(31/2.6) - Nothing but Frontrunners (most set to BIL)
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About
A daily, rules-driven momentum rotation among leveraged tech/volatility ETFs and cash/short-term Treasuries, selecting one frontrunner per signal group (via RSI/strength and recent returns) and shifting to safety when signals fade. High risk/high reward, very active, uses hedges like UVXY/VIX-related products and keeps BIL as cash.
- The system runs every trading day and looks across many asset groups to find clear frontrunners.
- It uses momentum and strength checks on market proxies (like SPY and QQQ) and on specific sectors (SOXX, SOXL, TECL, TQQQ) to decide which assets look strongest or weakest.
- Signals rely on RSI (a simple momentum gauge) and related strength comparisons, often with thresholds (for example, RSI above 80 or below 32) to mark overbought or oversold conditions.
- In many groups, after a signal fires, the model ranks candidates by recent performance (e.g., 9- or 10-day cumulative return) and buys the top or bottom pick (often one asset per group).
- The strategy also uses short-term cash proxies (like BIL) as the default holding when no strong frontrunner is found, effectively keeping a cash reserve during uncertain regimes.
- It includes hedges and volatility plays (UVXY, VXX, VIXY, SVXY) as separate blocks when momentum or market stress meets certain criteria, occasionally scaling exposure or switching between hedges and equity bets.
- The overall objective is to hold only the strongest, clearest signals (the frontrunners) and to switch away quickly if the momentum signal fades, with daily rebalancing driving the turnover. It’s a high-turnover, high-variance approach that seeks to exploit short-term momentum while trying to limit losses through hedges and cash.>
Strong risk-adjusted edge: OOS Sharpe 3.40 vs SPY 2.24, Calmar 7.69, drawdown 1.47% vs 5.07%, beta ~0.21. Daily frontrunner rotation with hedges and cash aims for steadier, lower-risk gains vs the S&P 500.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.12 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.66 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.07% | 15.35% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.95 | |
| 47.94% | 22.26% | 0.22% | 0.36% | 1.44 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,794.40Regulatory Fees
$14.90
Total Slippage
$49.97
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 16, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, momentum-based, levered/inverse etfs, risk-management, daily rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 49 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
BITX
2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
EUM
ProShares Trust Short MSCI Emerging Markets
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IAU
iShares Gold Trust
Stocks