China's Politburo turned up the heat Monday on a broad range of tech, consumer, financial and commodities plays with its vow to carry out "more proactive" fiscal policy and loosen monetary policy next year. Some U.S.-traded Chinese stocks flashed clear entry points, including online retailer JD.com, Trip.com, hotel operator Atour Lifestyle and EV maker Xpeng.
The lists is likely to grow once over-the-counter stocks, which aren't traded off-hours, begin trading, with Tencent and BYD set to make a run at their 50-day moving averages. Futu Holdings, a provider of digital financial services, jumped 11.5%.
Copper, Commodities Rise On China Stimulus Hopes
Commodities stocks were broadly high as gold futures traded up 0.7%, silver 2.5%, copper 1.9%. Oil and natural gas were higher too. It's not clear if the overthrow of the Syrian regime is a contributing factor.
Freeport-McMoRan climbed 4% early Monday, but the copper play is still likely to open below its 50- and 200-day moving averages. Pan American Silver advanced 3.1%.
JD, Other Chinese Stocks Near Buy Points
JD rose 8.9% to 40.50, putting it on track to open above its 50-day line. TCOM, up 8.4% to 74.88 in premarket trading, is set to vault past a 69.67 buy point, according to a MarketSurge analysis. ATAT is up 6.6% to 28.25, which would flash an early entry on the move past its 50-day average.
China Stock Caveat: Prepare For Volatility
Keep in mind that a number of Chinese stocks, including Alibaba, which had explosive moves after Beijing started uncorking new stimulus measures in September, have given up those gains. BABA rose 6.7%.
That's a reflection of China's difficulty in reviving its economy that continues to suffer a hangover from the bursting of a property bubble. While Beijing is targeting 5% GDP growth next year, China's growth has been overly dependent on manufacturing exports.
That's a big reason why China is perhaps the chief target of President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans. Trump has already threatened to slap a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports upon taking office, but campaigned on an import tax of as much as 60%.
For today's breakouts to signal a sustained move higher, it will require that Beijing finally gets stimulus right and Trump keep a lid on tariffs.
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