(B) NOVA | Drawdown Duel to the MAX v2 | (451/9% MDD) since 2013
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About
A fast, rules‑based rotation that tries to front‑run pullbacks and ride uptrends. It flips among volatility hedges or cash, aggressive tech/sector funds, and a defensive stock basket using short‑term “heat” (RSI) and recent drawdown checks.
It watches a short‑term “heat meter” (RSI = how far prices ran up/down lately). If the market looks very hot, it briefly bets on a volatility jump (VIX funds) or sits in T‑Bills (BIL). If trends are healthy, it rides aggressive tech/sector funds (QQQ/TQQQ, FANG, semis) and rotates into energy/utilities when they lead. When conditions worsen, it shifts to steadier stocks (LLY, NVO, COST, GE) or diversifiers like KMLM (managed‑futures) and UUP (US dollar). It also runs “duels” and picks what had the smallest recent worst‑drop. Many picks are leveraged; risk is high.
Out-of-sample shows ~51% annual return vs SPY ~28%, with a Calmar ~2.41 signaling solid risk-adjusted gains. Benefits: higher upside in uptrends via dynamic rotations and hedges, plus risk controls - though drawdowns can exceed SPY.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.66 | 1.06 | 0.21 | 0.46 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.56% | 25.17% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 1.51 | |
| 605.67% | 131.7% | -5.42% | -20.75% | 2.51 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$70,567.11Regulatory Fees
$293.97
Total Slippage
$1,795.61
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 15, 2025
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility-timing, leveraged etfs, risk-on/off rotation, sector rotation, drawdown-based selection, momentum/mean-reversion
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 60 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPB
GraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily 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
CARD
MAX Auto Industry -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN
Stocks
CONL
GraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF
Stocks
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
EETH
ProShares Ether ETF
Stocks