What's the crowd actually backing?
29 themes, ranked by live sector heat.
Semis Metrology / Equipment
HOT+5.5%Wafer inspection, lithography support, semiconductor capital equipment.
- $AEHRcore23 callers+5.5%
High Short Interest (Squeeze Setups)
HOT+4.8%Heavily-shorted names with squeeze potential
- $CARcore13 callers+9.5%
- $SPIR23 callers0.0%
Advanced Packaging (HBM / CoWoS / InP)
HOT+4.7%Citrini's #1 2026 trade. HBM, CoWoS, InP wafer bottleneck — packaging is the AI-chip choke point. Added 2026-05-17 — absorbed semis_equipment + semis_metrology.
- $AAOI34 callers+18.9%
- $LITE38 callers+10.0%
- $AMKRcore8 callers+9.0%
- $VECOcore4 callers+8.8%
- $FORM8 callers+8.6%
Photonics / Co-Packaged Optics
HOT+4.2%- $AAOIcore34 callers+18.9%
- $LITEcore38 callers+10.0%
- $VECO4 callers+8.8%
- $VIAVcore8 callers+6.9%
- $COHRcore28 callers+6.8%
Industrials / Cyclicals
WARM+2.9%Industrial machinery, capital goods, transports — cyclical-rotation runners.
- $BWETcore7 callers+11.8%
- $JLHLcore1 caller+4.8%
- $VATEcore5 callers+4.5%
- $FBYDcore4 callers-4.0%
- $HTCOcore3 callers+3.9%
Consumer Disruption
WARM+2.1%Direct-to-consumer brands, telehealth, niche consumer plays with momentum.
- $FGIcore7 callers+10.3%
- $CARcore13 callers+9.5%
- $LCUTcore1 caller-5.0%
- $NDLScore10 callers+4.1%
- $NPTcore5 callers-4.0%
AI Power / Grid Infrastructure
WARM+1.9%Transformer/switchgear/turbine bottleneck for AI datacenter electricity demand. Restructured from energy_ai 2026-05-17.
- $VRTcore20 callers+5.8%
- $EOSE18 callers-4.7%
- $ETNcore3 callers+4.0%
- $BE35 callers+3.2%
- $GEVcore17 callers+3.0%
Photonics / CPO
WARM+1.7%Optical interconnects, silicon photonics, co-packaged optics — the AI-infrastructure plumbing trade.
- $AAOIcore34 callers+18.9%
- $AXTIcore28 callers+6.2%
- $OCCcore11 callers+6.2%
- $POETcore29 callers-5.3%
- $SVCOcore12 callers-4.4%
Chip Makers & AI Processors
WARM+1.6%- $FN11 callers+10.0%
- $GLW21 callers+8.4%
- $LSCC2 callers+6.7%
- $FLEX5 callers+6.2%
- $POET29 callers-5.3%
Memory / Storage
WARM+1.4%- $STXcore12 callers+5.2%
- $MRVUcore+4.5%
- $MUcore66 callers-2.2%
- $WDCcore17 callers+2.1%
- $SNDUcore6 callers+0.7%
AI Infra Data-Center
NEUTRAL+0.4%Data-center hyperscaler picks-and-shovels — cloud, colocation, server OEM, and AI-native infra names adjacent to memory and photonics.
- $DELLcore20 callers+7.5%
- $ORCLcore33 callers-4.7%
- $APLDcore23 callers-1.7%
- $NEBXcore17 callers+1.6%
- $CRWVcore40 callers+1.3%
Biotech (oncology / dermatology / rare disease)
NEUTRAL+0.2%- $VCXcore3 callers+64.2%
- $ARTLcore3 callers-24.4%
- $STROcore8 callers+10.5%
- $SNSEcore8 callers-8.6%
- $MLECcore3 callers-8.4%
Nuclear Power (SMRs + Fuel Cycle)
NEUTRAL-0.1%SMR build-out + uranium fuel cycle driven by AI compute electricity demand. Added 2026-05-17.
- $CCJ10 callers+2.3%
- $OKLOcore17 callers-2.3%
- $SMRcore9 callers-2.3%
- $LTBR4 callers+2.0%
- $NNEcore8 callers-1.9%
Drones (Pentagon + Commercial)
NEUTRAL-0.2%Pentagon $75B drone spend + commercial sector. Distinct from humanoid robotics. Added 2026-05-17.
- $LAR3 callers+12.4%
- $KTOScore9 callers-7.4%
- $RCATcore6 callers+6.1%
- $ALB4 callers+5.7%
- $UMAC10 callers-5.6%
Humanoid Robotics
NEUTRAL-0.5%Promoted from caller_orphaned watchlist 2026-05-17 after validation against caller_call_history.json showed SYM/SERV/RR all have multi-caller backing from our existing 10 conviction sources. AMKR and COHU also surface but are primarily advanced_packaging plays — not duplicated here to avoid theme conflicts.
