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Safe Tech Sector Exposure

Picks the best big tech stocks when conditions are right, switches to broad market when tech weakens.

By Amaltash Advisors LLC

Investment thesis

This strategy focuses on five of the most well-known names in technology — Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Google, and Meta — and only steps in when their long-term trends are clearly healthy and gaining strength. It won't chase a stock that's already running hot or catch a falling knife during a sharp selloff. Instead, it waits patiently for conditions where the big picture and short-term momentum are both pointing in the same direction. When individual tech stocks aren't looking their best, the strategy doesn't just sit in cash — it rotates into SPY, the broad S&P 500 ETF, which still provides market exposure but with less concentration in tech. This matters most during tech-specific downturns, where owning the whole market tends to hold up far better than doubling down on the sector. Exits are just as disciplined as entries. The strategy will hold through normal day-to-day noise, but if a stock spends a full trading week below its short-term trend line, breaks its long-term trend entirely, or shows signs that the move is running out of steam, it steps out cleanly. There's no hoping for a bounce — it moves on. This is a long-only strategy built for patient, steady investors who want exposure to big tech during strong markets, a sensible fallback when tech cools off, and clear rules for when to exit rather than ride losses down.

How it works

  1. Buys Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Google, Meta only during healthy uptrends

  2. Moves to S&P 500 ETF when tech sector cools off

  3. Exits positions cleanly when trends break or momentum fades

  4. Checks daily and uses no borrowed money

Works best when

  • When tech stocks are climbing steadily and the overall market is healthy
  • During periods where big tech outperforms the rest of the market
  • When you want exposure to tech but with a safety net in place
  • Markets rising gradually with low panic and steady investor confidence

Watch out for

  • When the entire market crashes suddenly — no strategy escapes that
  • During tech-specific panics where even the safest names get hammered
  • When markets move sideways for months with no clear direction
  • When a major tech company faces unexpected bad news or scandal

Performance

Backtested

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Hypothetical backtest results, risk numbers and stress-test outcomes are shown only to signed-in investors, after the advisory fee and alongside the S&P 500. Backtested results are not returns any account earned.

Track record

Strategy created
Jul 5, 2026
Current version
Version 8
since Jul 5, 2026
Live track record
Not yet
no combined account history

Portfolio

6 holdings · target weights for version 8, as of Jul 5, 2026. Actual positions vary with signals.

Services-computer programming, data processing, etc.33.3%Services-prepackaged software16.7%Electronic computers16.7%Semiconductors & related devices16.7%Unclassified16.7%
HoldingTarget weightMarket cap
MSFT
Microsoft Corporation
Services-prepackaged software
16.7%
$3.98T
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Electronic computers
16.7%
$5.00T
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semiconductors & related devices
16.7%
$4.39T
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A
Services-computer programming, data processing, etc.
16.7%
$3.47T
META
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A
Services-computer programming, data processing, etc.
16.7%
$1.55T
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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16.7%
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Risk & rules

The automated rules that limit losses.

Portfolio guardrail
From the account’s high point · closes every position
Max drawdown 20% → Close all & pause
Portfolio guardrail
Of the money deployed · closes every position
Total loss 12% → Close all & pause
Per-position rules
Varies by holding · closes one position
Stop loss 5% to 8%Take profit 15% to 30%Leverage None

Stops trigger on the next available price. A price gap, overnight or in a fast market, can fill well below the 5% level.

Stress tests

Ten difficult markets, chosen in advance. Eight replay real trading days; two are modelled stand-ins.

MarketMethodResult
The Bull Run of 2016–17ModelledSign in to view
The 2020 ReboundReplaySign in to view
The 2022 SlumpReplaySign in to view
The COVID CrashReplaySign in to view
The Christmas 2018 ScareReplaySign in to view
The Year That Went NowhereModelledSign in to view
The Wild Swings of Late 2022ReplaySign in to view
The Quiet YearReplaySign in to view
The Magnificent Seven YearReplaySign in to view
When Tech Handed Over to OilReplaySign in to view

Fees

Licensing fee
None
Advisory fee
Up to 1.00% a year
On deployed capital, billed on your balance
Advisory fee on $10,000 at the maximum rate
1 year
$100
3 years
$300
5 years
$500

Assumes the balance stays at $10,000. Spreads and regulatory fees may also apply.

What does Safe Tech Sector Exposure hold?
Holdings (6): MSFT, AAPL, NVDA, GOOGL, META, SPY.
How often does it check its rules?
Once a day, on daily prices.
What happens if a risk limit breaks?
If the account falls 20% from its high point, it sells everything and stops trading. If losses reach 12% of the money deployed, it sells everything and stops trading.
When does this kind of strategy tend to struggle?
When the entire market crashes suddenly — no strategy escapes that; During tech-specific panics where even the safest names get hammered; When markets move sideways for months with no clear direction; When a major tech company faces unexpected bad news or scandal.

Important information

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments involves substantial risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices can be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory, or political events. Trading on margin or with leverage increases potential losses. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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