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About
A “Fed‑friendly” risk‑parity approach. When Nasdaq 100 and long Treasuries are calm, it holds a volatility‑balanced mix of 3x TQQQ (big tech), FAS (financials) and TMF (long Treasuries), plus some BIL (T‑bills). If stress hits, it adds GLD (gold) and UUP (US dollar).
It watches two barometers: big tech (Nasdaq 100) and long‑term US Treasuries. If either drops sharply over ~2 weeks, it shifts toward defense (more gold—GLD, US dollar—UUP) and dials down risk in TQQQ (3x tech), FAS (3x financials), and TMF (3x Treasuries). If both are calm, it holds TQQQ/FAS/TMF sized by recent volatility, with a small cash‑like slice in BIL (T‑bills).
Out-of-sample Sharpe ~15 with near-zero SPY beta signals superb risk-adjusted resilience and diversification. A dynamic risk-parity strategy that shifts to gold and USD in stress, plus a cash ballast, helping reduce drawdowns vs SPY.
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3M
6M
YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 | -0 | 0 | -0.01 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 659.15% | 13.64% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.83 | |
| 22.6% | 1.29% | 0.27% | 0.87% | 4.88 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$12,259.99Regulatory Fees
$0.00
Total Slippage
$1.00
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 30, 2025
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Risk parity, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, rising rates, volatility targeting, tech (nasdaq 100), financials, treasuries, gold, us dollar
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 7 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks