Chinese brokerages see A-share rebound continuing but warn of pre-holiday volatility
Multiple Chinese brokerages, including Huatai Securities, expect the A-share market rebound to continue after the Federal Reserve's September rate hike eased short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty, benefiting the technology sector. However, they caution that weak domestic economic data, narrowing earnings recovery breadth, and the upcoming National Day holiday will limit upside, characterizing the move as a sentiment-driven rebound rather than a trend reversal.
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Common ground
- Both agree that the US Federal Reserve's policies significantly impact global markets, including China's.
- Both recognize that China's tech sector faces external pressures from US export controls and geopolitical tensions.
- Both acknowledge that ordinary Chinese investors face real economic challenges, such as falling property values and stagnant wages.
Points of contention
- The Eastern agent sees China's market response to the Fed as strategic independence, while the Regional agent views it as ongoing dependency on the dollar system.
- The Eastern agent argues that guiding retail investors toward dividend stocks is protective paternalism, but the Regional agent calls it a two-tiered system that benefits elites at the expense of ordinary people.
- The Eastern agent frames the National Day caution as disciplined risk management, while the Regional agent sees it as managed decline that hides the human cost of economic transition.
Blind spots
- Both overlook how global financial media narratives shape investor behavior beyond just the Fed's actions, affecting local confidence in China's markets.
- Neither fully addresses the role of China's property market crisis in eroding household wealth and its direct link to retail investor caution.
- The debate misses the growing influence of other emerging economies and their financial systems in creating a truly multipolar order, not just China versus the US.
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This roundtable shows a deep divide between seeing China's financial system as a sovereign, strategic player navigating global pressures and viewing it as a system that still depends on the Fed while leaving ordinary people to bear the costs. Both sides agree that external forces like US monetary policy and export controls matter, and that everyday investors are struggling. But they clash on whether China's market management protects people or just protects elites. The blind spots include how media narratives shape local confidence, the direct impact of the property slump on household savings, and the role of other emerging economies in building a multipolar world. Ultimately, the real story isn't just about markets or strategy—it's about who benefits and who pays when global financial winds shift.
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Dongwu Securities: Short-term market rebound expected, focus on domestic AI computing and chip semiconductor supply chains
Dongwu Securities released a research report stating that the A-share market has entered a period of sentiment repair and a rebound is expected to continue, citing historical 'National Day effect' patterns. The report notes that the Federal Reserve's September rate hike was already priced in, leading to a 'bad news is good news' market reaction. The brokerage recommends focusing on AI hardware supply chains, including domestic computing power, chip semiconductors, PCB chains, servers, liquid cooling, cloud/computing leasing, and optical modules, as these sectors have solid near-term fundamentals and sufficient price corrections. It also highlights opportunities in AI mid-to-downstream sectors such as AI application tools, middleware, and Workflow/Agent orchestration platforms as large model penetration increases. The report cautions that the current rebound is sentiment-driven rather than a new trend, with medium-term market pricing centered on overseas macro constraints and AI industry evolution. Risks include slower economic recovery, geopolitical risks, and unexpected Fed rate hikes.
Read sourceOverseas Liquidity Uncertainty Fades, May Open A-Share Rebound Window, CSI 300 ETF Draws Attention
On September 23, 2026, A-share indices weakened in early trading, with the CSI 300 Index down 0.30% by 10:01. Huatai Securities research suggests that after the Fed's rate hike last week, tech stocks recovered, and the short-term uncertainty in overseas liquidity has faded, potentially opening a rebound window for A-shares, particularly benefiting tech sectors previously pressured by overseas liquidity expectations. The firm notes medium-term structural opportunities remain but with narrowing breadth and a neutral tone. BOC International forecasts a rebound in Q4, but expects short-term consolidation and bottom-building before the National Day holiday due to heavy wait-and-see sentiment. It argues the AI industry trend remains intact but quality differentiation has begun, shifting from 'sector beta' to 'cash flow quality alpha'. The report also highlights the top ten constituents of the CSI 300 Index as of August 31, 2026, and promotes the CSI 300 ETF Jia Shi (159919) and its feeder fund (160724) for investors to position in A-share core assets.
