Author

@PhotonCap PhotonCap

Anonymous deep-dive analyst mapping the AI photonics small-cap supply chain layer by layer

Builds bottom-up, primary-sourced theses on the AI optical/p

trader score
-2.28
hit rate
40%
mean α
-1.30%
signals 14d
166

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: 40% hit rate, -1.30% mean alpha, trader score -2.28. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -3.9% since posting (mean over 120 mentions with price data).

Recent signals15receipts included
date (PT)tickerauthorsentwhat they saidsince thenreceipt
2026-08-28XNDU@PhotonCap+0.35Reports Canada's revised Q1 growth and a C$195M federal commitment to XNDU's quantum facility.
2026-08-28·@PhotonCap·Warns markets may reprice again because Warsh did not explicitly commit to a September hike.·
2026-08-27MRVL@PhotonCap+0.65Argues MRVL's higher FY2028 revenue outlook and stronger scale-up optics outweigh the post-earnings drop.-10.3%
2026-08-27MRVL@PhotonCap-0.45Reports MRVL's regular-session and after-hours close, including a 5.57% after-hours decline.-10.3%
2026-08-27MRVL@PhotonCap+0.25Calls results and AI demand good but flags margin disappointment and excessively high expectations.-10.3%
2026-08-27MRVL@PhotonCap+0.50MRVL reported solid Q2 results and strong Q3 revenue and EPS guidance.-10.3%
2026-08-27NVDA@PhotonCap+0.50Reports NVDA gaining more than 8%.-4.6%
2026-08-27SIVEF@PhotonCap-0.55Weak results and a technical breakdown imply downside risk unless the July low holds.·
2026-08-27QCOM@PhotonCap+0.25Qualcomm says Samsung and SK Hynix are supporting HBC development alongside HBM.-0.4%
2026-08-27SKHY@PhotonCap+0.60CEO describes possible U.S. investment and expects strong AI-memory demand through 2030.·
2026-08-27·@PhotonCap·Argues U.S. fab construction is advancing while semiconductor R&D funding materially lags.·
2026-08-27MRVL@PhotonCap+0.35Pre-earnings framework lists guidance, catalysts, support, resistance, and unconfirmed bullish setup.-10.3%
2026-08-27·@PhotonCap·Maps the AI value chain and highlights power, cooling, and datacenter construction as undercovered layers.·
2026-08-27NVDA@PhotonCap-0.10Reports an unconfirmed $12.9B NVDA acquisition of Hugging Face and explains the strategic rationale.-4.6%
2026-08-26TSM@PhotonCap+0.40Argues AI bottlenecks broaden beneficiaries from GPUs into memory, optics, power, and infrastructure.-0.0%

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.