巴逆逆登上彭博！自曝FOMO貸500萬買台股，大盤今創高後翻綠收跌

Internet celebrity Ba Ni Ni makes Bloomberg after borrowing 5 million yuan to buy Taiwan stocks, reflecting the FOMO craze of the nationwide AI frenzy. On the same day, the Taiwan Weighted Index hit a record high, then high selling pressure emerged, ending with a sharp reversal and a plunge of 640.86 points.

Bloomberg reports on Taiwan FOMO craze, Ba Ni Ni admits to borrowing five million

Known as Taiwan’s anti-indicator goddess, internet celebrity Ba Ni Ni (8zz) appeared in a Bloomberg report, revealing she had borrowed 5 million yuan to buy Taiwan stocks!

Recently, AI fever has swept global stock markets, with Taiwan’s market performing brilliantly thanks to supply chains like TSMC and MediaTek. Bloomberg pointed out that a large number of young Taiwanese investors are rushing into the stock market, even leveraging through extremely low-interest loans.

Ba Ni Ni, who has nearly 500k followers in Taiwan, also gave an interview, openly admitting she was influenced by the fear of missing out (FOMO).

For many years, she insisted not to borrow money to invest, but seeing the market continue to surge and friends making substantial profits, she finally broke her principle in May this year, borrowing 5 million New Taiwan dollars to invest in Taiwan stocks, and said: “Rather than letting opportunities slip away, it’s better to chase after them.”

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Nationwide AI craze boosts Taiwan stocks, but is the market overheated?

Taiwan stocks have risen over 100% in the past year, quickly becoming the fifth-largest stock market in the world, sparking a nationwide investment boom. However, as the market continues to hit new highs, investor enthusiasm for chasing prices is rising, and concerns about overheating are gradually surfacing.

Bloomberg pointed out that, in the past 12 months, Taiwanese investors’ margin financing balance has surged by 160%, approaching the high levels seen before the 2000 internet bubble. Dachrahn Wu, a professor at Central University, warned that Taiwan stocks are obviously overheated, and if a sharp sell-off occurs, it could cause devastating losses for young investors.

This borrowing frenzy has already put pressure on the financial system, with investor defaults and settlement amounts soaring to 2 billion yuan in June, a new high since 2019.

Although the Financial Supervisory Commission’s Securities and Futures Bureau stated that, as of the end of May, broker margin financing was within regulations, with default settlement ratios below 0.002%, some brokerages have already tightened risk controls, with KGI Securities and Fubon Securities confirming adjustments to financing conditions or increased loan interest rates.

Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia-Pacific at Natixis SA, also warned that once AI momentum weakens, the pressure will affect brokerages and export growth.

Ba Ni Ni’s Bloomberg appearance sparks heated discussion, Taiwan stocks hit a high then pulled back today

Ba Ni Ni posted on her personal social media platform today (6/23) at 10 a.m.: “I never thought I’d appear on Bloomberg in my life. Am I finally going to Wall Street to teach Americans how to do stocks?”

The post immediately sparked lively discussion among netizens, leaving comments such as “Western powers finally realize who’s controlling the global economic hub,” “Trying to take down Trump, drawing K-lines for themselves,” “Congratulations on aluminum rope’s fame overseas,” “Eastern master unifies the Jianghu,” and “Taiwan stock FX warrior.”

On the same day, the Taiwan stock market experienced intense volatility. The Taiwan Weighted Index opened high and then declined. In the morning, it surged nearly 500 points, reaching an intraday high of 48,218.87, with TSMC, the largest weight, briefly hitting a new high of 2,535 yuan.

However, profit-taking pressure at the high level soon emerged, and the market turned red, closing at 640.86 points lower at 47,100.65, a 1.34% decline. The trading volume exceeded 1.6 trillion yuan. TSMC ended the day down 20 yuan at 2,490 yuan.