$ Regime Switching - Brian's RSI
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About
A rules-based, “risk-on/risk-off” strategy: panic → T‑bills; uptrend → buy recent dips and hedge euphoria; downtrend → play oversold bounces or switch to inverse ETFs or Treasuries, all guided by a 200‑day trend and simple 0–100 RSI heat scores.
1) Panic switch: if the “fear gauge” UVXY is running hot (RSI—a 0–100 heat score of recent moves—>70), park in T‑bills (BIL).
2) Trend check: if SPY is above its 200‑day average (a long‑term trendline), it’s “bull”; else “bear.”
• Bull: if SPY/QQQ are very hot (RSI≥80) hold VIXM (vol hedge). Otherwise buy the most recently oversold of SPY, QQQ, or their 2x versions (QLD/SSO), sometimes SHY.
• Bear: try oversold bounces (TQQQ), or rotate to inverse 3x bears (SQQQ/SPXU) or Treasuries (BSV/TLT) via simple RSI rules. Uses 2x/3x ETFs, so swings can be large.
Dynamic regime-switching strategy seeks higher upside: out-of-sample annualized return 33.8% vs SPY’s 21.7%, beta ~0.73, and panic-tbill hedges. Note the out-of-sample max drawdown ~42% vs SPY’s ~19%—requires higher risk tolerance.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.78 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 620.2% | 14.76% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.91 | |
| 287,154.98% | 74.24% | 0.96% | -4.86% | 1.73 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$28,725,498.16Regulatory Fees
$113,934.83
Total Slippage
$799,137.71
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 30, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 9%
Type
Stocks
Category
Regime switching, rsi, trend following, mean reversion, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, us equities, treasuries
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPXU
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P500
Stocks