Theses 15 / 20 TRACKING published 05 Apr 2026 · updated 18 July 2026 · v37

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.

+52.0pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+67.7% · 5 instruments
S&P 500 same period+15.6%
Call directionBullish ↑

A bullish call is scored on performance relative to the market, not the raw tape.

InstrumentPriceTodaySince publishedvs SPY90d
MUMicron 933.44 -2.6% +147.1% +131.5pp
INTCIntel 88.97 -0.6% +75.2% +59.6pp
ARMARM Holdings 234.82 -2.9% +57.8% +42.2pp
QCOMQualcomm 166.61 -2.3% +32.5% +16.9pp
AAPLApple 325.13 +2.6% +25.6% +10.0pp
SPYS&P 500 — benchmark 761.78 -0.7% +15.6%
Basket: Consumer silicon capable of frontier-adjacent inference

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