Compute stocks and the search for market leaders beyond the Magnificent Seven
A September 22 commentary ranks Apple and Nvidia as the groupās top 2026 performers but credits other chipmakers with driving the S&P 500ās rise.
TLDR
A September 22 post puts Appleās 2026 gain at 25% and Nvidiaās at 21%, with Tesla the only Magnificent Seven stock down for the year, at 17%. The author argues that other semiconductor stocks are driving the S&P 500ās gains and wonders whether the seven tech giants will regain market leadership heading into 2027.
A separate September 21 post makes the case for compute stocks, citing McKinseyās projection of a data-center buildout worth $7 trillion by 2030 and promoting six stocks as potential beneficiaries.
Compute stocks and the search for market leaders beyond the Magnificent Seven
A September 22 commentary ranks Apple and Nvidia as the groupās top 2026 performers but credits other chipmakers with driving the S&P 500ās rise.

