Citrinis 26 Trades For 2026

TITLE: Citrini’s 26 Trades for 2026 | Citrini on BS Jobs, AI Materials, Advanced Packaging, & More CHANNEL: The Monetary Matters Network DATE: 2026-01-01 ---TRANSCRIPT--- More and more returns are being driven by the themes a company is exposed to. That’s why thematic equity research is so valuable. Today I’m speaking with a clear leader in thematic research, Citrini. Many of you are familiar with Citrini’s work. But in addition to research, the Citrini team also has a tool called the Citrindex to track custom indexes and baskets that they build.

[Full raw transcript saved separately — see tool-results cache. Summary note contains the key content from the ~3000-line transcript covering: thematic watch list framing, AI BS jobs trade (cutting bloated white-collar labor with AI), advanced packaging bottlenecks (Intel Foveros, Amkor, Synopsys, BESI, KLIC), AI materials picks-and-shovels (Resonac, Nitto Boseki T-glass, Ajinomoto ABF buildup film), natural gas + copper for AI power, post-traumatic supply disorder (PTSD) thesis on capex-shy cyclicals like gas turbines and memory, Google TPU vs Nvidia debate, China AI semiconductor complex (ACMR arbitrage), OpenAI/Microsoft takes, depreciation schedule debate on hyperscaler capex, inference-on-device long MediaTek/Qualcomm short Lenovo/Dell, short STRD Micro Strategy preferred vs long Bitcoin, robotics & slow bowl restaurants (Sweetgreen, Cava), World Cup budget hotels (CHH Choice Hotels) and Q1 tax refund consumer durables trades.]