Michael Sikand's Portfolios on Autopilot: Memory Supercycle, Photonics Is Next, and Asymmetric Bets, and why he tells you up front they're high risk

I'm Chris, co-founder of Autopilot. Some Pilots bury the risk in a footer. Michael Sikand puts it in the first sentence of his bio: his strategies "are high risk and focused on the most asymmetrical industries and are not suitable for investors who can not handle massive volatility of stocks going up and down." I'd rather introduce a Pilot with that sentence than with a return. Here are his three Portfolios with published fact sheets, what each one is betting on in his words, and what one subscription covers.

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1) Who he is, by his own account

His bio describes him as a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur and investor who believes "we are experiencing the greatest technology supercycle of our lifetimes." That's his description, and I'm presenting it as his, next to records he can't edit. He's an independent Pilot: he publishes and manages the Portfolios, and Autopilot Advisers, LLC is the manager that applies them to follower accounts. He isn't an investment adviser and isn't an Autopilot employee. What that relationship means is in How Pilots work: who they are, how they get paid, what they aren't, and how to become one.

2) Memory Supercycle

Launched February 10, 2026. He calls it his flagship, and the description tells the origin story honestly: it "started as an ultra high-risk bet: all in on memory stocks," and after that call worked he "diversified the winnings into something I could think more long term with: a balanced flagship combining the biggest winners of the AI buildout with high-quality compounders across other sectors like gaming, autonomy, healthcare, power grids, and defense." So the name is history and the Portfolio is broader than the name. The Memory Supercycle fact sheet has the largest positions with a timestamp and the live follower record since launch.

3) Photonics Is Next

Launched September 24, 2025, and labeled in its own description as a high-risk Portfolio. The thesis: as AI workloads push electrical interconnects to their limits, silicon photonics becomes the bottleneck-breaker for moving data faster and cooler, so the Portfolio "targets companies positioned across the photonics value chain: from optical transceiver manufacturers and laser chip designers to the picks-and-shovels suppliers." His summary line: "just as GPUs became essential infrastructure for AI compute, photonic components are becoming essential infrastructure for AI connectivity," followed by "extremely high risk tolerance required and willingness to hold through massive volatility." The Photonics Is Next fact sheet has the record.

4) Asymmetric Bets

Launched September 29, 2025. The description opens "No risk, no rari," calls it his high-risk, high-reward Portfolio "focusing on names I think have multi-bagger potential across several of the most exciting industries," and warns that it is "very actively traded/rebalanced," with a suggestion to turn on notifications. Actively traded matters mechanically for a follower: more Portfolio changes mean more orders in your account and more chances for the timing and fractional-share differences I describe in Why your returns won't match the Pilot's: proportional following, timing, fractional shares, and the cash that never got invested. The Asymmetric Bets fact sheet has the record; I don't repeat the description's references to specific stocks or past moves here, because a Portfolio's history belongs on a dated sheet, not on a page that never changes.

5) One subscription, all three

His Pilot subscription covers every Portfolio he publishes on Autopilot, so following two or all three of these doesn't cost more than following one. Each has its own allocation, funded by real buying power at your brokerage, and because all three lean toward the same technology themes, following more than one is a larger version of the same bet, not diversification. Read them together, as I argue in Following more than one Portfolio: how allocations work, what buying power limits, and why one Pilot subscription covers all of that Pilot's Portfolios.

6) How following works, and what to check

You connect the brokerage you already have, pick the Portfolio, and set how much of the account follows it. Then you give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to that account. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. The money stays put. Before any of that, read each sheet's drawdown, because he has told you in advance that the drawdowns will be large, and decide honestly whether you'd hold through one. The full method is in How to read a Portfolio's track record before you follow it.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Sikand on Autopilot?

An independent Pilot who, by his bio, is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur and investor and who states that his Autopilot strategies are high risk, focused on asymmetric industries, and unsuitable for anyone who can't handle large swings. He publishes the Memory Supercycle, Photonics Is Next, and Asymmetric Bets Portfolios, each with a fact sheet; Autopilot Advisers, LLC is the manager, and he is not an investment adviser.

What is the Memory Supercycle Portfolio?

Michael Sikand's flagship Portfolio, live on Autopilot since February 10, 2026. Per its description it began as an all-in bet on memory stocks and was later diversified into a "balanced flagship combining the biggest winners of the AI buildout with high-quality compounders" in sectors such as gaming, autonomy, healthcare, power grids, and defense. Its largest positions and live follower record are on its fact sheet.

What is the Photonics Is Next Portfolio?

A Portfolio Michael Sikand launched September 24, 2025 and labels high risk. Its thesis is that silicon photonics is becoming essential infrastructure for AI connectivity as electrical interconnects hit their limits, so it targets companies across the photonics value chain, from optical transceiver makers and laser chip designers to their suppliers. The description states that an extremely high risk tolerance is required. The record is on its fact sheet.

Does one subscription cover all of Michael Sikand's Portfolios?

Yes. Subscriptions on Autopilot are tied to Pilots, so one subscription to Michael Sikand covers every Portfolio he publishes, including Memory Supercycle, Photonics Is Next, and Asymmetric Bets. Each Portfolio still needs its own allocation funded by buying power at your brokerage, and because they share themes, following several is a bigger version of one bet.

TLDR

Three technology Portfolios from a Pilot who leads with the risk warning: Memory Supercycle, his broadened flagship; Photonics Is Next, a bet on optical infrastructure for AI; and Asymmetric Bets, an actively traded search for multi-baggers. One subscription covers all three, each needs its own allocation, and they rhyme, so they aren't diversification. Read the drawdowns first. If one fits, choose a Portfolio and connect your brokerage. Then give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to that account. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. Depending on your plan and brokerage, you may need to confirm first. The money stays put.

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