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About
A daily, multi-layer momentum system that dynamically picks the strongest leveraged and hedged ETF bets across tech, semis, biotech, China, and bonds, while using risk checks to pull back into safer positions when signals warn of trouble.
- It runs many separate mini-strategies (modules) that each look for strong recent performance in a set of ETFs.
- Each mini-strategy computes signals using simple rules: is price above or below a moving average? is momentum strong? is RSI overbought or oversold? how has this asset performed over the last 10, 15, 50, or 200 days?
- Within a group, the system ranks assets by a metric (cumulative return, moving-average return, standard deviation of returns, etc.) and picks the top 1 or top 3.
- The selected assets are combined into a portfolio with weights (e.g., 33% to one top pick, 33% to another, etc.).
- The engine blends different modules (e.g., “Stock Picker,” “Dip Buy,” “McBallsy BB YOLO Mod”) to form the final exposure, often leaning toward leveraged bets on tech, semis, biotech, and growth names, plus hedges.
- There are risk checks that compare asset performance to benchmarks (SPY/QQQ) and consider drawdown, volatility, and macro signals (VIX readings, bond signals). When risk signals rise, the system shifts toward safer legs (e.g., SHY, BIL) or bear/volatility hedges (UVXY, SQQQ, TMV, TMF).
- The strategy is labeled daily-rebalanced and aims to rotate into the currently strongest theme while trying to avoid big losses.
- It intentionally includes a broad set of asset classes and regions (US equities, tech/semis, biotech, China, EM, bonds, gold, USD) to capture different momentum leaders as conditions change.
Out-of-sample momentum strategy aims to beat the S&P by riding top themes with daily rebalancing and hedges, delivering ~44% annualized vs ~23% for SPY—yet it carries higher drawdowns (~42% vs ~19%).
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.46 | 0.34 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281.26% | 13.8% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.81 | |
| 57,855,161.44% | 260.23% | -15.68% | 10.25% | 2.25 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$5,785,526,143.81Regulatory Fees
$33,780,335.15
Total Slippage
$242,939,680.06
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 30, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, risk management, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 100 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks