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Can anyone point me to any research or work that is not readily available or can easily be found via search index or AI?

One of my trading goals in 2026-2027 is to determine if there are viable systematic trading strategies using sector ETFs while using SPY and QQQ as respective qualitative benchmarks against the trading of those sectors. If there are viable systematic strategies, I want to begin running multiple strategies, if possible, each on small accounts. 

For risk management, only stock will be traded - no options. Accounts start small and only get new capital if positive EV is generated.

My current research began into sector rotations. To become familiar with the products, I have day traded and swing traded small lots of stock for the last 6 months. I currently target SPDR Select Sector ETFs and SMH. I have selected the most liquid SPDR being XLK, XLI, XLY, XLF, XLB, XLU, XLC and XLV. I also include IGV, XHB, KRE and IAK but these are very illiquid, and I may remove these in future iterations of development.

Over the last 6 months of trading, I discovered that the volatility in these products can be 3-5x the index level. The index can be in a consolidation period with compressed vol but many of the underlying sectors may continue to have increased volatility for which I think may provide some advantage.

I have done a deep search of content online. I believe that I have found almost all of the available content that can be found via search or advanced search with AI. I want to make sure that I have all the data available before I move on to the next step of iterating over possible strategies.