Alibaba - 80% drop from the peak, what are you doing about it ?Sell, sell , sell. Much like the panic and frustration in the China property market, from Tier 1 to Tier 3 and beyond, you read up about more and more news about home owners selling their properties 30-60% off their purchase price.
The stock market is no better. Once , the darlings of China Tech industry, Alibaba is soon reaching its 80% lowest point from its peak at 300.
Trillions of dollars have wiped out the entire market, consumers' confidence are ultra low, job market prospects are bleak as graduates continue not able to find jobs and thus have to force save whatever money that they have coming. Already a saving nation, we are witnessing a much higher savings rates than before as people are afraid and uncertain of the economy prospects , seeing no light at the end of the tunnel. Their main investment holdings - properties are now facing the biggest threat in their lifetime.
2024, it is highly likely that we see the government continue to lower interest rates and come up with even more attractive policies to attract first time and 2nd time buyers to snap up the properties as these developers are facing high debts that are too high to pay off without some form of government's assistance. The whole world is watching China now !!!!
Revenue for Alibaba remain strong and Jack Ma has announced he will not be selling his shares for now and has recently written a memo to his staff to pull up the socks.
However, many investors are very concerned about the China's goverments as their moves can wipe out their investment returns. Many have sold off their stocks, ETFs, etc and focus on US/Europe and Asia.
I am not buying aggressively nor buying any new stocks from China/HK as yet but continue to watch closely. It could be another 3-6 months before we see a possible turnaround on the China's equities market. With the 30 days free visa that China has signed with several countries, this initiative should boost consumers to spend more, though still a far cry from pre Covid times.
Be patient now.....do not let the negative news affect you too much