- $ZETA19 callers-8.6%
- $VICR7 callers+4.3%
- $FIX5 callers+3.8%
- $PRCTcore2 callers-3.5%
- $FTAI6 callers+2.3%
US Strategic Minerals & Rare Earths
NEUTRAL-0.6%Added 2026-05-04, expanded 2026-05-17 to absorb AA (was metals). All US-listed names with active govt commitments (DOW/EXIM/DOE/DLA). Steven Place's filter: 'if a company got cash from the export bank of US or Australia, it's good.' Cross-validated by @ripster47 (MP/USAR/CRML grouping, May 1) and @srxtrades (UAMY, May 2).
- $TMC3 callers-7.5%
- $USARcore11 callers-4.5%
- $UAMYcore11 callers+3.8%
- $CRMLcore9 callers-3.3%
- $IDR3 callers-2.8%
Nuclear / AI-Power
NEUTRAL-0.7%Nuclear and grid infrastructure for the AI compute supercycle — SMR developers, fuel-cycle, and energy-storage names sized to power hyperscaler datacenters.
- $EOSEcore18 callers-4.7%
- $GEVcore17 callers+3.0%
- $OKLOcore17 callers-2.3%
- $SMRcore9 callers-2.3%
- $LTBRcore4 callers+2.0%
Defense Robotics (Underwater / Lidar / Drones)
NEUTRAL-0.8%Government-buyer floor parallel to critical_minerals. Underwater/lidar/drones. Added 2026-05-17.
- $KTOS9 callers-7.4%
- $RCAT6 callers+6.1%
- $AVAV5 callers-4.9%
- $OUSTcore18 callers-2.9%
- $VELOcore9 callers+2.4%
Quantum Computing
NEUTRAL-1.0%New theme cluster from 3-month rescrape. IONQ is the 2-source flagship. QBTS/RGTI flagged by @jrouldz (failed strat-filter but raw +31% / 100% win) — backlog candidates.
- $QBTS17 callers-2.3%
- $RGTI18 callers-1.8%
- $QUBT13 callers+1.5%
- $IONQcore15 callers-1.2%
Neocloud (BTC Miner → AI Compute + GPU Rentals)
COOLING-1.1%Bitcoin miners + standalone GPU rentals pivoting to AI compute. Sunxliao's 16-ticker basket. Merges crypto_miner_ai_pivot + ai_infra 2026-05-17.
- $BTDR9 callers-4.6%
- $BITF11 callers-4.3%
- $IRENcore53 callers-2.5%
- $APLDcore23 callers-1.7%
- $CORZ10 callers+1.6%
Biotech — GLP-1 / Weight Loss
COOLING-1.3%GLP-1 sub-bucket separated from general biotech 2026-05-17. NVO 'fastest drug launch of all time' per @a_may_md.
- $HIMS37 callers-5.0%
- $AZN4 callers+0.9%
- $NVOcore13 callers+0.2%
Bitcoin Miners Shifting to AI Compute
COOLING-1.3%Crypto-mining infrastructure pivoting to host GPU workloads
- $MARAcore13 callers-7.4%
- $IRENcore53 callers-2.5%
- $CRWVcore40 callers+1.3%
- $HUTcore19 callers+0.6%
- $WULFcore25 callers+0.2%
Health Tech / Telehealth
COOLING-1.6%- $HIMScore37 callers-5.0%
- $TMDXcore8 callers-2.8%
- $VKTX4 callers-1.2%
- $AZN4 callers+0.9%
- $NVO13 callers+0.2%
Space / Satellite
COOLING-2.0%- $LUNRcore24 callers-11.8%
- $SATL18 callers+8.5%
- $BKSY14 callers-8.3%
- $PL30 callers-5.9%
- $RDACcore15 callers-3.6%
AI-Driven Ad Tech
COOLING-2.2%AppLovin: AI-driven mobile ad targeting. Top-10 fund position with EBITDA +82% YoY.
- $PATH8 callers-8.7%
- $YSS13 callers-7.8%
- $DELL20 callers+7.5%
- $SNOW12 callers-7.4%
- $CRM14 callers-6.2%
Emerging Market Growth Stocks
COOLING-2.3%JonahLupton fund top-10 holdings outside US tech. Long-duration compounders.
- $CELH5 callers-6.6%
- $ELF5 callers-6.1%
- $GRAB7 callers+4.1%
- $CPNGcore2 callers-4.1%
- $UBER14 callers-3.7%
Surgical Robotics & Automation
BEARISH-3.5%Surgical robotics — Procept BioRobotics (aquablation). Multi-bagger profile.
- $PRCTcore2 callers-3.5%
Stablecoin / Crypto Infrastructure
BEARISH-6.6%Stablecoin regulatory tailwind + treasury/issuer model — CRCL/COIN, MSTR as BTC treasury proxy. Restructured 2026-05-17 (absorbs the stand-alone CRCL slot).
- $CRCLcore17 callers-20.1%
- $COINcore23 callers-9.8%
- $HOODcore28 callers-4.7%
- $IBIT9 callers-1.9%
- $GLXY13 callers-1.8%
Fintech / Payments
BEARISH-21.9%Stablecoin rails, payment networks, modern brokerages.
- $CRCAcore8 callers-40.5%
- $LABXcore6 callers-3.3%