Hardware's Moment
The AI transformation is fundamentally a hardware story. Memory (RAM) is the critical constraint — "Ramageddon" now has a consumer-facing name. entity/micron Q2 2026 revenue nearly tripled YoY. entity/arm vs Intel represents the architectural shift. entity/apple sits in a paradox: best hardware substrate but active hostility to AI-native software, with iOS 27 only partially opening.
+68.3pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+84.1% · 10 instruments
S&P 500 same period+15.7%
Call directionBullish ↑
A bullish call is scored on performance relative to the market, not the raw tape.
| Instrument | Price | Today | Since published | vs SPY | 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMCUMC | 24.47 | +8.6% | +181.6% | +165.9pp | |
| MUMicron | 977.50 | +5.5% | +158.8% | +143.0pp | |
| AMDAMD | 545.09 | +6.4% | +147.6% | +131.8pp | |
| INTCIntel | 108.80 | +7.7% | +114.3% | +98.5pp | |
| ARMARM Holdings | 264.90 | +8.6% | +78.1% | +62.3pp | |
| ASXASE Technology | 39.99 | +5.4% | +77.3% | +61.6pp | |
| QCOMQualcomm | 188.71 | +2.1% | +50.1% | +34.4pp | |
| TSMTSMC | 430.26 | +3.0% | +25.9% | +10.2pp | |
| GFSGlobalFoundries | 45.84 | +6.5% | +5.1% | -10.6pp | |
| AMKRAmkor Technology | 47.95 | +3.6% | +2.0% | -13.8pp | |
| SPYS&P 500 — benchmark | 762.60 | +1.1% | +15.7% | — | |
| Basket: The memory supercycle plus fabs, CPUs and the packaging tail | |||||
Recent evidence 489 signals filed
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When we're wrong
2 theses are currently moving against us — Microsoft Has Lost the Plot, +33.5% since published; The SaaS Apocalypse, +49.5% since published. They stay on the board. We update priors on evidence, not on evidence we went looking for.