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About
A high-risk trading system that mostly makes amplified bets on semiconductor stocks, but can quickly switch to bearish or panic-protection trades when markets look overheated or stressed.
This is a very aggressive market-timing strategy that mostly focuses on semiconductor stocks.
It uses simple market “temperature checks” like: has the market run up too fast, fallen too hard, or become too panicky? If chip stocks look weak after a drop, it often buys them hard through SOXL (a turbocharged semiconductor fund). If chip stocks look too hot or start breaking down, it can flip into SOXS (a turbocharged bet against chip stocks) or volatility funds like UVXY, which tend to rise during market fear.
It also watches tech, the S&P 500, and bond markets for clues about whether to be aggressive, defensive, or bearish.
Out-of-sample edge: ~26% annualized vs 21% S&P. A semiconductor-focused, tactical strategy using risk-on/risk-off timing and volatility hedges for big upside; expect higher drawdowns (~67.5%) and lower Sharpe than SPY.
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6M
YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.25 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.05 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175.39% | 15.83% | -0.05% | 3.57% | 0.84 | |
| 92,615,421.35% | 633.89% | -1.98% | 34.41% | 2.93 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$9,261,552,135.41Regulatory Fees
$70,343,819.39
Total Slippage
$677,810,444.08
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 5, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical trading, semiconductors, leveraged etfs, long/short, volatility hedge, tech momentum, mean reversion
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 45 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EFA
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Stocks
EPI
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks