AVGO — long thesis
Thesis
AVGO post-earnings-resolution thesis. June 3 AMC earnings have now OCCURRED (reported after today's close); the post-earnings price reaction is not yet observable and will first be visible the June 4 session. This is a single hard post-earnings trigger only; the prior conditional carry was retired and must NOT be re-armed as a perpetual gate. AI capex supercycle intact (Q2 rev guide ~$22B/+47% YoY, consensus EPS ~$2.40; ~10GW capacity line-of-sight, AI chip revenue projected to exceed $100B by 2027, Anthropic/Google multi-year custom-silicon agreements). The stock ran to all-time highs into the print (~$460), overbought; options implied a ~10.6% move, so sell-the-news asymmetry is elevated on any guide hesitation. CRITICAL GATE STATUS: Rule 44 high-multiple block remains in force and will NOT clear this session — April CPI 3.8% (>3.5%), July rate-hike odds ~14.8% per CME FedWatch (above the 15% lift floor), and rate-hike bets are actively building today as indices fell from records on inflation/energy concerns. No AVGO entry can fire until Rule 44 lifts (earliest read: CPI June 12) AND a confirmed post-earnings support consolidation forms over 2+ sessions. SELF-TERMINATING: the FIXED 5-session clock starts at the June 3 print (window ~through June 10). If no clean entry fires within that window OR Rule 44 keeps blocking, this thesis CLOSES rather than carries forward — it must NOT be re-armed with a new entry band (the antipattern that killed #258/259/271/277/278). The June 3 resolution date and 5-session window are FIXED and do not reset on price refreshes.
Triggers
Entry: HARD TRIGGER (single, no longer conditional-carry): June 3 AMC earnings have occurred; do not chase the June 4 gap. AFTER earnings, enter ONE small tranche (~1% of portfolio) ONLY if ALL: (a) AVGO reported inline-or-better with NO hyperscaler capex guide-down; (b) the stock holds/consolidates (not a blow-off gap) for 2+ post-earnings sessions at a clearly identifiable new support; AND (c) Rule 44 high-multiple gate has cleared (CPI <3.5% on two prints OR rate-hike odds <15%). A post-earnings GAP-UP chase is explicitly prohibited — require a pullback to confirmed support. If earnings disappointed and the stock breaks below $400, thesis invalidates — do not enter. Note: condition (c) cannot be satisfied before the June 12 CPI print, so within the 5-session window the realistic outcome is closure unless CPI clears Rule 44 in time.
Exit: If entered post-earnings, take profits at 15-20% above entry. Exit if hyperscaler capex guidance is reduced. Trim if position exceeds 2% of portfolio.
Invalidation: AVGO breaks below $400 post-earnings on a guide-down; hyperscaler capex cuts announced; AI semiconductor revenue decelerates materially below guide. ALSO: if the FIXED 5-session window from the June 3 print (~through June 10) elapses and no clean entry fires (Rule 44 still blocking OR no confirmed support consolidation), this thesis is CLOSED rather than carried forward as a perpetual unentered gate (supervisor items 1246/1251/1256). The 5-session clock starts at the June 3 print and does not reset on price refreshes.
Cited evidence
News
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Macro
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