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A regime-based tactical allocator that combines short-term mean reversion, momentum, volatility hedging, and a bond-vs-stock gauge to switch between leveraged equity bets, hedges, and cash. It aims to ride trends, capture mean reversions, and reduce losses when bonds outperform or volatility spikes.
- Start with cash-equivalent baseline allocations.
- Evaluate multiple signals to decide whether market conditions are favorable for risk-taking or signal a move to safety.
- Volatility signal: if volatility measures spike (e.g., via UVXY readings or related triggers), tilt toward cash or volatility hedges; in calmer periods, reduce hedges.
- Mean-reversion signal: monitor a short-term 10-day RSI on a leveraged tech proxy (like TQQQ); if readings are extreme, expect a pullback toward normal levels and adjust exposures accordingly.
- Momentum signal: check if a price series is above/below a 25-day moving average to gauge trend strength; tilt toward assets with positive momentum and away from weak trend assets.
- Bond signal: compare bond versus stock performance using funds like BND, IEF, TLT and cash proxies like BIL; if bonds outperform or if the yield curve appears inverted, tilt toward bonds and cash; otherwise lean toward stocks/equities.
- Regime logic: categorize markets into names like Normal market, Early Cycle, Risk On, and Risk Off; allocate to asset groups (e.g., TQQQ for Risk On, UVXY/SH for volatility or hedging, BND/IEF/TLT/BIL for Bond signal) with predefined weights (often high-conviction weights such as 85/100 or 100/100).
- Rebalance as signals change; the system uses a broad set of cross-asset checks to avoid staying in a misaligned regime for too long. The result is a dynamic mix of leveraged equity bets, hedges, and safe assets designed to maximize upside in favorable regimes while limiting drawdowns in stress periods.
Regime-aware strategy that dynamically shifts between leveraged equities, hedges, and bonds to ride trends and mean reversions. OOS: ~34% annual return vs ~23% for S&P, with higher upside and proactive risk controls, but potential larger drawdowns in stress.
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OOS Start Date
Dec 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility management, mean reversion, momentum, bond signals, regime switching, leveraged etfs, tactical allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks