Memory-chip stocks dumped on supply fears — contrarian bounce setup on Micron
Created
Thesis
Memory storage stocks tumbled — SanDisk down 11%, Micron down 4% — on sudden fears that too much supply is hitting the market. But this short-term panic collides with a much bigger structural story: Goldman Sachs highlighted that we're seeing the broadest increase in corporate equipment spending in a generation, largely driven by AI infrastructure. Furthermore, Micron's own recent earnings report showed monster strength in its key business metrics. The combination of a scary headline-driven drop in a group that's fundamental to the AI build-out creates a classic overreaction. When stocks fall sharply on supply fears but the long-term demand picture from AI spending remains intact, patient buyers often get rewarded.
Strategy approach
Build a mean-reversion strategy on MU stock using the daily timeframe. Enter long when MU drops >7% in a single session (matching the supply-glut selloff) while the 50-day simple moving average is still sloping upward (confirming the broader uptrend). Exit on a close above the 10-day SMA or after a 14-day max hold. Use an 8% stop loss.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
MU · 1d
1 of 2 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) below -7 — far
- Price above SMA (50) — met
- Price above SMA (50) — met
WDC · 1d
0 of 2 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) below -7 — far
- Price above SMA (50) — far
- Price above SMA (50) — far
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: ROC/SMA Signal Long (MU@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: ROC/SMA Signal Long (WDC@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (MU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (WDC@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (MU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (WDC@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (MU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (WDC@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.5% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.0% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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{
"symbol": "MU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "WDC",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"indicator": {
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"period": 1
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -7
}
},
{
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
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"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than",
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"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "MU"
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"enabled": true,
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{
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_mu",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (MU@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
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},
{
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"enabled": true,
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},
{
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],
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "MU"
},
{
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"target_symbol": "WDC"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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],
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"id": "exit_4",
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
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"priority": 100,
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],
"position_sizing": {
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"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
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"name": "roc",
"period": 1
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 1
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 10
}
]
}Parsed strategy
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"data_dependencies": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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}
],
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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{
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},
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{
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"target_symbol": "WDC"
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{
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "MU"
},
{
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"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_wdc",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (WDC@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "WDC"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
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}
],
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "position"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
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],
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"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
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"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Memory-chip stocks dumped on supply fears — contrarian bounce setup on Micron'. Thesis: Memory storage stocks tumbled — SanDisk down 11%, Micron down 4% — on sudden fears that too much supply is hitting the market. But this short-term panic collides with a much bigger structural story: Goldman Sachs highlighted that we're seeing the broadest increase in corporate equipment spending in a generation, largely driven by AI infrastructure. Furthermore, Micron's own recent earnings report showed monster strength in its key business metrics. The combination of a scary headline-driven drop in a group that's fundamental to the AI build-out creates a classic overreaction. When stocks fall sharply on supply fears but the long-term demand picture from AI spending remains intact, patient buyers often get rewarded.
Performance
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