Active Trading Symphony
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About
A daily-rebalanced, rule-based system that rotates among leveraged tech/semiconductor/broad-market ETFs (and their inverses) using momentum and volatility indicators, while layering risk-off hedges and defensive assets to protect during pullbacks. It blends multiple thematic sub-strategies into one aggressive, systematic portfolio.
- Daily universe: a set of leveraged ETFs (TQQQ, TECL, SOXL, SPXL, SPXS, SQQQ) plus volatility and defense assets (UVXY, VIXY, BSV, SHY, BIL, UUP/USDU, TMF/TMV, TLT, GLD, UCO, PDBC, etc.).
- Decision engine uses momentum and trend signals to pick long ideas and hedges. Key indicators include RSI (momentum), moving-average comparisons (price vs longer-term trend), and returns/volatility measures (cumulative return, standard deviation).
- Bull selection (Bull Search): among the bulleit assets (e.g., TQQQ, TECL, SOXL, SPXL, SPYX equivalents in the setup), the system ranks by momentum measures and selects the top candidates (often 1 or 2) to go long, weighting them heavily (commonly full exposure to the chosen picks).
- Bear selection (Bear Search): similar logic but targets inverse or bear-focused ETFs (e.g., SQQQ, SOXS, SPXS) or hedges when momentum looks exhausted or overextended, to dampen drawdowns.
- Volatility timing: signals involving UVXY/VIX-related rules are used to time risk-on versus risk-off periods; high volatility signals can push money toward hedges or cash equivalents.
- Risk-off and defense lanes: when momentum signals weaken or risk indicators spike, allocations tilt toward safer baskets (short-term bonds like BIL, SHY; dollar-related ETFs like USDU/UUP; long-duration Treasuries via TMF) or cash-like positions.
- Pop Bots / overlays: additional meta-criteria and adjusted weightings are layered in via “Pop Bots” groups to exploit short-term opportunities or to emphasize certain theme rotations (e.g., tech, semis, or broad market momentum).
- Rebalance cadence: the system is designed to rebalance daily, effectively rewiring the portfolio every trading day based on current signals.
- Risk profile caveat: the use of 3x/4x leveraged bets and rapid changes creates amplified risk of large losses in downturns; this approach assumes a high tolerance for drawdowns and a willingness to ride volatility. The many nested filters are intended to avoid obvious pitfalls but cannot eliminate risk.
Dynamic, rule-based, daily-rebalanced strategy that rotates leveraged tech/semis bets with volatility timing and hedges. Out-of-sample: ~38.8% annual return with Calmar ~1.54, offering stronger risk-adjusted upside vs the S&P 500 (~20.8%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.61 | 0.76 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.75% | 15.46% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.94 | |
| 1,128.17% | 94.78% | -8.97% | -0.81% | 2.02 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$122,817.20Regulatory Fees
$497.74
Total Slippage
$3,058.99
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 22, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etf momentum, volatility timing, risk-off hedging, daily rebalance, multi-asset
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 54 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
ARKG
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
Stocks
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Stocks
ARKQ
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
Stocks
ARKW
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF
Stocks
ARKX
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF
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