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Watchpoints — Leading-indicator events

Leading-indicator events that matter to our thesis but rarely make the front page — TSMC monthly revenue, SK Hynix monthly memory shipments, Samsung Foundry monthly, Taiwan exports, Korea trade preliminary, SIA monthly billings.

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Latest Watchpoints cards

  1. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    Onto Innovation ▼ -7.06%

    Onto Innovation closed 273.74 (-7.06% vs 294.53). packaging watchpoint.

    Tagged ONTOPATTERN-03US
  2. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    Micron ▼ -3.88%

    Micron closed 989.04 (-3.88% vs 1029.00). memory-hbm watchpoint.

    Tagged MUPATTERN-03US
  3. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    Fabrinet ▼ -6.14%

    Fabrinet closed 456.40 (-6.14% vs 486.28). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged FNPATTERN-03US
  4. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    Coherent ▼ -7.87%

    Coherent closed 288.02 (-7.87% vs 312.62). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged COHRPATTERN-03US
  5. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    Lumentum ▼ -9.78%

    Lumentum closed 995.41 (-9.78% vs 1103.36). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged LITEPATTERN-03US
  6. Watchpoint US session · Oct 13, 05:48 AM

    USL (12-Month Crude Strip) ▲ +2.07%

    USL (12-Month Crude Strip) closed 60.28 (+2.07% vs 59.06). commodity watchpoint.

  7. Watchpoint US session · Oct 12, 05:48 AM

    Amkor Technology ▼ -3.69%

    Amkor Technology closed 49.12 (-3.69% vs 51.00). packaging watchpoint.

    Tagged AMKRPATTERN-03US
  8. Watchpoint US session · Oct 12, 05:48 AM

    Coherent ▲ +3.40%

    Coherent closed 312.62 (+3.40% vs 302.35). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged COHRPATTERN-03US
  9. Watchpoint US session · Oct 12, 05:48 AM

    Lumentum ▲ +5.22%

    Lumentum closed 1103.36 (+5.22% vs 1048.60). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged LITEPATTERN-03US
  10. Watchpoint AS · Oct 12, 05:47 AM

    🇹🇼 Taiwan Exports 60.9 ▲

    Taiwan Exports: 60.9 vs prior 41 (up vs prior).

  11. Watchpoint AS · Oct 12, 05:47 AM

    🇹🇼 Taiwan Trade Balance 23.63 ▲

    Taiwan Trade Balance: 23.63 vs prior 22.3 (up vs prior).

  12. Watchpoint AS · Oct 12, 05:47 AM

    🇰🇷 Korea Exports 83.5 ▲

    Korea Exports: 83.5 vs prior 68.7 (up vs prior).

  13. Watchpoint AS · Oct 12, 05:47 AM

    🇰🇷 Korea Trade Balance 49.85 ▲

    Korea Trade Balance: 49.85 vs prior 34.79 (up vs prior).

  14. Watchpoint US session · Oct 12, 05:47 AM

    🇺🇸 SIA Global Billings $146.8B

    SIA Global Billings: $146.8B.

  15. Watchpoint US session · Oct 9, 05:47 AM

    Micron ▼ -4.79%

    Micron closed 1035.84 (-4.79% vs 1088.00). memory-hbm watchpoint.

    Tagged MUPATTERN-03US
  16. Watchpoint US session · Oct 9, 05:47 AM

    Onto Innovation ▼ -3.85%

    Onto Innovation closed 292.67 (-3.85% vs 304.40). packaging watchpoint.

    Tagged ONTOPATTERN-03US
  17. Watchpoint US session · Oct 9, 05:47 AM

    Coherent ▼ -9.63%

    Coherent closed 302.35 (-9.63% vs 334.56). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged COHRPATTERN-03US
  18. Watchpoint US session · Oct 9, 05:47 AM

    USL (12-Month Crude Strip) ▲ +2.24%

    USL (12-Month Crude Strip) closed 59.10 (+2.24% vs 57.81). commodity watchpoint.

  19. Watchpoint US session · Oct 9, 05:47 AM

    Lumentum ▼ -5.62%

    Lumentum closed 1048.60 (-5.62% vs 1111.07). optical-photonics watchpoint.

    Tagged LITEPATTERN-03US
  20. Watchpoint AS · Oct 9, 05:46 AM

    🇰🇷 Korea Exports 83.5 ▲

    Korea Exports: 83.5 vs prior 68.7 (up vs prior).

What Watchpoints cards are

Watchpoint cards track the releases that lead the AI build-out cycle but rarely make front pages: TSMC’s monthly revenue, the Korean trade preliminaries, Taiwan export orders, SIA billings, and the memory makers’ monthly shipment data. These are the numbers where a turn in the cycle shows up first.

Each card places the release against its own trend and against the thesis it feeds — a Taiwan export print is read through the Rubin build-out lens, a Korea preliminary through the memory complex. The front page catches up weeks later.

FAQ · from the current data

Quick answers

What is a watchpoint on the Closelooknet tape?

A recurring leading-indicator release that matters to the AI build-out thesis but rarely makes headlines — TSMC monthly revenue, Korea trade preliminaries, Taiwan exports, SIA monthly billings and similar. Cards score each release against its trend.

Why do these releases lead the cycle?

They sit upstream of reported earnings: monthly revenue and trade data print weeks before the quarterly reports that summarize them, so cycle turns show up here first.