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Radar · arena · as of September 7, 2026

Capital and credit.

Hyperscaler capex, the debt behind it, neocloud financing, and where credit stress shows first. One market call, flagged as such.

Sharpest call. 45% that By 2029-12-31 at least one of Alphabet, Microsoft, or Amazon discloses in a Form 10-K or 10-Q that the estimated useful life of servers, or of a separately identified class of AI accelerators, has been reduced to four years or less. The card.

Tier 1

by end-2027 · Brier-scored

Grid equipment ETF beats S&P 500 by 15 points

50%vs 33% implied · engine 26%

The First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID) delivers a cumulative NAV total return for calendar years 2026 and 2027 at least 15 percentage points above the S&P 500 Index total return over the same period.

CALLT1 · 2027indicators mixedregistered 2026-09-08market call

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leans above consensus · resolves December 31, 2027the card ↗

Combined purchases of property and equipment by Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta for the first nine months of 2027 grow less than 30% over the first nine months of 2026, as reported in their Q3 2027 Forms 10-Q.

WARNINGT1 · 2027indicators on trackregistered 2026-09-08

050100

leans above consensus · resolves December 31, 2027the card ↗

Tier 2

by end-2029 · milestone ladder

By 2029-12-31 at least one of Alphabet, Microsoft, or Amazon discloses in a Form 10-K or 10-Q that the estimated useful life of servers, or of a separately identified class of AI accelerators, has been reduced to four years or less.

THESIST2 · 2029indicators mixedregistered 2026-09-08

050100

far above consensus · 2 rungs · resolves December 31, 2029the card ↗

A listed neocloud hits a credit event by 2029

70%vs 45% implied · engine 88%

By 2029-12-31 at least one US-listed GPU cloud provider (CoreWeave, Nebius, or another SEC registrant whose primary business is renting AI accelerators) discloses a payment default, covenant breach, distressed debt exchange, or bankruptcy filing.

WARNINGT2 · 2029indicators off trackregistered 2026-09-08

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clearly above consensus · 2 rungs · resolves December 31, 2029the card ↗

Leading indicators

Public series with the on-track and off-track thresholds registered with each thesis. Status is computed, not narrated.

Shortest disclosed server useful life, big three cloudsno data

years

56no data yet

on track <= 5 · off >= 6manual

connector returned no usable reading · checked 2026-09-07

Amazon depreciation and amortization (quarterly)between

20B usd

22B17B

on track >= 22B · off < 17Bsec-xbrl

series as of 2026-06-30

CoreWeave total debt (long-term debt plus current portion)off track

24.9B usd

45B30B

on track >= 45B · off < 30Bsec-xbrl

series as of 2026-03-31

ICE BofA US High Yield Index option-adjusted spreadoff track

2.65 percent

4.53

on track >= 4.5 · off < 3fred

series as of 2026-09-03

CoreWeave quarterly interest expenseoff track

558M usd

900M600M

on track >= 900M · off < 600Msec-xbrl

series as of 2026-06-30

GRID year-to-date NAV total return minus S&P 500 total returnno data

percentage-points

5-5no data yet

on track >= 5 · off < -5manual

connector returned no usable reading · checked 2026-09-07

Industrial production, electrical equipment, appliances, and componentsbetween

101.42 index-2017-100

108100

on track >= 108 · off < 100fred

series as of 2026-07-01

Alphabet purchases of property and equipment (quarterly)on track

35.7B usd

56B64B

on track < 56B · off >= 64Bsec-xbrl

series as of 2026-03-31

Amazon purchases of property and equipment (quarterly)on track

54.2B usd

65B75B

on track < 65B · off >= 75Bsec-xbrl

series as of 2026-06-30

Meta purchases of property and equipment (quarterly)on track

19B usd

40B46B

on track < 40B · off >= 46Bsec-xbrl

series as of 2026-03-31