Theses 15 / 20 TRACKING published 05 Apr 2026 · updated 06 Sept 2026 · v40

The Home Watershed

AI capability is crossing the threshold where it runs meaningfully on consumer and home hardware — the concept/watershed where the transformation reaches everyone, not just developers and enterprises. Mark's watershed formulation captures the moment where capability meets accessibility.

+70.5pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+86.3% · 5 instruments
S&P 500 same period+15.7%
Call directionBullish ↑

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InstrumentPriceTodaySince publishedvs SPY90d
MUMicron 977.50 +5.5% +158.8% +143.0pp
INTCIntel 108.80 +7.7% +114.3% +98.5pp
ARMARM Holdings 264.90 +8.6% +78.1% +62.3pp
QCOMQualcomm 188.71 +2.1% +50.1% +34.4pp
AAPLApple 337.00 +1.4% +30.2% +14.5pp
SPYS&P 500 — benchmark 762.60 +1.1% +15.7%
Basket: Consumer silicon capable of frontier-adjacent inference

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