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Levered vs. Unlevered ETF Breakouts - Semiconductors — Model Book & Edge Analysis

Dynamic Portfolio Analytics & Model Book

June 21, 2026

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Setup Performance Matrix

Setup N Win Rate Avg R Profit Factor
Levered ETF 5 100.0% +20.98R
Unlevered Asset 5 100.0% +16.92R

Visual Trade Case Studies

SOXL — 2026-04-08 — Levered ETF — long

Execution: Entry $65.77 | Exit $176.94 | Stop $63.56 | +50.30R | 30 days | 1.7%

Context: Vol 113% of 20d avg | ADR 10.7%

Advanced Chart

SOXL Advanced Chart


SOXX — 2026-04-08 — Unlevered Asset — long

Execution: Entry $366.64 | Exit $520.30 | Stop $362.13 | +34.07R | 30 days | 0.4%

Context: Vol 128% of 20d avg | ADR 3.4%

Advanced Chart

SOXX Advanced Chart


SOXL — 2023-05-15 — Levered ETF — long

Execution: Entry $14.26 | Exit $25.43 | Stop $13.69 | +19.48R | 31 days | 0.8%

Context: Vol 102% of 20d avg | ADR 5.9%

Advanced Chart

SOXL Advanced Chart


SOXX — 2023-05-15 — Unlevered Asset — long

Execution: Entry $135.89 | Exit $167.45 | Stop $134.05 | +17.16R | 31 days | 0.2%

Context: Vol 85% of 20d avg | ADR 1.9%

Advanced Chart

SOXX Advanced Chart


SOXL — 2024-05-14 — Levered ETF — long

Execution: Entry $41.66 | Exit $59.27 | Stop $40.48 | +14.94R | 31 days | 0.4%

Context: Vol 66% of 20d avg | ADR 6.2%

Advanced Chart

SOXL Advanced Chart


SOXX — 2024-05-14 — Unlevered Asset — long

Execution: Entry $219.58 | Exit $249.12 | Stop $217.49 | +14.11R | 31 days | 0.1%

Context: Vol 57% of 20d avg | ADR 2.0%

Advanced Chart

SOXX Advanced Chart


SOXL — 2026-01-02 — Levered ETF — long

Execution: Entry $46.59 | Exit $65.20 | Stop $45.08 | +12.37R | 31 days | 0.4%

Context: Vol 173% of 20d avg | ADR 6.3%

Advanced Chart

SOXL Advanced Chart


SOXX — 2026-01-02 — Unlevered Asset — long

Execution: Entry $311.99 | Exit $352.47 | Stop $308.37 | +11.17R | 31 days | 0.1%

Context: Vol 166% of 20d avg | ADR 2.0%

Advanced Chart

SOXX Advanced Chart


SOXX — 2024-01-18 — Unlevered Asset — long

Execution: Entry $188.81 | Exit $202.03 | Stop $187.18 | +8.10R | 33 days | 0.1%

Context: Vol 120% of 20d avg | ADR 1.9%

Advanced Chart

SOXX Advanced Chart


SOXL — 2024-01-18 — Levered ETF — long

Execution: Entry $30.11 | Exit $35.89 | Stop $29.37 | +7.81R | 33 days | 0.2%

Context: Vol 158% of 20d avg | ADR 6.1%

Advanced Chart

SOXL Advanced Chart

Key Lessons & Notes

No trade notes recorded.

Levered ETF vs. Unlevered Asset — R Capture & Exit Strategy Comparison

Core Performance Summary

Metric Levered ETF (SOXL) Unlevered Asset (SOXX) Difference
Trades 5 5
Win Rate 100.0% 100.0%
Avg R +20.98R +16.92R +4.06R
Median R +14.94R +14.11R +0.83R
Total R +104.90R +84.61R +20.29R
Std Dev R 16.93R 10.16R +6.77R wider
Avg Hold (days) 31.2 31.2

Takeaway: Levered exposure added ~+4.06R on average per trade for identical setups and hold periods, but with significantly higher variance (std dev 16.93 vs 10.16). The outsized SOXL April 2026 trade (+50.30R vs +34.07R) accounts for much of the gap.


Trailing Stop R Capture — Levered vs. Unlevered

To isolate each group's performance under each exit rule, captured R is estimated using each setup's avg R scaled by the overall capture efficiency from the exit rules data.

Exit Rule Overall Avg R Capture Efficiency Est. Levered Avg R Est. Unlevered Avg R
Actual Exit +18.95R 89.0% +20.98R +16.92R
Trail 20D +17.79R 83.5% +17.53R +14.13R
Trail 10D +13.88R 65.2% +13.68R +11.03R
Trail 50D +8.80R 54.8% +11.50R +9.27R
Trail 5D +6.98R 32.8% +6.88R +5.55R
Trail 100D +5.31R 33.1% +6.94R +5.60R
Trail 200D +6.27R 38.5% +8.08R +6.52R

Note: Est. Levered/Unlevered R = setup avg R × (exit rule capture efficiency ÷ actual exit capture efficiency). This preserves relative scaling per group since trade-level exit simulation is not available in the dataset.


Key Observations

Dimension Levered ETF Unlevered Asset
Best trailing stop Trail 20D (~+17.53R est.) Trail 20D (~+14.13R est.)
Worst trailing stop Trail 5D (~+6.88R est.) Trail 5D (~+5.55R est.)
R left on table vs actual (Trail 20D) ~−3.45R ~−2.79R
Volatility risk (Std Dev) High — wide swings Moderate — more consistent
Leverage premium (actual exit) +4.06R per trade Baseline

The Trail 20D stop is the closest mechanical alternative to the actual exits across both groups, sacrificing only ~3–4R while removing discretionary exit risk. The levered setup consistently outperforms its unlevered counterpart under every exit scenario, but the higher standard deviation means drawdown exposure during the trade is meaningfully greater in SOXL positions.