Author

@BenBajarin BenBajarin

Primary-sourced semiconductor and AI-infrastructure analyst reframing compute-economics consensus

Publishes reasoned, framework-level analysis of the AI compu

trader score
-2.28
hit rate
10%
mean α
-0.92%
signals 14d
81

Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.

Their picks, scored

Across their last 20 scored bets: 10% hit rate, -0.92% mean alpha, trader score -2.28. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -12.8% since posting (mean over 43 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-10-16CRDO@BenBajarin+0.55Argues Credo covers critical short- and long-range connectivity needs for future compute.-13.2%
2026-10-16AVGO@BenBajarin+0.25Reports favorable meetings with Broadcom about networking opportunities and challenges.-2.2%
2026-10-16AAPL@BenBajarin-0.20Expects prolonged iPhone Duo constraints due to modest builds and fixed manufacturing timelines.+1.2%
2026-10-16·@BenBajarin·Argues a bubble collapse would further concentrate power among dominant firms.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Says private firm Lightmatter is well positioned for an unspecified industry shift.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Assesses latency tradeoffs for complex on-device AI and coding agents.·
2026-10-15INTC@BenBajarin+0.30Views Intel's product move as strategically more significant than it appears.-8.8%
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Frames optical backplanes as a necessary design shift as racks move beyond copper.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Explains why network switches lead NPO/CPO adoption while GPU integration comes later.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Expects full utilization of neocloud and power capacity despite widespread company failures.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Projects enterprise agentic spending could exceed $1 trillion annually.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Says chip equipment beat a bull case and is entering a longer growth cycle.·
2026-10-15·@BenBajarin·Expresses a strong secular view that substantially more compute capacity is needed.·
2026-10-14AAPL@BenBajarin+0.20Reports that Apple and Costco were the only watch-list names not red for the day.+1.4%
2026-10-14COST@BenBajarin+0.20Reports that Apple and Costco were the only watch-list names not red for the day.+2.2%

Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.