Steve Hou
PersonHeard in 5 episodes across 4 shows since Aug 2026
Steve Hou is Head of Research at Silicon Data, where he focuses on research related to technology and markets. He was previously a quantitative researcher on Bloomberg’s Index Research team.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
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| Aug 17 | 0.03‰ | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 0.01‰ | 1 |
| Oct 26 | 0.02‰ | 2 |
| Oct 28 | 0.06‰ | 5 |
| Nov 4 | 0.01‰ | 1 |
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What Steve Hou has said on podcasts
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Existing data-center activity currently has positive margins.
“when you ask the question of whether or not data centers are profitable, it's a bit like looking at this rolling profitability of the labs. On the one hand, the existing activity, the margins are all positive.”
Open the episode · Why Compute Prices Are Still Rising | Steve Hou of Silicon Data on GPU Rental Indices, Fed Meeting, and Anthropic S-1 (LIVE)Listen at 2:19
Falling token prices can indicate healthy AI proliferation and increased usage.
“this is exactly what AI proliferation should look like. and prices of tokens coming down and people using the cheaper models to do a lot more stuff”
Open the episode · Why Compute Prices Are Still Rising | Steve Hou of Silicon Data on GPU Rental Indices, Fed Meeting, and Anthropic S-1 (LIVE)Listen at 4:36
GPU rental rates are currently surging.
“the rental rates of gpus are surging”
Open the episode · Why Compute Prices Are Still Rising | Steve Hou of Silicon Data on GPU Rental Indices, Fed Meeting, and Anthropic S-1 (LIVE)Listen at 4:57
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Episodes
5 episodes featuring Steve Hou, newest first
- Nov 4, 2026
AI weakness tests markets, funding and energy hedgesForward GuidanceNov 4, 2026 - Oct 28, 2026
GPU rental rates defy the AI commoditization narrativeMonetary Matters with Jack FarleyOct 28, 2026Guest - Oct 26, 2026
AI prices fall as compute costs keep valuations under pressureMerryn Talks MoneyOct 26, 2026Guest - Sep 24, 2026
AI agents leave the screen and test consumer trustThe AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and AnalysisSep 24, 2026 - Aug 17, 2026
Anthropic faces a proof problem for AI’s promised valueThe AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and AnalysisAug 17, 2026