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.

+57.5pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+74.6% · 5 instruments
S&P 500 same period+17.1%
Call directionBullish ↑

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

InstrumentPriceTodaySince publishedvs SPY90d
MUMicron 931.24 +1.9% +146.5% +129.4pp —
INTCIntel 95.37 -2.8% +87.8% +70.7pp —
ARMARM Holdings 244.79 +2.8% +64.5% +47.4pp —
QCOMQualcomm 178.40 +3.3% +41.9% +24.8pp —
AAPLApple 342.00 -0.3% +32.1% +15.0pp —
SPYS&P 500 — benchmark 771.77 +0.3% +17.1% — —
Basket: Consumer silicon capable of frontier-adjacent inference

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