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Nasdaq 100 vs SaaS Index
Social Capital's line chart drew 1.4M views on X: 7.9x its typical post and #5 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 13, 2026.
We've talked a lot about this on the Pod, but the Great SaaS Meltdown has started and there's no going back.
Why it spread
It spread because a top quarter source account with ubsually 1,082 likes got 4,124 likes, 370 reposts, 149 quotes, 2,932 saves and 1,395,919 views, which is 3.8 times the account normal, driven by many quotes and a big source.
What worked
- The post pairs a strong claim about a Great SaaS Meltdown with a line chart showing software stocks diverge from Nasdaq 100, giving the audience a simple visual proof.
- The account already has a large audience, and the post reached 1,395,919 views with 4,124 likes, 370 reposts, 149 quotes and 2,932 saves, far above its typical 1,082 likes.
- The chart has medium design polish, medium self labelling, no unusual form, no branding wiped, and shows a source line, which made it easy to trust and share.
What to borrow
We can use the same form by taking one clear divergence in our own data, drawing it as a simple line chart with a visible source line, and framing it with a short, urgent claim that invites quotes.
Careful
Do not copy the exact meltdown narrative or assume the same lift, because the result came from a top quarter source with a big existing audience and many quotes, not from the chart alone.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Social Capital.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this line chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Software Stock Woes Deepen" by Social Capital. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 80f1f8bcec64.
Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.34 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/80f1f8bcec64 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/80f1f8bcec64/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/80f1f8bcec64/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
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-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Social Capital's "Nasdaq 100 vs SaaS Index" chart travel?
1,395,946 views, 4,123 likes, 370 reposts and 2,932 saves on X, read Oct 13, 2026. A normal post from @chamath gets about 177.3K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A line chart. Software stocks diverge from Nasdaq 100.
Can I use Social Capital's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Social Capital. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.