Read sourceChinese Securities Firms See Potential Turning Point as Macro Headwinds Ease, Favor Tech Stocks
Three major Chinese securities firms—Huatai Securities, China Merchants Securities, and Guosen Securities—have published their market outlooks following the Federal Reserve's rate hike and the release of China's August economic data. Huatai Securities expects the rebound to continue but warns of pre-holiday volatility, citing weak domestic credit data and limited upside. They recommend a defensive stance with a focus on tech, innovative drugs, and chemicals, while using dividend stocks as a core holding. China Merchants Securities sees a potential turning point, arguing that macro uncertainties have been largely priced in and that tech sectors with earnings support, such as AI computing and CPO supply chains, are attracting capital inflows. Guosen Securities believes a rebound window has opened, driven by risk appetite recovery as oil prices ease and rate hike fears subside, though they caution that the rally may be gradual due to the upcoming National Day holiday. All three firms highlight technology stocks as the main beneficiaries of the improved sentiment.
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Chinese Securities Firms See Potential Turning Point as Macro Headwinds Ease, Tech Stocks Rebound
Three major Chinese securities firms—Huatai Securities, China Merchants Securities, and Guosen Securities—have issued market outlooks following the Federal Reserve's rate hike and the release of China's August economic data. Huatai Securities expects the rebound to continue but warns of pre-holiday volatility, citing weak domestic credit data and limited upside. They recommend tech stocks, innovative drugs, and chemical chains, with dividends as a hedge. China Merchants Securities sees a potential turning point, noting that macro uncertainties have been priced in and tech stocks with earnings support may lead a rally, particularly in AI computing and CPO supply chains. Guosen Securities believes a rebound window has opened, driven by risk appetite recovery as oil prices ease, though they caution that the rally may be gradual due to the upcoming National Day holiday. All three firms highlight tech and export-oriented sectors as key beneficiaries.
Read sourceHuatai Securities Advises Against Chasing Rally Ahead of China Holiday Despite Market Rebound
Huatai Securities, as reported by Jinwu Finance via Tencent Stock, advises investors not to chase the recent market rally ahead of the long holiday. The brokerage notes that global capital markets, including US and Chinese stocks, rebounded last week after the Fed's rate decision, with growth stocks outperforming value stocks and the VIX falling below 15. However, Huatai identifies two flaws in the rebound: declining trading volume and increasing market reversal effects in the latter half of the week, as indicated by low and negative correlations between consecutive trading days for 40 CITIC industry indices. The firm's multi-dimensional scoring model shows all broad-based index scores remain in a cautious range, and its style and sector rotation models recommend a balanced allocation between growth and value. Therefore, Huatai believes it is not advisable to chase highs before the holiday.
Huatai Securities Advises Against Chasing Rally Before Holiday Despite Rebound
Huatai Securities, as reported by Jinwu Finance via Tencent Stock, notes that global capital market sentiment has improved following the Fed's rate hike, with the VIX falling below 15 and both US and Chinese A-share markets rebounding. Growth stocks have significantly outperformed value stocks, and profit-taking opportunities have emerged. However, Huatai cautions that the rebound has notable flaws: total weekly trading volume continued to shrink, and the correlation coefficient between adjacent trading days for 40 CITIC industry indices turned negative in the latter half of the week, indicating a reversal effect that suggests the profit-taking trend may not be sustainable. The firm's multi-dimensional scoring model shows all broad-based index scores remain in a cautious range, supporting this view. Its style timing and industry rotation models both recommend a balanced allocation between growth and value. Therefore, Huatai Securities advises investors not to chase the rally ahead of the long holiday.
Read sourceHuatai Securities: Short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty fades, may open rebound window
Huatai Securities released an A-share strategy report stating that after the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike last week, the tech sector has recovered. The short-term uncertainty of overseas liquidity has faded, potentially opening a rebound window. Tech stocks, which were previously suppressed by overseas liquidity expectations, may benefit. However, the report notes that weak domestic economic and credit data, a narrowing breadth of earnings recovery, and pre-National Day holiday caution remain constraining factors, limiting upward elasticity. Huatai maintains a judgment of a rebound rather than a trend reversal. Medium-term structural opportunities still exist, but with narrowing recovery breadth, the tone shifts to neutral. In terms of allocation, Huatai recommends positioning along tech stocks with easing pressure, innovative drugs, and chemical chains with allocation differences, while maintaining dividends as a core position to reduce volatility.
Read sourceChinese Brokerages See A-Share Recovery Rally Ahead, Warn of Pre-Holiday Caution
A compilation of 10 Chinese securities firms' views by NetEase Finance indicates that most expect A-shares to gradually enter a recovery rally following the Federal Reserve's rate hike, which has eased short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty. Positive factors include falling US bond yields and oil prices, boosting risk appetite. However, multiple brokers caution that the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays may create a 'pre-holiday effect,' limiting upside and causing volatile, rotational trading. Huatai Securities sees a rebound window but limited elasticity due to weak domestic data and holiday caution. China Galaxy Securities expects continued oscillation and rotation. Everbright Securities forecasts a sustained recovery driven by multiple positive factors. CITIC Securities advises actively seizing the final offensive window of the year, focusing on new technologies. Others like Guosen, Zheshang, and Essence Securities also see a bottoming process and recommend positioning for a structural rebound, with emphasis on tech, innovation, and high-dividend defensive plays.
Read sourceHuatai Securities: A-Share Rebound to Continue, but Pre-Holiday Risks Loom
Huatai Securities' A-share strategy research report, summarized by Jin10 Data on September 21, states that the technology sector rebounded last week following the Federal Reserve's rate hike. The report argues that the temporary easing of short-term uncertainty regarding overseas liquidity may open a window for a rally, with the previously pressured technology sector likely to benefit most. However, it warns that weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing breadth in earnings recovery, and cautious pre-National Day holiday effects remain headwinds, potentially limiting the market's upside elasticity. Huatai maintains its view that the current move is a rebound rather than a trend-driven rally. In the medium term, structural opportunities persist, though the breadth of recovery has narrowed, shifting the overall tone to neutral. For asset allocation, the report recommends positioning in sectors benefiting from easing headwinds, including technology, innovative drugs, and chemical industry chains with allocation gaps, while continuing to hold dividend stocks as core holdings to reduce volatility.
Huatai A-Share Strategy: Rebound Continues but Pre-Holiday Disturbances Need Guarding
Huatai Securities Research Institute's A-share strategy report, published on September 20, 2026, analyzes the market rebound following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike. The report notes that the technology sector has recovered as short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty subsides, opening a rebound window. However, it warns that weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing profit recovery breadth, and pre-National Day caution limit upward elasticity, maintaining a rebound rather than trend market judgment. The report highlights technology-led gains, with semiconductors as the most persistent theme, and notes structural activity in MLCC and innovative drugs. It advises guarding against pre-holiday weakness, citing historical data showing the Shanghai Composite Index median return of -1.21% in the 10 trading days before National Day. Allocation recommendations include technology (optical communications, PCB), innovative drug CXO, chemicals and papermaking chains, with dividends as bottom positions to reduce volatility. Risks include tighter-than-expected Fed policy and weaker domestic recovery.
