Super Semiconductors | Dereck Nielsen
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About
A tactical semiconductor strategy: buy leading chip stocks and “buy the dip” when trends are healthy; when risk rises, shift to bonds, the dollar, staples, or volatility hedges—and at times short semis. Uses moving averages, MACD, and RSI to decide.
Filter: if the market (SPY) is trending up (short‑term avg > 200‑day), it leans into semiconductors; otherwise it defends.
Risk‑on: if SPY looks “too hot” short term (RSI), use a volatility hedge. Else either rotate to the strongest safety asset or lean into semis using trend/dip rules (own top semi stocks, buy dips, or split with short‑term bonds).
Risk‑off: contrarian long on extreme semi selloffs; otherwise use short semis or bonds; if neutral, hold semis.
Signals: moving avgs, MACD (trend), RSI (“too hot/too cold”).
Key ETFs: SMH (chips), SOXL/SOXS (3x up/down), SHY/BSV (short bonds), TMF (3x long bonds), UUP (US$), XLP (staples), SPLV (low‑vol), VIXY/UVXY (vol).
Out-of-sample edge: ~38% annualized return vs ~20% for the S&P, driven by semiconductors and tactical hedges. Higher volatility and drawdowns (~42% vs ~19%), but substantial upside when semis lead and risk-off hedges protect downside.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.07 | 0.27 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 571.84% | 14.64% | 2.19% | 5.01% | 0.9 | |
| 1,704,550.61% | 101.12% | 30.18% | 27.74% | 1.71 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$170,465,060.80Regulatory Fees
$605,754.77
Total Slippage
$4,324,047.79
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 27, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Semiconductors, momentum, trend-following, dip buying, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, inverse etfs, volatility hedging, bonds
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