Kaanhari Singh, Head of Asia Equity Flow Derivatives Sales at Barclays, says the strategy heading into next year is to be long quality in Asia's tech sector. He argues markets now demand a higher bar for earnings beats, judged on capex guidance and monetization, and notes Meta's strong results failed to hold its gains. Singh says Korea is massively oversold, with the six-month KOSPI drawdown the most extended since the GFC and the 10-day drawdown extreme, so a tactical reversion is likely there. Barclays is not yet looking to fade China's selloff, given low expectations for upcoming policy events and no clear catalyst in the next three months.
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