BB-X || Deez || 14JUN2023
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About
A multi‑asset, rule‑based, leveraged strategy that hedges with volatility, bets on semiconductors, and uses momentum signals to tilt between risk assets and hedges; highly aggressive with no fixed rebalancing.
- The system runs through a decision tree and only moves positions when specific conditions are met; it does not automatically rebalance on a schedule.
- Core trigger: if SPY (S&P 500) looks “overbought” (momentum has surged), the strategy follows a rule named “Overbought S&P. Sell the rip. Buy volatility.” to reduce stock exposure and buy volatility hedges (UVXY and VIXY) with a strong bias toward those hedges (weight around 80% in the volatility group, 20% cash/other).
- Volatility hedges: UVXY and VIXY are volatility‑related ETFs that tend to rise when market fear increases. The plan uses a bottom RSIs sort (lowest RSI) on these or related assets to pick the one to fund, and it places an 80/100 weight in that hedged position when that rule fires.
- Semiconductor module: The strategy has a separate branch that looks at the semiconductor sector (SOXL for bull/levered long, SOXS for bear/levered short, and SOXX as the underlying index). It uses RSI thresholds and moving‑average signals across the semiconductor instruments to decide whether to tilt long or short the sector (e.g., SOXL if certain RSI levels are met; SOXS if others are met; sometimes switching to SOXX‑driven conditions or adding bear positions like SOXS).
- Treasury momentum gate: The model compares momentum indicators on BIL (short‑term Treasuries) versus IEF (intermediate Treasuries). If the RSI/momentum signals show one side of the yield‑safe spectrum is stronger, it nudges exposure toward risk assets (semis, leveraged stock ETFs) or toward hedges depending on the signal (risk‑on vs risk‑off stance).
- Stock/leveraged equity layer: When the semiconductors look favorable (or in bear cases the bear/short funds are activated), exposures like UPRO (3x S&P), TQQQ (3x Nasdaq), SPXU (3x inverse S&P) or SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq) may be chosen to express a bullish or bearish tilt with amplified exposure.
- Cash/neutral stance: The model uses cash or cash equivalents (implied by multiple “wt-cash-equal” steps) to balance positions when signals aren’t decisive, with final allocations showing occasional 50/50 or 80/20 splits depending on the nested rule that fires.
- Weighting and risk: The weights shown (e.g., 80/20 in the volatility block, 50/50 elsewhere) indicate a preference for hedges when risk is judged high, and a more balanced exposure otherwise. The presence of 3x and inverse ETFs means the strategy is aggressively seeking returns but with the expectation of large swings and potentially large drawdowns in volatile markets.
- Overall: This is a dense, multi‑factor, leverage‑enabled approach that blends trend/momentum signals, sector bets (semiconductors), and volatility hedges to try to navigate both up and down markets. It is not a conservative strategy and requires careful risk understanding and tolerance for big drawdowns.
High upside: oos annualized return ~55.5% vs SPY ~21.1%, driven by dynamic hedging and semis exposure. Risk: much larger drawdowns (~63% vs ~19%) and lower risk-adjusted performance—best for a bold, diversified sleeve.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.78 | 2.1 | 0.22 | 0.47 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 597.21% | 14.47% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 11,123,475.34% | 124.54% | -10.33% | 4.48% | 1.45 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,112,357,533.61Regulatory Fees
$8,548,982.20
Total Slippage
$61,446,441.17
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 14, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 6.9%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, rule-based, leverage, volatility hedging, sector rotation, momentum
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPXU
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks