#196 Alpha Score 84.7

Thread Guy

Crypto influencer, independent
@notthreadguy · tracked since Jan 2026
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Alpha Score 84.7
Calls
196
Win Rate
49.0%
return
+3.4%
Calls 196 4281 Posts tracked · 17.8/day Posted today
Calls
7d 3
30d 13
90d 64
Best Calls
HYPE Long +212.0%
PUMP Long +150.3%
MU Long +125.5%
Worst Calls
ZEC Short -116.8%
RKLB Long -53.6%
RBLX Long -51.1%
Most Mentioned
BTC ×91
HYPE ×70
ZEC ×69
Recent Calls
ELV Long 13 hours ago
GPRO Long 13 hours ago
STRK Long 1 day ago
Win Rate 49% Long 155 Short 41
Win Rate
7d 46%
30d 47%
90d 54%
Average Return +3.4% Long Return +6.2% Short Return -6.9%
Average Return
7d -0.9%
30d -0.7%
90d +4.9%
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Long
Jan 04
$91305.80
-15.4%
Buying spot Bitcoin on alt-beta scarcity thesis
Buy spot BTC as the author enters a position, citing a potential rip that would leave little beta elsewhere in alts, with the broader alt market weighed down by equity/valueless token overhang.
Crypto Assets
Long
Jan 04
$26.44
+212.0%
Hyperliquid clears alt overhang, biddable on BTC rip
Author identifies Hyperliquid as one of the few alts that clears the current overhang of equity/valueless tokens, suggesting it is biddable in a Bitcoin-rip scenario where most alts lack beta.
Crypto Assets
Long
Jan 04
$499.78
+65.6%
Spot Zcash long alongside Bitcoin position
Author enters spot Zcash position alongside Bitcoin, implicitly as a higher-beta play in a market where most alts are stuck under equity/valueless token overhang, with Zcash selected as one of the few alts that "clears."
Crypto Assets
Long
Jul 16
$0.00
+150.3%
Pump Fun token undervalued, memecoins sticky
Pump Fun token is massively undervalued relative to its revenue and buyback power. DEX volume is astonishing and memecoins are proving sticky, not a passing fad. The market underestimates the permanence of memecoin infrastructure, and the team may soon deliver an airdrop that restores community trust, triggering a re-rating.
Crypto Assets
Long
Mar 06
$108.77
+10.2%
"Crude oil not looking good... getting ready to just break out. There's such a thing as a quad top." Later notes traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plunged 95%. The technical setup (quad top breakout) combined with the fundamental catalyst (war in the Middle East/supply choke points) creates a high-probability upside for oil. If oil rips, major US producers (XOM, CVX, COP) are the direct beneficiaries. Long exposure to energy is the primary hedge against the "WW3" narrative. De-escalation in the Middle East causes a rapid price collapse.
"Crude oil not looking good... getting ready to just break out. There's such a thing as a quad top." Later notes traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has plunged 95%. The technical setup (quad top breakout) combined with the fundamental catalyst (war in the Middle East/supply choke points) creates a high-probability upside for oil. If oil rips, major US producers (XOM, CVX, COP) are the direct beneficiaries. Long exposure to energy is the primary hedge against the "WW3" narrative. De-escalation in the Middle East causes a rapid price collapse.
Commodities
Long
Jun 02
$2.02
+27.7%
IRL trends and YouTube movies boost AMC.
AMC benefits from the IRL (in-real-life) maxing trend where people are eager to go out and do things. Movies are a cheap, popular hangout. Additionally, a new wave of YouTube creators making successful movies (like Back Rooms, Obsession) is driving attendance higher. The stock has a low market cap (~$1.3B) and could catch a bid from these tailwinds.
Gaming & Entertainment
Long
Feb 13
$411.66
+125.5%
Thread Guy cites Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction that AI revenue could hit $1 trillion by 2030 (up from ~$14B currently). If software revenue scales to $1 trillion, the physical infrastructure required to support it must grow exponentially. This is the "Bits to Atoms" trade: longing the hardware, memory, and raw materials that exist *now* to power the future. LONG the "picks and shovels" of AI: Compute (NVDA), Memory (MU, WDC), and the raw materials (Rare Earths). AI scaling laws hit a wall; over-investment in capex leads to a bubble burst before revenue materializes.
