V2 Beat the Market | Michael B Mod Replace QQQ and QLD with SOXX and SOXL
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A daily-rebalanced, semiconductors-focused strategy using SOXX and SOXL with a market-trend filter and an oversold levered trigger, plus SHY ballast, designed to beat the market with lower drawdown than a pure tech bet.
Goal: beat the market with lower drawdown by tilting toward semiconductors and using leverage only when an oversold signal appears.
- Daily check and rebalance among four ideas: SOXX (semiconductors), SOXL (levered semiconductors), SPY (general market), and SHY (short-term Treasuries).
- Trend test: If SPY’s short-term trend (21-day average) is stronger than its long-term trend (210-day average), the strategy leans into SOXX as the main exposure.
- Oversold levered opportunity: If a levered semiconductor signal is triggered (SOXL RSI-based condition is oversold), you move into SOXL to seek amplified gains on a rebound.
- Relative strength check: If SOXX price is higher than SPY, you favor the semiconductor exposure; otherwise you may move toward SHY to reduce risk.
- If none of the above conditions fire, cash or a balanced, lower-risk stance (via SHY) is used.
- All positions are reviewed and adjusted every trading day.
- The plan replaces the more common QQQ/QLD approach with SOXX/SOXL to target semiconductors as the growth engine of tech-related markets.
Note: SOXL is a 3x levered ETF, which magnifies daily moves and can swing quickly; this is the levered part of the strategy.
Out-of-sample, this semiconductors strategy targets strong upside: ~52% annualized vs SPY ~23%, guided by a trend filter and SHY ballast. Higher potential returns, but expect larger drawdowns—best for investors with higher risk tolerance.
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OOS Start Date
Dec 18, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Equity strategy, sector tilt, leveraged etf, momentum, trend-following, risk management