Super Semiconductors | Dereck Nielsen
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About
A dynamic, semiconductors-focused strategy using trend, momentum, dip-buying, and volatility hedges; it can tilt toward the top semiconductor names and shift to bonds/cash when volatility rises.
Goal: invest in semiconductors in normal markets, with hedges for volatility. When SMH trades above SPY’s long-term trend, a MACD/momentum check helps time entries. If SMH dips under its short-term moving average, the strategy adds to positions (buy the dip). In the strongest version, it ranks the 19 largest semis by 50-day return and overweights the top 5. If market volatility rises, about half the capital moves into bonds/cash and select hedges (UVXY, VIXY, SOXS, SSG) may be used. There is no fixed rebalancing date; weights drift within a 5% corridor and are adjusted when signals change. The core universe includes SMH plus individual semiconductors; hedges use related ETFs such as SOXL/SOXS, UVXY, SHY, TMF, UUP, VIXY, XLP, SPLV.
Out-of-sample edge: ~39.6% annualized return vs SPY's ~20.4%, driven by a semiconductors tilt with trend/momentum and hedges (bonds, UVXY/VIXY). Higher upside, plus built-in protection in volatile markets.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.69 | 0.77 | 0.07 | 0.27 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551.57% | 14.21% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.88 | |
| 1,781,683.35% | 100.18% | -6.93% | 41.53% | 1.69 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$178,178,334.84Regulatory Fees
$620,745.15
Total Slippage
$4,431,659.60
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 27, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Semiconductors, sector rotation, trend-following, momentum, volatility hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 32 assets in total
Ticker
Type
ADI
Analog Devices, Inc.
Stocks
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
ASML
ASML Holding NV
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
INTC
Intel Corp
Stocks
KLAC
KLA Corporation Common Stock
Stocks
LRCX
Lam Research Corp
Stocks
MCHP
Microchip Technology Inc
Stocks