Read sourceHuatai A-Share Strategy: Rebound May Continue but Pre-Holiday Volatility Warrants Caution
Huatai Securities Research Institute published an A-share strategy report on September 20, 2026, analyzing market conditions following the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike. The report notes that technology sectors led a rebound after the rate decision, with short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty temporarily easing, potentially opening a window for further gains. However, the analysts caution that weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing breadth of earnings recovery, and the historically cautious pre-National Day holiday effect will limit upside momentum. They maintain a view of a rebound rather than a trend reversal. The report cites historical data showing the Shanghai Composite Index has a median return of -1.21% in the 10 trading days before National Day and +1.57% in the 5 days after, with a 66.7% win rate. For medium-term structural opportunities, the analysts recommend focusing on three themes: technology sectors benefiting from reduced overseas liquidity pressure (particularly optical communications and PCB), innovative drugs and CXO, and chemical sectors with favorable valuation differentials and price improvements. Dividend stocks are recommended as a core position to reduce portfolio volatility. Key risks include tighter-than-expected Fed policy and weaker-than-expected domestic economic recovery.
Read sourceChinese Brokerages See A-Share Recovery Rally Ahead, Warn of Pre-Holiday Caution
A compilation of views from 10 major Chinese brokerages, published by East Money via澎湃新闻, forecasts that A-shares may gradually enter a recovery rally. The positive outlook is attributed to the Federal Reserve's September rate hike being seen as a 'boots-on-the-ground' event that reduces short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty, alongside falling US bond yields and oil prices which boost risk appetite. Guosen Securities states the rebound window has opened, driven by risk appetite repair. However, multiple firms caution about pre-holiday effects as China's Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays approach. China Galaxy Securities warns of continued volatile and rotational markets due to cross-holiday risk premiums and Q3 institutional assessment constraints. Huatai Securities maintains a 'rebound, not trend' view, citing weak domestic economic data and cautious pre-holiday sentiment. Everbright Securities expects the recovery to continue, supported by easing external conditions and positive domestic policy expectations. The article also details sector-specific views, with many brokerages favoring tech (AI, semiconductors) and high-dividend stocks, while noting structural震荡 (volatility) as the main theme.
Read sourceHuatai Securities A-Share Strategy: Rebound to Continue but Pre-Holiday Disruptions Need Caution
Huatai Securities' A-share strategy report, published on East Money, argues that the recent market rebound is likely to continue in the short term, driven by the temporary dissipation of uncertainty following the Fed's rate hike, which benefits previously suppressed tech sectors. However, the report cautions that the upside is limited, characterizing the move as a rebound rather than a trend reversal. Key constraining factors include weak domestic economic and credit data, a narrowing breadth of earnings recovery, and a historically cautious market sentiment ahead of China's National Day holiday. The report advises maintaining a neutral tone and recommends a defensive allocation with dividend stocks as a core holding to reduce volatility. For offensive positions, it suggests focusing on sectors with easing pressures, such as technology (optical communications, PCB), innovative drugs, and chemical chains with valuation gaps. The analysis is based on historical patterns showing pre-holiday weakness and post-holiday recovery, and it notes that the market's upward elasticity is limited.
Read sourceHuatai Securities: A-Share Rebound to Continue but Pre-Holiday Volatility a Risk
Huatai Securities' A-share strategy research report, published on September 21, analyzes the market outlook following the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate hike. The report states that the technology sector has staged a recovery, and the temporary easing of short-term uncertainty over overseas liquidity may open a window for a rebound, with the technology sector likely to benefit most. However, it warns that weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing breadth in earnings recovery, and cautious sentiment ahead of the National Day holiday remain headwinds that could limit upside elasticity. Huatai maintains its view that this is a rebound rather than a trend-driven rally. Over the medium term, structural opportunities persist but with narrowed recovery breadth and a neutral overall tone. For asset allocation, the firm recommends positioning in sectors benefiting from easing pressures—technology, innovative drugs, and the chemical industry chain where there are allocation gaps—while continuing to hold dividend stocks as a core position to reduce volatility.