Thread Guy cites Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction that AI revenue could hit $1 trillion by 2030 (up from ~$14B currently). If software revenue scales to $1 trillion, the physical infrastructure required to support it must grow exponentially. This is the "Bits to Atoms" trade: longing the hardware, memory, and raw materials that exist *now* to power the future. LONG the "picks and shovels" of AI: Compute (NVDA), Memory (MU, WDC), and the raw materials (Rare Earths). AI scaling laws hit a wall; over-investment in capex leads to a bubble burst before revenue materializes.
AI Memory
Long
Jan 28
$103.40
+0.3%
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev published a post-mortem on GameStop, arguing that the trading halts were due to T+2 settlement and the solution is real-time tokenized settlement on-chain. This signals a major strategic push by a retail giant to move equities onto blockchain rails. If Robinhood succeeds in lobbying for the "Clarity Act" and tokenization, they become the bridge between retail equity flows and crypto infrastructure. LONG. Bullish on the company's direction aligning with crypto adoption. Regulatory pushback from the SEC or failure of the Clarity Act to pass.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev published a post-mortem on GameStop, arguing that the trading halts were due to T+2 settlement and the solution is real-time tokenized settlement on-chain. This signals a major strategic push by a retail giant to move equities onto blockchain rails. If Robinhood succeeds in lobbying for the "Clarity Act" and tokenization, they become the bridge between retail equity flows and crypto infrastructure. LONG. Bullish on the company's direction aligning with crypto adoption. Regulatory pushback from the SEC or failure of the Clarity Act to pass.
Brokers
Long
May 19
$33.14
-2.5%
VVV looks great
VVV looks great as well, alongside other alts that are performing well. No further detail but the comment indicates a bullish view.
Retail & Mobility
Long
Feb 10
$188.54
+15.3%
The speaker compares the current AI market to the Dot-com bubble. He points out that in 2000, the NASDAQ traded at a 100x PE ratio with unprofitable companies (Pets.com), whereas today it trades at ~25x PE with massive profitability from hyperscalers. He explicitly states, "We have a lot higher to go." The fear of an "AI Bubble" is premature based on historical valuation metrics. The infrastructure build-out is still in the "David Letterman/Bill Gates" phase (early skepticism) rather than the "Steve Ballmer" phase (peak euphoria). Consequently, the leaders in this sector have significant upside remaining before reaching mania levels. LONG. The macro backdrop supports continued expansion of AI infrastructure valuations. A sudden macro recession or regulatory crackdown on AI development.
The speaker compares the current AI market to the Dot-com bubble. He points out that in 2000, the NASDAQ traded at a 100x PE ratio with unprofitable companies (Pets.com), whereas today it trades at ~25x PE with massive profitability from hyperscalers. He explicitly states, "We have a lot higher to go." The fear of an "AI Bubble" is premature based on historical valuation metrics. The infrastructure build-out is still in the "David Letterman/Bill Gates" phase (early skepticism) rather than the "Steve Ballmer" phase (peak euphoria). Consequently, the leaders in this sector have significant upside remaining before reaching mania levels. LONG. The macro backdrop supports continued expansion of AI infrastructure valuations. A sudden macro recession or regulatory crackdown on AI development.
AI Compute
Long
Feb 10
$139.51
+29.1%
The speaker compares the current AI market to the Dot-com bubble. He points out that in 2000, the NASDAQ traded at a 100x PE ratio with unprofitable companies (Pets.com), whereas today it trades at ~25x PE with massive profitability from hyperscalers. He explicitly states, "We have a lot higher to go." The fear of an "AI Bubble" is premature based on historical valuation metrics. The infrastructure build-out is still in the "David Letterman/Bill Gates" phase (early skepticism) rather than the "Steve Ballmer" phase (peak euphoria). Consequently, the leaders in this sector have significant upside remaining before reaching mania levels. LONG. The macro backdrop supports continued expansion of AI infrastructure valuations. A sudden macro recession or regulatory crackdown on AI development.
