2007 FTLT | Hedged (Public)
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About
A complex, rule-based, multi-asset rotation that sits behind a hedge-heavy core. It diversifies across stocks, bonds, gold, energy/commodities, currencies, and volatility, using momentum-style signals to decide what to own or short each day. The goal is to cut big losses, reduce volatility, and nudge up risk-adjusted returns by replacing a SPY-centric approach with a robust, hedged, 2007-era symphony.
- The system splits capital into several sleeves (major blocks of exposure). The biggest sleeve is the 2007 FTLT Hedged core.
- Each sleeve contains a web of if-then rules that pick assets to own or short based on momentum-like checks (comparing recent price action to short- and medium-term trends, and occasionally price vs. moving averages).
- Signals are calculated across a wide universe of ETFs that cover stocks, bonds, gold, oil, other commodities, currencies, and volatility. Examples include SPY, QQQ, XLK (stock exposure), TLT/TMF/SHY/SHV/BND (bond exposure), GLD (gold), UCO/DBO/XLE/DBA (energy/commodities), UVXY/VIXY (volatility hedges), and PSQ/QID/SH (short-broad-market hedges).
- Based on the signals, the system allocates weights (some blocks are highly weighted while others get lighter or cash ballast). It also uses explicit short positions to hedge (e.g., ProShares Short QQQ, Short S&P 500 proxies) when downturns are signaled.
- The framework rebalance cadence is daily, so positions and weights adjust every day as signals update.
- The composite aim is to reduce big drawdowns (DD) and volatility (SD) while aiming for modest upside, i.e., better risk-adjusted returns (AR).
- The design includes many thematic sub-sleeves (e.g., “Energy Momentum,” “Commodities Macro Momentum,” “Interstellar” groups) to capture different market regimes and diversify risk sources beyond stocks and bonds. This is intended to be a highly diversified, risk-managed, and regime-aware strategy rather than a traditional single-asset approach.
Choose a hedge-heavy, multi-asset rotation that trims worst losses and lowers volatility. In out-of-sample tests, max drawdown is ~11.5% vs SPY ~18.8%, with strong risk-adjusted performance across regimes, thanks to daily, rules-based hedging.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.28 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520.53% | 14.71% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.9 | |
| 5,683.93% | 35.69% | 1.4% | 4.31% | 2.61 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$578,393.22Regulatory Fees
$2,244.40
Total Slippage
$13,949.51
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 2, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, hedged, rule-based rotation, momentum/relative-strength signals, macro overlays, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 61 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
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BOIL
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COKE
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks