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Macro rationale

Event-driven patch run off the AVGO Q2 revenue miss (2026-06-08): $22.19B vs $22.27B with a soft Q3 AI guide ($16.0B vs $16.4B consensus) and CEO declining to raise full-year AI targets, which sparked an AI-trade skepticism selloff (NVDA -6.2%, MU -11% MTD, FN -10.8% post-beat). Macro tape still reads risk-on at the surface (HY OAS 2.76, VIX 15.4) but the extension override binds — QQQ +13.4% >200d, wRSI 65 — so cash stays band-top. The brief's stagflation-defensive tilt (CPI 3.8%, NFP +115k, Warsh hawkish hold, 10y >4.45%) keeps compute/biology underweight and energy/defense overweight. Critically, the AVGO miss does NOT reverse the named compute flows: 143% AI-segment growth and $30B+ bookings confirm GOOG TPU / META MTIA / Anthropic ASIC contracts are intact, and NVDA's ~$725B hyperscaler-capex anchor plus the new SK Telecom gigawatt DSX deal are untouched. This is a sentiment/conservatism shock, not a capital-flow break — regime stays neutral, no defensive cash raise warranted within patch scope.

Thesis

Patch-scope, event-driven run triggered by the AVGO Q2 miss and resulting AI-trade selloff. The decisive judgment: this is a sentiment/conservatism shock, not a capital-flow reversal. AVGO's print itself confirmed +143% AI growth and $30B+ bookings — the GOOG TPU / META MTIA / Anthropic ASIC contracts are intact; the disappointment was a soft Q3 guide vs whisper numbers. NVDA's ~$725B hyperscaler-capex anchor is untouched and the SK Telecom gigawatt DSX deal is a fresh positive. MU (HBM sold out through 2026) and FN (record Q3 beat, AWS optical) sold off in sympathy with no thesis damage; TSM actually benefits from the 3nm price hikes. With stale_policy in force (no adds) and most patchable compute names inside conviction locks, the disciplined action is to mark these flows softening and hold the already-pared stubs rather than churn into a falling knife. All 18 positions hold at delta 0. Caps satisfied: energy 37% (<40), compute 28.9%, defense 18.85%; non-US 24.4% (>15 floor); tail-risk hedges CCJ/SCCO/MP intact; all positions ≥1%.

Reflection

AVGO Q2 miss + soft Q3 AI guide sparked AI-trade skepticism and a semi selloff (NVDA -6.2%, MU/FN sympathy), but named ASIC/HBM/optical contracts are intact — a sentiment shock, not a flow reversal.

This is the first hard fundamental crack in the compute pillar's flow narrative, and I'm watching it closely — but AVGO's own print (143% AI growth, $30B+ bookings) argues the guide was conservatism/whisper-number disappointment, not contract loss. Tension I can't fully resolve: is Hock Tan declining to raise targets a tell about decelerating ASIC demand, or just sandbagging? Q3 print will settle it. For now the locks + stale_policy foreclose any meaningful action anyway, and I'm comfortable holding the heavily-pared compute stubs (AVGO 1.5%, ASML 1.3%, NVDA 3.9%) — they've already absorbed th

Positions (18)

• TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturingcompute

  hold5.59%83
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Jensen Huang named $150B/yr Taiwan AI-hub investment; CHIPS Act $6.6B Arizona disbursement locked; NVDA/AMD/AAPL/AVGO leading-edge silicon flows exclusively through TSMC sub-3nm; CEO C.C. Wei signaling 15-25% 3nm price hikes 2026-27 = foundry pricing power (margin-accretive, not eroding). Score 83 +1, only positive-momentum compute name.

  Unwind

  Sub-3nm yield gap to Intel foundry closes materially, or the Third Point 90% cut (Q1) broadens into a multi-holder 13F exodus that breaks the leading-edge monopoly narrative.

  Catalyst

  TSM monthly sales prints / Q2 2026 earnings

• NVDANVIDIAcompute

  hold3.14%72
  flow softeningconf

  Funder

  Hyperscaler 2026 capex ~$725B anchored on Blackwell/Rubin (MSFT $190B, AMZN $200B, GOOGL $180-190B, META $125-145B); Stargate $500B JV NVDA-hardware anchored; SK Telecom gigawatt-scale Korea AI-cloud DSX deal (6/8) corroborates platform; GPFG/GIC hold. AVGO-driven AI skepticism is sentiment, not a capex cut.

  Unwind

  Loeb's 90% Q1 cut broadens into a multi-holder 13F exodus, DC revenue growth falls <20%, or hyperscaler capex guidance is cut materially.

  Catalyst

  NVDA Q2 FY27 earnings

• ASMLASML Holdingcompute

  hold1.04%64
  flow softeningconf

  Funder

  EUV monopoly intact; Coatue Q1 add affirms thesis; Norway GPFG holds; TSMC/Samsung/SMIC 2025-27 EUV orderbook backstops cash flow. Score 64 (-21 drift) is multiple compression on rising 10y yields, not a bookings break.

  Unwind

  Book-to-bill break below 1.0, EUV alternative emerges, or GPFG/Coatue trim ≥25%.

  Catalyst

  ASML Q2 2026 bookings

• AVGOBroadcomcompute

  hold1.22%61
  flow softeningconf

  Funder

  Hyperscaler custom-silicon contracts: GOOG TPU multi-gen, META MTIA, Anthropic 3.5GW; Q2 print confirmed AI seg +143% to $10.8B and $30B+ bookings; Tiger Global added Q1; $7B+ annual buyback funded by VMware cash flow. Q2 rev miss/Q3 AI guide are conservatism vs whisper, not contract loss.

  Unwind

  ASIC share loss to Marvell, hyperscaler insourcing of custom silicon, or FY26 AI run-rate stalling below $25B; Tiger Global reversing the Q1 add.

  Catalyst

  AVGO Q3 FY26 report

• MUMicron Technologycompute

  hold1.75%77
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  HBM3e/HBM4 capacity sold out through 2026; hyperscaler HBM commitments underpinned by ~$725B 2026 capex; memory-shortage thesis runs through 2029. Score 77 flat — June -11% is macro/AVGO-sympathy, not a memory-demand break. Within 18d conviction lock.

  Unwind

  DRAM spot price collapse confirming cycle rollover, or hyperscaler HBM commitments pulled.

  Catalyst

  MU fiscal Q3 earnings June 24

• FNcompute

  hold2.44%63
  flow softeningconf

  Funder

  AWS dominant customer driving 35.9% YoY rev growth prior Q; Q3 FY26 rev $1.21B and EPS $3.72 both beat (record results); 800G/1.6T optical transceiver demand from NVDA/AMD GPU clusters; Brief §7.1 explicit mid-cap. Post-beat -10.8% selloff is valuation friction, not demand loss. Within 23d lock.

  Unwind

  Datacom segment sequential decline >5%, or AWS signals a pivot to in-house optical manufacturing.

  Catalyst

  Second hyperscaler 800G design-win confirmation / next Q earnings

• CCJCamecoenergy

  hold9.25%65
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Saskatchewan provincial backstop; Westinghouse 49% JV with Brookfield; utility contract book at $60+/lb vs term-market ~$93/lb (brief §5.2); Kazatomprom 8Mlb output cut maintains structural deficit through 2028; Orano Cigar Lake stake buy (6/1) confirms strategic asset demand; AI-DC nuclear PPA rush.

  Unwind

  Reactor build cancellations, uranium cost-structure break, or term-contract pricing collapsing back below floor.

  Catalyst

  Next utility long-term contract disclosure

• GEVGE Vernovaenergy

  hold8.09%63
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  100 GW gas-turbine backlog Q1 2026 with 10-20% price realization growth (brief §5.2); H-class fleet 4M operating hours; $150B+ backlog sold out through 2028; Norway GPFG added post-spin; AI data-center grid pull-through.

  Unwind

  Order-book disclosure shows backlog contraction, or price-realization growth reverses on new bids.

  Catalyst

  Next quarterly backlog/orders disclosure

• MPMP Materialsenergy

  hold6.36%
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  DoD $400M Series A Preferred (Jul 2025) + up to $350M additional + $150M DoD loan for heavy rare-earth separation; 10-yr NdPr price floor + 10-yr magnet offtake for 10X Facility; China 98% magnet control; EU/Western critical-minerals capital mobilization. Within 18d lock.

  Unwind

  DoD price-floor/offtake commitment amended, or magnet-segment ramp fails to turn TTM FCF positive.

  Catalyst

  FCF / magnet-segment revenue print

• SCCOSouthern Copperenergy

  hold6.94%63
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Copper at all-time highs >$6.50/lb (well above $5/lb entry trigger); BHP results confirm copper margin leadership; AI/data-center ~30% of new copper demand by 2030 (BloombergNEF); Tia Maria/Los Chancas pipeline; Mexican-gov dividend signal. Commodity-producer tail-risk hedge per §5.3. Within 18d lock.

  Unwind

  Copper breaks back below $5/lb, or Tia Maria/Los Chancas permitting reversal stalls the growth pipeline.

