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US Primary Infrastructure

Bets on US infrastructure companies before the market catches on, then scales back risk when trouble appears.

By Amaltash Advisors LLCAutomated, rules-basedVersion 2

Investment thesis

This long-only strategy is built around a simple idea: when the US government spends big on infrastructure, certain American companies win — and this algorithm tries to own them before the market fully prices it in. The portfolio is organized into three layers, each with a different job. The core layer holds the companies most directly tied to federally mandated construction and grid modernization — businesses with multi-year contract backlogs that don't disappear overnight. A middle layer adds domestic steel, energy refining, and materials companies that benefit when American manufacturing is running hot. The outer layer captures shipping and heavy equipment names that tend to surge when fiscal spending flows through the broader economy. What makes this strategy different from a simple buy-and-hold is how it reacts to trouble. It watches the broader industrial sector as a market 'mood ring.' If industrials start weakening, the strategy doesn't panic all at once — it peels back the most speculative positions first, then the middle layer, while keeping the core holdings intact as long as the underlying business case holds. When conditions recover, it re-enters those outer positions carefully and only when price momentum supports it. The strategy is patient and selective about entries — it waits for a stock to show upward momentum before buying, and it rotates out of laggards monthly in favor of stronger names. It's not a fast trader. Think of it as a deliberate, conviction-driven portfolio that stays invested in America's infrastructure buildout while actively managing how much risk it carries depending on what the market is doing. A simple scenario: imagine industrial stocks start quietly sliding for two weeks. Rather than holding everything and hoping, this strategy would have already trimmed the tanker and shipping names after five days of weakness, then reduced the steel and materials exposure after ten — leaving only the core infrastructure contractors standing. When the market stabilizes and recovers, it methodically rebuilds those positions, but only in names showing real price strength.

How it works

  1. Owns construction, steel, and shipping companies that benefit from government spending

  2. Automatically reduces risky positions when industrial sector weakens

  3. Waits for price strength before buying, avoids chasing losers

  4. Keeps core holdings during downturns if the business case stays solid

Works best when

  • When government announces or increases infrastructure spending plans
  • When industrial sector stocks are climbing steadily over weeks
  • When steel, energy, and construction materials are in demand
  • When the broader economy shows signs of expansion and confidence

Watch out for

  • When the government cuts infrastructure budgets or spending slows unexpectedly
  • When the entire stock market crashes suddenly (bot can't protect fast enough)
  • When interest rates spike and make construction projects uneconomical
  • When recession fears hit and investors flee industrial stocks all at once

Performance

Backtested

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Track record

Strategy created
May 18, 2026
Current version
Version 2
since Jun 29, 2026
Live track record
Not yet
no combined account history

Portfolio

11 holdings · target weights for version 2, as of Jun 29, 2026. Actual positions vary with signals.

Electrical work33%Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)17%Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)16%Petroleum refining7%Plastic materials, synth resins & nonvulcan elastomers7%Water transportation7%Other13%
HoldingSectorTarget weightMarket cap
PWR
Quanta Services, Inc.
Electrical work
18%
$91.24B
VMC
Vulcan Materials Company(Holding Company)
Mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)
17%
$34.34B
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc.
Electrical work
15%
$29.93B
NUE
Nucor Corporation
Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
8%
$61.66B
STLD
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
Steel works, blast furnaces & rolling mills (coke ovens)
8%
$35.55B
VLO
Valero Energy Corporation
Petroleum refining
7%
$108.34B
DOW
Dow Inc.
Plastic materials, synth resins & nonvulcan elastomers
7%
$24.71B
INSW
International Seaways, Inc. Common Stock
Water transportation
7%
$5.72B
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
—
7%
$4.44B
DE
Deere & Company
Farm machinery & equipment
6%
$172.74B
XLI
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
—
0%
—

Risk & rules

The automated rules that limit losses.

Per-position rules
Varies by holding · closes one position
Stop loss 12% to 18%Take profit 50%Leverage None

Stops trigger on the next available price. A price gap, overnight or in a fast market, can fill well below the 12% 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.

Important information

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