Read sourceChinese Brokerages See Rebound Continuing but Warn of Pre-Holiday Volatility
The article summarizes the views of three major Chinese brokerages on the A-share market outlook following a strong Friday session where the Shanghai Composite rose 0.94% and the ChiNext jumped 2.25% on turnover of 2.08 trillion yuan. Huatai Securities argues the rebound can continue thanks to easing short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty after the Fed rate hike, benefiting tech stocks, but warns that weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing earnings recovery breadth, and pre-National Day holiday caution will limit upside, making this a rebound rather than a trend reversal. CITIC Securities urges investors to actively seize what it calls the last offensive window of the year, noting that while institutional stocks face headwinds from AI commercialization doubts, peaking non-financial earnings growth by Q4 2026, and a hawkish Fed, the combination of short-term sentiment, positioning cycles, and Q3 earnings catalysts creates fertile ground for active capital to attack new technologies and themes. Zhongtai Securities advises pressing the advantage in the ChiNext and STAR Board turnaround, observing that since April 2025, three major tech rallies have followed a pattern where overseas compute chains lead, followed by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, and finally domestic compute chains, whose valuation repair space should open once the SOX catches up.
Huatai Securities: A-Share Rebound to Continue, Pre-Holiday Volatility Expected
Huatai Securities' A-share strategy report, published on East Money, maintains that the current market rebound will continue but warns of pre-National Day holiday volatility. Following the Fed's 25 basis point rate hike and the Bank of Japan's rate increase to 1.25%, short-term overseas liquidity uncertainty has temporarily eased, opening a window for a rebound, particularly for the technology sector which had been suppressed by overseas liquidity expectations. However, weak domestic economic and credit data, narrowing breadth in earnings recovery, and cautious pre-holiday effects constrain upward elasticity. The report emphasizes this is a rebound, not a trending market. It recommends positioning along sectors where pressure has eased, including technology, innovative drugs, and the chemical industry chain, while maintaining dividend stocks as core holdings to reduce volatility. Key events to watch include US-China trade talks and Iran's UN General Assembly speech. Risks include unexpected Fed tightening and domestic fundamental recovery falling below expectations.
Read sourceHuatai Securities: A-Share Rebound May Continue but Pre-Holiday Volatility Needs Caution
Huatai Securities' A-share strategy report, published on East Money, argues that the recent rebound in Chinese equities may continue in the short term, driven by the resolution of uncertainty following the US Federal Reserve's rate hike, which benefits the tech sector. However, the report cautions that the upside is limited due to weak domestic economic and credit data, a narrowing breadth of earnings recovery, and a historically cautious market sentiment ahead of the National Day holiday. The report maintains that this is a rebound rather than a trend reversal. It recommends a neutral stance and suggests positioning along three lines: tech sectors with easing pressure (e.g., optical communications, PCB), innovative drugs, and chemical chains with valuation gaps, while using dividend stocks as a core hedge against volatility. The report also notes that the Fed raised rates by 25 basis points and the Bank of Japan raised rates to 1.25%, and that the market's structural weakness is reflected in declining M1-M2 money supply gap and weak property investment.
Read sourceUS Dollar Rate Hike Lands, Tech Stocks Rebound Opens Short-Term Window
According to data from September 14 to 19, 2026, major A-share indices mostly rose, with the STAR Composite Index surging 7.18%. The electronics and communication sectors gained 6.06% and 3.75% respectively, while semiconductor and electronic chemicals sub-industries rose over 8%. In contrast, the CSI 300 edged down 0.06%, with persistent northbound capital volatility. Recent institutional research reports attribute the tech sector's strength to the formal implementation of the Federal Reserve's September interest rate hike, which released previously suppressed sentiment as a post-expectation rebound. The reports suggest short-term trading opportunities exist in tech stocks, particularly in AI hardware chains and domestic substitution themes, benefiting from sentiment repair and capital reallocation. Over the medium to long term, reports note that global liquidity tightening will raise tech financing costs, but China's '15th Five-Year Plan' launch combined with continued stable growth policies provide support for an A-share slow bull market. Current recommendations include focusing on fundamentally sound AI sub-sectors and fully adjusted core tech stocks, as the rebound window is worth capturing.