAI.

The company's approach leverages its historical strength in hardware through Arm Holdings to create an integrated AI ecosystem that includes chips, infrastructure and applications.

SoftBank's funding pattern typically encourages market consolidation, providing capital on a scale that forces smaller competitors to merge or exit - a strategy that fundamentally changes the competitive dynamics in target sectors.

This platform strategy is in line with Son's long-term vision, which he has been articulating since at least 2017: a future with one trillion connected devices by 2035, allowing SoftBank to capitalize on the massive data streams powering advanced AI systems.

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https://www.techinasia.com/news/softbank-aims-to-lead-in-artificial-super-intelligence

The share price has also been rising again for some time, as investors are generally becoming more optimistic. Nevertheless, it is still massively undervalued in my opinion. In addition to the crucial AI platform strategy (for which they themselves are creating demand with Stargate (USA, UAE, UK...), so theoretically benefit twice over), there are of course many other interesting investments and initiatives (Wayve, Grab $GRAB (+0,47%)Coupang $CPNG (-0,08%), 21 Capital, Helion, PayPay Expansion.....). Overall, I believe in the company's vision and see many indications that it could succeed :)

I'm starting to like posting here, sometimes you even get normal replies ^^

Another opinion poll.

I'm getting vacation pay and the building savings next week and would like to invest most of it, my question would be before the end of the tariff break and the Fed or after?

Would you rather buy in tranches, i.e. a little before the events and a little after, or fully before or after?

I am actually asking as an interest to learn from your experiences for the next decades.

Thanks for the constructive criticism,

My investment horizon is of course long-term, but I would still like to get into a share with a good upside. I buy the share that offers a good entry point $GOOGL (+1%)
$MSFT (+0,25%)
$NVDA (+0,99%)
$ASML (+0,27%)
$ALV (+0,2%) are actually my way too go.

Lg Flow

Hey Getquin Community,

I would be interested in your opinion.

I would like to buy a maximum of 3 shares to $VWRL (+0,39%) the tech sector.

Which would you choose?

My 3 would be

$NVDA (+0,99%)
$MSFT (+0,25%)
$ASML (+0,27%)

Lg Flo

Hello dear people!

I am looking for new and interesting stocks for my long-term portfolio and would like to build up a few new positions.

They should be growth stocks with high quality, away from the big tech stocks.

In addition, they should be rather cheap/fairly valued.

Dividends are not a priority for my investment strategy, so classic defensive dividend stocks would not be an option for me.

Either purchase in tranches or as a monthly savings plan.

Thought I'd ask the great GQ community for advice, maybe you can give me a few new ideas or some inspiration and tell me your favorites 💡

I'm looking forward to your answers/comments 🤗

$IWDA (+0,31%)
$VWRL (+0,39%)
$VWCE (+0,36%)
$CSPX (+0,31%)
$NVDA (+0,99%)
$MSFT (+0,25%)
$GOOGL (+1%)
$AMZN (+1,08%)
$NOVO B (+0,14%)
$NU (+0,39%)
$ASML (+0,27%)
$NOVO B (+0,14%)
$1211 (+0,06%)
$MA (+0,21%)
$BRK.B (+0,34%)
$UNH (+0,92%)

I am 42 years old and have an investment horizon of 20 years. I would like to combine some growth with dividends as a retirement provision.

Even though the portfolio is currently quite red, I am generally satisfied with the stocks. $RKLB (+2,91%) was once a gift and $MSFT (+0,25%) would be a bonus, so they are not self-selected.

I would like to invest a total of 6,000 euros per year for the time being, i.e. an average of 500 euros per month.

I have now changed the distribution as follows:

150 euros go into the $VWRL (+0,39%)

75 euros to the $ZPRG (+0,33%)

45 Euro to the $QYLE (+0,15%)

30 Euro in the $EUDF (+0,7%)

Would you weight differently here?

Up to now, I have saved 10 euros a month in the individual shares represented, but I will be making a quarterly one-off purchase of 500 euros. In this way, I can take advantage of opportunities and gradually build up the stocks or say goodbye to one or the other or add something new.

400 euros remain free each year, which I would like to use flexibly for $BTC (+0,7%) for example.

I like the mix of regular long-term passive investment and the opportunity to be more active on a quarterly basis.

Hello everyone,

I have been thinking and considering for some time now. After my portfolio presentation, I looked again and thought about how and which strategy I want to pursue exactly.

Here is my first approach for the new strategy:

📊 60% Core - ETF savings plans

$IWDA (+0,31%) -> 25 %

$VHYL (+0,48%) -> 15 %

$DGIT (+0,4%) -> 20 %

🧭 30 % satellite savings plan

$MSFT (+0,25%) -> 10 %

$KO (-0,06%) -> 10%

$PEP (+0,41%) -> 5%

$ASML (+0,27%) ->5 %

🎯 10% opportunity satellites - savings plan

$NVO (+0,43%) -> 5%

$BTC (+0,7%) -> 2,5 %

$ARCA (+0,97%) -> 2,5%

What do you think of this setup? I would let the current shares continue to run and sell them at a profit when the opportunity arises.

This would be my second attempt to build a proper portfolio. My budget is not that big but I am making the best of it. I am open to suggestions and ideas. If you know a better setup then just post it in the comments. 😊

I'm still relatively at the beginning so please be forgiving 😅.

Got my small profits from $MSFT (+0,25%) & $AMZN (+1,08%) from the sharp sell-off in April and shifted into this sector ETF, as it contains the stocks mentioned above and many other exciting companies.

In addition to the $VWRL (+0,39%) as my core & the $TDIV (+0,53%) I will now $XAIX (+0,69%) I will now continue to build it up over the next few years using a savings plan.