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John Choi (Daiwa): analyst track record on stock perps

John Choi of Daiwa on companies with stock perpetual futures: star rating, success rate, price-target accuracy, current calls and the measured perp reaction after each rating.

Stars2.2★
Success39%
Excess return+1.4%
rank#6,868
Ratings59
ratings on stock perps10

Track record

TipRanks data via FMP
12 months3 years
Ratings821
Stock814
Buy / hold / sell3 / 5 / 013 / 8 / 0
Upgrades / downgrades / initiations0 / 5 / 04 / 8 / 2
Price targets hit / missed4 / 4 (50%)5 / 13 (28%)
Avg. return after a rating (TipRanks)-13.1%-19.4%
Best / worst call+6.7% / -43.4%+115.4% / -68.4%

After buy calls: median 21-day move +8.2% · vs S&P 500 +6.2% · targets hit within a year 67% (n = 10)

Current calls on stock perps

StockCallTargetvs last closeDate
$BABA Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.Buy · Maintained$175+61.2%Jun 24, 2026
$JD JD.com, Inc.Hold · Downgraded$27.00-0.1%Jun 23, 2026
$PDD PDD Holdings Inc.Hold · Downgraded$80.00+2.8%Jun 23, 2026
$MELI MercadoLibre, Inc.Hold · Downgraded$1,800-5.6%May 8, 2026

Recent ratings

  • Jun 24, 2026 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $175 · article
  • Jun 23, 2026 $JD: Downgraded · Hold · $27.00 · article
  • Jun 23, 2026 $PDD: Downgraded · Hold · $80.00 · article
  • May 8, 2026 $MELI: Downgraded · Hold · $1,800 · article
  • Oct 14, 2025 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · $160 · article
  • Aug 1, 2025 $MELI: Initiated · Buy · $3,000 · article
  • Mar 4, 2025 $BABA: Maintained · Buy · $170 · article
  • Feb 18, 2025 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · article
  • Oct 23, 2024 $GRAB: Initiated · Buy · $4.60 · article
  • Jan 15, 2024 $BIDU: Maintained · Buy · article

John Choi2.2★ · 39% success · +1.4% excess return · TipRanks data via FMP · Source headlines via TheFly/StreetInsider (FMP). Reaction = venue-median perp move after our detection — an observation, not investment advice.