Public trading strategy
Chip giants TSMC and ASML kicking off earnings season — position for a sector-wi
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Thesis
TSMC and ASML are the foundational companies of the entire chip industry—if they report strong demand, it signals that the AI hardware buildout is still running at full speed. The semiconductor sector has recently seen massive investor inflows, with billions pouring into chip ETFs in a single day. Buying a diversified semiconductor fund ahead of these reports lets you capture the potential upside without betting on just one company's specific numbers.
Strategy approach
Build an event-driven swing strategy for SMH on the D1 timeframe. Enter long two trading days before TSMC earnings release. Hold for 5 trading days. Exit on a 4% trailing stop or at the end of the holding period.
Markets and timeframes
Entry and exit at a glance
These are the named rules in the shared configuration. Review the full conditions below before using a strategy.
- Entry: SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (SMH@1d) (6 conditions)
- Entry: SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (ASML@1d) (6 conditions)
- Entry: SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (TSM@1d) (6 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (SMH@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (ASML@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (TSM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (SMH@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (ASML@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (TSM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (SMH@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (ASML@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (TSM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.8% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_smh",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_asml",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_tsm",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"trade_symbol": "TSM"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_smh",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_asml",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_tsm",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "TSM"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_smh",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_asml",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_tsm",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 99,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "TSM"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_smh",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_asml",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_tsm",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 102,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "TSM"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.4141
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4.8282
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.8%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.4141,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "vwap"
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "vwap"
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "vwap"
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_smh",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_asml",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "vwap"
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_tsm",
"name": "SUPERTREND/VWAP/ADX/ATR Signal Long (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"trade_symbol": "TSM"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "SMH",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_smh",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "ASML",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_asml",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (ASML@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "ASML"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "TSM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"multiplier": 3,
"name": "supertrend",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_tsm",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (TSM@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "TSM"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_smh",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (SMH@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "SMH"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_asml",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (ASML@1d)",
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{
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},
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"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Chip giants TSMC and ASML kicking off earnings season — position for a sector-wide rally'. Thesis: TSMC and ASML are the foundational companies of the entire chip industry—if they report strong demand, it signals that the AI hardware buildout is still running at full speed. The semiconductor sector has recently seen massive investor inflows, with billions pouring into chip ETFs in a single day. Buying a diversified semiconductor fund ahead of these reports lets you capture the potential upside without betting on just one company's specific numbers.
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