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AI memory costs are crushing gadget makers — bet on the chip suppliers over the
Created
Thesis
There is a stark divergence forming inside the tech sector based on the recent news. On one hand, Micron reported a blowout quarter with revenue quadrupling, effectively locking in massive AI demand and sending memory suppliers soaring. On the other hand, end-user hardware giants like Apple are getting slammed in the market because they are forced to raise consumer prices to cover those exact, skyrocketing memory costs. Even Microsoft is suffering a historic stock rout as investors panic over their heavy spending. While a general tech sell-off dragged Micron down briefly, the underlying fundamentals suggest the component suppliers hold the pricing power here, making a trade that bets on suppliers outperforming the hardware brands highly attractive.
Strategy approach
Construct a long/short pairs trade: go long MU (Micron) and short an equal dollar amount of AAPL (Apple). Enter the trade when MU is within 5% of its 20-day high and AAPL has dropped below its 50-day moving average. Exit the entire pair if MU drops more than 8% from entry, or if the spread between the two stocks converges by 5% in profit. Use a 45-day 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: SMA/DONCHIAN/ADX Crossover Short (AAPL@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: SMA Signal Long (SAND@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.6% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.2% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "SAND",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 1
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "short",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "SMA/DONCHIAN/ADX Crossover Short (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_2",
"name": "SMA Signal Long (SAND@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "SAND"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.5822000000000003
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.6%",
"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": 5.1644000000000005
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.2%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.5822000000000003,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "SAND",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 1
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "short",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "SMA/DONCHIAN/ADX Crossover Short (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "AAPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_2",
"name": "SMA Signal Long (SAND@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "SAND"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (AAPL@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "AAPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.5822000000000003
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.6%",
"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": 5.1644000000000005
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.2%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.5822000000000003,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'AI memory costs are crushing gadget makers — bet on the chip suppliers over the brands'. Thesis: There is a stark divergence forming inside the tech sector based on the recent news. On one hand, Micron reported a blowout quarter with revenue quadrupling, effectively locking in massive AI demand and sending memory suppliers soaring. On the other hand, end-user hardware giants like Apple are getting slammed in the market because they are forced to raise consumer prices to cover those exact, skyrocketing memory costs. Even Microsoft is suffering a historic stock rout as investors panic over their heavy spending. While a general tech sell-off dragged Micron down briefly, the underlying fundamentals suggest the component suppliers hold the pricing power here, making a trade that bets on suppliers outperforming the hardware brands highly attractive.
Performance
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- No trade count, win rate, or P&L figure is published in this preview. It cannot establish a performance record.
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