The speaker compares the current AI market to the Dot-com bubble. He points out that in 2000, the NASDAQ traded at a 100x PE ratio with unprofitable companies (Pets.com), whereas today it trades at ~25x PE with massive profitability from hyperscalers. He explicitly states, "We have a lot higher to go." The fear of an "AI Bubble" is premature based on historical valuation metrics. The infrastructure build-out is still in the "David Letterman/Bill Gates" phase (early skepticism) rather than the "Steve Ballmer" phase (peak euphoria). Consequently, the leaders in this sector have significant upside remaining before reaching mania levels. LONG. The macro backdrop supports continued expansion of AI infrastructure valuations. A sudden macro recession or regulatory crackdown on AI development.
AI Software
Long
Jan 29
$495.90
-19.9%
ThreadGuy notes metals are "trading like meme coins" with massive volatility to the upside (Copper +11% in hours). Peter Schiff explains that central banks are aggressively dumping USD reserves for physical gold to escape US sanctions risk. This is not a standard inflation hedge; it is a geopolitical exit from the US Dollar system. Because the Trump administration has explicitly claimed Bitcoin as a "US Asset," foreign capital flight is funneling exclusively into physical commodities ("Atoms") rather than digital stores of value ("Bits"). LONG physical commodities and miners. This is the only asset class catching the "flight from safety" bid. A de-escalation of geopolitical tension or a sudden strengthening of the USD could cause a violent unwind of these "parabolic" moves.
ThreadGuy notes metals are "trading like meme coins" with massive volatility to the upside (Copper +11% in hours). Peter Schiff explains that central banks are aggressively dumping USD reserves for physical gold to escape US sanctions risk. This is not a standard inflation hedge; it is a geopolitical exit from the US Dollar system. Because the Trump administration has explicitly claimed Bitcoin as a "US Asset," foreign capital flight is funneling exclusively into physical commodities ("Atoms") rather than digital stores of value ("Bits"). LONG physical commodities and miners. This is the only asset class catching the "flight from safety" bid. A de-escalation of geopolitical tension or a sudden strengthening of the USD could cause a violent unwind of these "parabolic" moves.
Commodities
Long
Feb 26
$689.30
+10.5%
"The agentic AI inflection point has arrived... coding agents basically didn't work before December and basically work since." We have crossed a threshold where AI is no longer just a chatbot but a functional worker (Agentic AI). This drastically increases the value proposition of software companies integrating these agents, as they move from "novelty" to "productivity replacement." Long the software layer that utilizes this new compute power. "Agent security / API-key leakage risk" or hallucinations causing enterprise pushback.
"The agentic AI inflection point has arrived... coding agents basically didn't work before December and basically work since." We have crossed a threshold where AI is no longer just a chatbot but a functional worker (Agentic AI). This drastically increases the value proposition of software companies integrating these agents, as they move from "novelty" to "productivity replacement." Long the software layer that utilizes this new compute power. "Agent security / API-key leakage risk" or hallucinations causing enterprise pushback.
Equity Indexes
Long
Jan 27
$127.12
-21.7%
A viral TikTok meme ("The Penguin") launched on Solana and hit ~$150M market cap, generating six-figure profits for traders. As long as a viral internet meme can be tokenized on Solana and reach a $10M+ valuation, the "casino" is open. This activity drives SOL demand and proves "Product Market Fit" for crypto as the money of the internet. LONG. The success of PENGUIN signals that retail speculation is returning to Solana onchain markets. PVP (Player vs Player) market dynamics where liquidity rotates too fast to catch; rapid drawdowns in meme assets.
A viral TikTok meme ("The Penguin") launched on Solana and hit ~$150M market cap, generating six-figure profits for traders. As long as a viral internet meme can be tokenized on Solana and reach a $10M+ valuation, the "casino" is open. This activity drives SOL demand and proves "Product Market Fit" for crypto as the money of the internet. LONG. The success of PENGUIN signals that retail speculation is returning to Solana onchain markets. PVP (Player vs Player) market dynamics where liquidity rotates too fast to catch; rapid drawdowns in meme assets.
Crypto Assets
Long
May 20
$82.37
+8.3%
Copper supply-demand tight for AI
Copper is a commodity with strong supply-demand dynamics, particularly as a key material for AI data centers and electrification. Big names like Chamath are bullish, and the chart shows a potential breakout above 67. He is long copper and waiting to add higher.
Commodities
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Thread Guy has 196 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 175 tickers since January 2026. Win rate 49% across 194 evaluated calls, average return +3.4%. Ranked #196 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: BTC, HYPE, ZEC.