Franken-TQQQ - longer backtest period
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About
A daily Nasdaq‑100 timing strategy that holds QQQ in calm times, but after sharp sell‑offs switches to leveraged long or inverse funds. It fades quick bounces by going inverse; otherwise, it bets on a rebound using leveraged long.
This is a daily switcher among QQQ and its leveraged cousins.
- QQQ = big Nasdaq names (Apple, Google, Tesla, etc.).
- TQQQ/QLD aim for about +3x/+2x QQQ’s daily move.
- SQQQ/QID aim for about −3x/−2x QQQ’s daily move.
Rules:
1) If QQQ fell >5% in 5 days: use 3x funds; if the last day jumped >1% pick SQQQ (fade the bounce), else TQQQ (rebound bet).
2) Else if QQQ fell >10% in 10 days: use 2x funds; if the last 2 days rose >2% pick QID, else QLD.
3) Otherwise hold QQQ. 100% in one fund; checked daily.
Out-of-sample edge: ~37.6% annualized return vs 24.1% S&P, with solid risk-adjusted metrics (Calmar ~1.12). Uses tactical Nasdaq-100 leverage to boost gains, but accepts higher drawdowns (~33%).
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.14 | 1.35 | 0.52 | 0.72 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726.91% | 14.06% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.85 | |
| 10,114.16% | 33.38% | 0.33% | 4.58% | 1.06 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,021,415.78Regulatory Fees
$1,126.25
Total Slippage
$6,020.70
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 11, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Nasdaq-100 focus, leveraged/inverse etfs, daily timing, drawdown-triggered, momentum/mean-reversion hybrid