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.

+38.6pp
Basket vs S&P 500since published — the verdict number
Basket absolute+53.3% · 5 instruments
S&P 500 same period+14.7%
Call directionBullish ↑

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

InstrumentPriceTodaySince publishedvs SPY90d
MUMicron 884.74 -5.3% +134.2% +119.5pp —
ARMARM Holdings 205.97 -10.0% +38.4% +23.8pp —
AAPLApple 344.63 -1.2% +33.1% +18.4pp —
QCOMQualcomm 164.79 -11.1% +31.1% +16.4pp —
INTCIntel 65.76 -28.6% +29.5% +14.8pp —
SPYS&P 500 — benchmark 755.72 -1.8% +14.7% — —
Basket: Consumer silicon capable of frontier-adjacent inference

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