$SMTC
semtech5/10Does he own it?
No first-person ownership statement for SMTC: never says he is long, added, or holds it, and gives no portfolio weight. It only appears inside thematic basket/cheat-sheet lists as an "indirect beneficiary" or "compounder." When he claims to be "in a lot of the winners," he names other tickers (AXTI, LITE), not SMTC. The 30-stock returns post is framed hypothetically.
His thesis
SMTC is treated as a secondary beneficiary of the AI/optical buildout: an analog/mixed-signal supplier exposed to silicon photonics/CPO and the memory supercycle, and a name positioned for the linear-optics (LRO/LPO) transition. He lists it among "compounders" alongside MRVL for optical interconnect TAM growth. Always presented thematically within sector lists rather than as a standalone deep-dive idea.
How his view evolved
Starts (Jan) as a tagged-on "indirect beneficiary" of memory/HBM, then recurs in CPO/silicon-photonics cheat sheets, gets named a "compounder," and lands a one-line bull thesis (LRO/LPO) in his 30-stock list. Consistently bullish but never elevated beyond a basket name.
Key points
- Recurs only inside thematic basket/cheat-sheet lists, never a standalone pitch
- Tagged as indirect beneficiary / compounder for optical/CPO and memory cycles
- One-line bull thesis on the linear-optics (LRO/LPO) transition; no holding disclosed
Derived from a holistic read of his public posts — paraphrased, never quoted. See his actual posts about $SMTC on X ↗