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.

+50.6pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+66.5% · 5 instruments
S&P 500 same period+15.8%
Call directionBullish ↑

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InstrumentPriceTodaySince publishedvs SPY90d
MUMicron 878.84 -5.6% +132.6% +116.8pp —
INTCIntel 89.85 -5.8% +76.9% +61.1pp —
ARMARM Holdings 227.80 -6.9% +53.1% +37.3pp —
QCOMQualcomm 172.11 -3.5% +36.9% +21.1pp —
AAPLApple 343.46 +0.4% +32.7% +16.9pp —
SPYS&P 500 — benchmark 763.25 -1.1% +15.8% — —
Basket: Consumer silicon capable of frontier-adjacent inference

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