  Catalyst

  Tia Maria/Los Chancas permitting news

• BWXTBWX Technologiesenergy

  hold6.36%55
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Monopoly U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion reactor manufacturer — $1.4B propulsion contracts recently awarded; Project Pele microreactor fully DoD-funded; Precision Custom Components acquisition adds heavy-mfg capacity for hyperscaler SMR wave; $8.7B backlog. Brief §7 mid-cap candidate. Within 23d lock.

  Unwind

  Project Pele fails DOE/NRC authorization basis, or Navy delivery-schedule breach. Score 55 below floor but verdict not broken — held flat within lock pending catalyst.

  Catalyst

  SMR commercial order or Navy budget step-up

• KTOSKratos Defensedefense

  hold9.73%
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  DoD MACH-TB 2.0 IDIQ prime $1.45B ceiling 5yr (Jan 2025); Project Helios hypersonic materials $68.3M single-award (Oct 2025); USMC XQ-58A Valkyrie MUX TACAIR $34.8M mod; C5ISR hardware $30M+; DAWG-adjacent per brief §5.3. Within 18d lock.

  Unwind

  FY27 DAWG budget sequestration, or revenue-scale/margin firming fails to materialize at tier-one level.

  Catalyst

  USAF/Navy contract announcement

• HEIHEICOdefense

  hold9.12%68
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Mendelson family owners since 1957, 20%+ FCF CAGR; Q2 beat FSG $929M vs $864M, ETG $460M vs $396M; Wencor integration accretive; $1B+ acquisition tape annually; NDAA mandatory funding + commercial aerospace MRO.

  Unwind

  Organic growth deceleration, margin compression, or forward P/E >50x signaling cycle rollover.

  Catalyst

  Next quarterly earnings

• MRCYdefense

  hold4.19%53
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Record RTBX06 BuiltSECURE server production order (largest single CPA order); L3Harris SDA Tranche 3 SSDR award across all four tranches; embedded in 300+ defense programs (F-35, Patriot); $60M+ contracts through 2031.

  Unwind

  FCF stays negative through next print, or named space/strategic contracts slip. Score 53 below floor but verdict weakening not broken — no unlock path, held flat within 23d lock.

  Catalyst

  Space Force OPIR / Golden Dome award

• PSNdefense

  hold4.96%
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  MDA SHIELD IDIQ awardee, $151B ceiling (Dec 2025); DTRA cyber-ops IDIQ $137M; USAF MATOC $15B; Navy WEXMAC TITUS 2.1 IDIQ $10B; $100M DoD munitions contract — all prime awards per Parsons IR; Iran-strike defense-spending bid. Within 29d lock.

  Unwind

  Next quarterly book-to-bill prints below 1.0, or ceiling vehicles fail task-order conversion.

  Catalyst

  Next quarterly book-to-bill print

• LUNRcompute

  hold1.75%
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  Intuitive Machines — NASA Near Space Network IDIQ $4.82B ceiling (active); CLPS $180.4M firm task order (Mar 2026); US Space Force Andromeda IDIQ $6.2B ceiling; $428.9M new Q1 2026 contracts from SDA+NASA; record $1.1B contracted backlog. June -22.8% is SpaceX IPO fatigue/sector, not contract loss. Within 29d lock.

  Unwind

  NASA CLPS task-order cancellation, lunar-lander mission failure, or further dilutive raise impairing the contract economics.

  Catalyst

  Next CLPS lunar mission milestone

• VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticalsbiology

  hold2.40%76
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  CF franchise + Casgevy gene therapy + non-opioid pain. Diversifying off CF with FCF strength.

  Unwind

  CF franchise erodes faster than non-CF revenue can replace.

  Catalyst

  preserved

• LLYEli Lillybiology

  hold1.20%70
  flow steadyconf

  Funder

  GLP-1 leader (Mounjaro/Zepbound) + Alzheimer's + oncology. Multi-decade metabolic-disease franchise.

  Unwind

  Tirzepatide US script share falls >5pts to NVO over two quarters.

  Catalyst

  preserved

Warnings

• tilt_truncated: energy tilt +5pp truncated at 40% cap
• §2 floor: VRTX 0.4% < 1% → closed (no dust)
• §2 floor: LLY 0.2% < 1% → closed (no dust)
• ledger stale (ledger over-bought (cash -29.44% of NAV)) — rebalance diffed against intent

Conviction-lock actions

No conviction-lock refusals or overrides this run.

Cost breakdown

Per-call cost computed from cost.js pricing constants (Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5). Cache-read tokens billed at 10% of input. See Cost & ROI for the rolling 30-day ledger.