Semiconductors K Wave V1
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About
An adaptive semiconductor strategy: buys dips with SOXL, fades spikes with SOXS, and holds SMH in uptrends. It adjusts its triggers to volatility (via UVXY) and parks in Treasuries/US dollar/volatility hedges when risk rises.
It actively trades semiconductors. First it checks market stress with UVXY (a volatility fund). In high/medium/low stress, it sets different “tripwires” for SMH (a semiconductor fund). Big down days: buy SOXL (3x bull) plus a small hedge (VIXM/UUP/UVXY or SHY). Big up days: use SOXS (3x bear) with some SHY. If moves are smaller, it uses a “heat meter” (RSI) on SMH: <36 = add SOXL; >70 = add SOXS; otherwise hold SMH if above its 200‑day average, or park in SHY/SOXS if below. Position sizes scale with how extreme and how volatile conditions are.
Out-of-sample, this volatility-adaptive semiconductor strategy shows ~42.9% annualized return vs ~20.6% for the S&P, with Calmar ~1.05 and Sharpe ~0.88. Higher upside with risk controls, but larger drawdowns (~40.7%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.64 | 0.79 | 0.07 | 0.26 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479.12% | 13.99% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.86 | |
| 452,265.07% | 87.3% | 2.25% | 18.78% | 1.47 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$45,236,507.49Regulatory Fees
$245,386.04
Total Slippage
$1,716,661.63
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 17, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 8%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical sector rotation, semiconductors, leveraged etfs, volatility-adaptive, mean reversion, momentum, hedged, short-term trading
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 7 assets in total
Ticker
Type
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Stocks