THESES
Every position, with its break condition
The full thesis for each position, and the condition, set in advance, on which it dies.
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13.0% · Energy · energy · since 2026-08-03
Lowest-cost barrel with an FCF breakeven below $50 WTI: earns comfortably even at $75 Brent, net debt ~0.3x EBITDA, buys back 3% of its shares a year and trades around the 50th percentile of its own valuation, normalized included. A standalone thesis, not a hedge label.
Breaks if: A quarter shows all-in FCF breakeven above $55 WTI, or net debt/EBITDA above 1.0x, or the 5% oil growth guidance is dropped while Brent is above $75.
MSFT
12.0% · Information Technology · AI monetization · since 2026-08-03
The only hyperscaler below its own historical multiple (27x vs ~32x average) with proven AI revenue: Azure +43%, FY26 above $100bn, $678bn backlog. The capex surge ($116bn) is contractually pre-sold; the FCF dip is already in the multiple.
Breaks if: Azure growth below 30% y/y in any quarter, or FY free cash flow below $60bn, or quarterly capex above $40bn without concurrent backlog growth, or the cluster rule (top-4 capex growth below +20% y/y).
NVDA
11.0% · Information Technology · AI infrastructure · since 2026-08-03
Dominant position in AI compute: +85% revenue growth, net cash, and the only large AI name below its own historical multiple average (33.6x trailing; ~45x normalized, around its mean). $1tn of Blackwell and Rubin visibility.
Breaks if: Two consecutive quarters of declining data center revenue q/q, or top-4 hyperscaler capex guidance shrinking y/y, or Rubin shipments not started before the end of October 2026, or the cluster rule (top-4 capex growth below +20% y/y).
ETN
9.0% · Industrials · electrification · since 2026-08-03
Grid-to-chip after Boyd: backlog +103%, margins and ROIC rising, diversified enough to absorb an AI pause. Conviction medium (not high) under the uniform V5 rule: 33x forward sits above the 80th percentile of its own history.
Breaks if: Backlog growth y/y negative or organic growth below 5% in any quarter, or net debt/EBITDA above 3.0x after Q2 2027, or a cluster-rule reassessment.
TSM
9.0% · Information Technology · AI infrastructure · since 2026-08-03
The toll road for every AI chip: an ASIC shift doesn't touch it. Revenue outlook raised to above 40%, record margins, net cash. Above its own historical band, with the outlook raise as the reason - hence medium, not high. Taiwan risk remains.
Breaks if: Two months of y/y revenue growth below 15%, or capex guidance ($60-64bn) cut, or gross margin below 60% for two quarters, or the cluster rule (top-4 capex growth below +20% y/y).
EPD
7.0% · Energy · energy infrastructure · since 2026-08-03
A midstream toll road that holds up at $75 Brent: record EBITDA, leverage on target (3.0x), 97% fixed rate, a 5.9% distribution funded internally. Explicitly a rates position: the yield spread versus the 10y is thin, so the 10y is the real short leg.
Breaks if: Distribution coverage below 1.4x or net leverage above 3.5x in a quarterly report, or the 10y closes a quarter above 5.25%.
GOOGL
6.0% · Communication Services · AI monetization · since 2026-08-03
The strongest AI revenue proof in the group (Cloud +82%, $514bn backlog) but at a peak multiple with falling FCF as capex guidance rises further into 2027. Half position until the FCF floor is visible.
Breaks if: Cloud growth below 35% y/y, or backlog declining sequentially, or FY free cash flow below $40bn, or the cluster rule (top-4 capex growth below +20% y/y).
VRT
5.0% · Industrials · AI infrastructure (physical) · since 2026-08-03
The purest picks-and-shovels on the data center buildout: power and cooling, virtually debt-free, the best cash conversion of the group (2.07). Small and exploratory: ~2x its own historical EV/EBITDA, beta ~2 and lumpy revenue.
Breaks if: Book-to-bill below 1.0 for two consecutive quarters, or backlog declining sequentially for two quarters, or adjusted operating margin below 18%, or the cluster rule (top-4 capex growth below +20% y/y).
HUBB
5.0% · Industrials · electrification/grid · since 2026-08-03
Grid components with ~60% utility revenue: the calmest expression of electrification (beta 0.9), the most reasonable valuation in the group. Exploratory until the NSI acquisition shows one or two quarters of integration proof.
Breaks if: Utility segment organically negative, or net debt/EBITDA above 3.5x, or adjusted Utility margin below 23% in a quarter.
SGOV
13.0% · T-bills · short-duration bills · since 2026-08-03
0-3 month T-bills at ~4.2%: the short-duration theme from the macro view. Cash earns nothing in this model; this does. Together with 10% cash, the defense of a book without an AI-unwind airbag.
Breaks if: Fed cutting cycle underway (two cuts) and the 2y below 3.25%: reconsider toward duration or equities.