2007 @ 2 Sharpe
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About
A cash-first, RSI-driven, multi-asset strategy that uses hedges (PSQ/SHV) and Treasury momentum to protect risk while still pursuing equity upside; rebalances daily.
What this strategy does, in plain language:
- It mostly sits in cash or cash-like assets (about 80% of capital) to stay safe. The rest (about 20%) is used to build hedges and selective bets on stocks.
- It uses RSI (a momentum gauge) on a basket of popular ETFs to decide when market momentum is very strong and a pullback could be near. A high RSI (around 80) signals the system to deploy hedges or short-like positions using PSQ (bets against tech/QQQ) and SHV (short-term Treasuries) to dampen risk.
- It also has a separate “mean reversion” and growth tilt module that looks for signs that recent moves may revert and adjusts exposures to growth-friendly ETFs like SPY, QQQ, XLK, and related proxies accordingly.
- There is another module for Treasury Momentum that may push money into long-dated Treasuries (TLT) when those bonds show positive momentum, providing diversification away from equities.
- Signals are evaluated daily and positions are adjusted to reflect the latest readings. The overall aim is a high Sharpe ratio (good risk-adjusted return) by combining safety (cash/hedges) with opportunistic equity exposure when signals align.
Out-of-sample, this cash-first hedged strategy delivers: ~31.6% annual return vs ~17.9% for the S&P, ~9% max drawdown vs ~18.8%, Sharpe ~1.71 vs ~1.03, Calmar ~3.53.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521.95% | 10.48% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.6 | |
| 102,004.87% | 45.93% | -2.18% | -2.41% | 2.32 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$10,210,486.80Regulatory Fees
$43,352.66
Total Slippage
$284,271.91
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 19, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, multi-asset, risk managed, momentum, mean reversion
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 21 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
EUM
ProShares Trust Short MSCI Emerging Markets
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IOO
iShares Global 100 ETF
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks