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Hello everyone, and welcome to AI Stock Market Chat. Today is Saturday, October 17, 2026, and the Taiwan stock market is closed. We're taking this holiday to lay the data out on the table and get ahead of the next trading day, Monday, October 19, to look at where the Taiwan market might be headed. To cut straight to the conclusion: the AI model currently holds a bearish view on the broader index. On top of that, the four major US indices all closed weaker, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) plunged nearly 4%, and overnight Taiwan index futures also traded lower in tandem, so the mood at Monday's open is unlikely to be a relaxed one.

Today's Market Index Forecast

This bearish signal isn't coming out of nowhere. The morning market briefing shows that on the last trading day the index fell 3.41%, while advancing stocks numbered only 201 against 815 decliners, a clear sign that selling pressure overwhelmed buying. This suggests the pullback isn't confined to the index alone: individual stocks are broadly weakening as well. The lower bound of the short-term target range has already dropped to 45481, meaning the model believes there's still room for further downside if bears keep the upper hand.

Global Market Overview

The SOX plunged 3.83%, a far steeper decline than the other three major indices, which is worth watching given its implications for how Taiwan's heavyweight semiconductor stocks perform on Monday. The Dow held up relatively well, but the NASDAQ and the S&P fell in tandem, suggesting global risk appetite has clearly weakened.

Strategy Stock Screening Radar

The following are results from strategy-based screening, not buy/sell predictions for individual stocks.

Hotai Motor, with a P/E ratio under 14 and chip data flashing a bullish turnaround signal, stands out as the relatively cheap pick on this list. Realtek scores high overall, but its technicals are showing conflicting signals, both bearish divergence and bullish divergence at once, pointing to an intense tug-of-war between bulls and bears. Mega Financial, Chang Hwa Bank, and President Chain Store are currently leaning toward consolidation and wait-and-see, with no particularly strong directional signal.

Recent Forecast Accuracy Review

To be honest, the recent accuracy for the index's next-day direction stands at 70%, meaning 7 out of the last 10 forecasts correctly called the direction, with an average error of about 0.89%, which is fairly stable. But stretch the horizon out to short-term (roughly one week), and accuracy drops off noticeably to just 33.3%, with only 2 correct calls out of 6 and the average error widening to 2.95%. A reminder to everyone: the accuracy of short-term range forecasts clearly declines, so please treat it as a reference point only, not as a conclusion.

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