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The single tightest link in the AI supply chain right now, what’s driving it, and the names exposed to it - the part most likely to move the AI stocks. In two minutes, in your inbox.

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How we’re scoring right nowElevatedBalanced weighting - structure and momentum both carry, no single lens dominates.→ steady · 13d
Track record · out-of-sample
0%
binding-node hit · 17d
-14.4%
STRONG BUY · 30d fwd
-0.01
rank IC · 11d
price action
top input by IC

Graded at 30 days. No horizon shows proven skill yet: a measurement, not a promise.

The engine’s week · recorded

This recorded week (Oct 25 → Nov 1): 835 names re-scored nightly · 127 verdict upgrades · 78 downgrades - the names are inside.

01This week’s tightest link
Energy · the binding constraint

Transformer availability

Lead times and supply of large power transformers (LPTs), a long-pole item for energizing new load.

Pressure 89/100Constraint score 91/100

Why now - 6 nodes depend on it; pressure 89/100

as of 2026-11-01Medium confidence Bottleneck engine · Model 2.8
Names exposed to this part
  • Hitachi Energy
  • GE VernovaGEV
  • HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd.267260.KS
  • Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation298040.KS
  • LS Electric Co., Ltd.010120.KS

Exposure ranks which names depend most on this part of the chain. Research on positioning - not a recommendation to buy or sell.

#2 · Infrastructure90/100

Indium phosphide

3 nodes depend on it; pressure 90/100

#3 · Chips78/100

GPU

4 nodes depend on it; pressure 78/100

#4 · Models64/100

Inference serving

5 nodes depend on it; pressure 64/100

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02Live chain tightness
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System tightness
64/ 100
Building

How close the whole chain is to a binding constraint - the moments when a handful of names get pricing power. The Bottleneck Report watches this so you don’t have to.

Energy70
Chips65
Infrastructure66
Models55
Applications47
as of 2026-11-01Medium confidence Public filings + market data

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Research and intelligence on the AI supply chain - not investment advice. Figures are illustrative, estimated or probabilistic and can be wrong.