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Outlier Capital argues AXT sits on the indium phosphide substrate bottleneck behind AI lasers, and QTR's Fringe Finance sees money rotating away from speculative AI.

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Substack - Outlier Capital

Outlier Capital argues AXT owns the InP wafers every AI laser needs

The author says the market still treats AXT as a small, cyclical semiconductor materials supplier with China risk, while its last earnings call showed it is one of the few pure-plays on the substrate bottleneck.

It reframes AXT from a cyclical materials supplier to a merchant owner of an AI optics input.

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Substack - QTR’s Fringe Finance

QTR's Fringe Finance sees a rotation away from speculative technology and AI

Writing Thursday morning, the author noted Dow futures green while Nasdaq futures were down roughly 0.5%, a divergence the author says supports a predicted rotation away from speculative technology and AI-related investments.

The author argues the beneficiaries of questioning AI spending may not be the companies everyone expects.

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Substack - Rooster Global Portfolio Mastery Club

Rooster Global Portfolio Mastery Club re-entered Netflix in its US Sumo portfolio

The post discloses the Netflix re-entry without price, position size, catalyst or rationale.

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