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About
A daily, rules-based multi-asset rotation that combines momentum signals, volatility hedges, and a managed-futures sleeve to seek strong returns while controlling risk. It tilts among stocks, bonds, gold, oil, volatility ETFs, and leveraged bets, with cash hedges and risk checks to curb drawdowns.
Think of it as one big, automated chef following many recipes at once. Every day it looks at many markets (big stock indexes, tech-heavy ETFs, bonds, gold, oil, volatility plays, and a managed-futures sleeve). For each market it asks: Is this market trending up or down? Is volatility high or low? Which bets have been performing recently? It ranks or groups these bets by strength and volatility, then picks a small set to fund, giving them weights that can be high (involving leverage) or modest, and it shifts money around as conditions change. It also uses a cash/short-duration-bond ballast when conditions look risky, to keep overall risk in check. The “Managed Futures” portion (KMLM and similar) adds a trend-following flavor that’s designed to profit from broad, persistent directional moves across futures markets, which can be uncorrelated with stocks. The system rebalances daily and uses several risk checks (e.g., maximum drawdown thresholds, moving-average checks, and volatility filters) to guard against outsized losses. In short: it’s a rule-driven mix of momentum, trend-following, hedging, and diversification aimed at stacking winners while dampening risk through hedges and cash.
What you actually own, in plain terms, is a bundle of ETFs representing different market bets (stocks, bonds, gold, oil, volatility strategies, and a futures-based sleeve). The final mix is not static; it shifts as signals flip from “want to be invested here” to “time to reduce risk and hold cash or hedges.”
Important note for a layperson: several bets use leverage (2x or 3x) to amplify moves. That can boost gains, but also losses. The strategy assumes you’re comfortable with big swings and understands that leverage magnifies risk as well as reward.
Diversified, rules-based multi-asset strategy with hedges and managed futures. OOS return ~17.6% with Calmar ~0.98 and Sharpe ~0.82, plus negative SPY beta for diversification—aimed at resilient, risk-adjusted performance vs SPY.
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OOS Start Date
May 19, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset momentum rotation with volatility hedges and managed futures overlay
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 99 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
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
Stocks
CPER
United States Copper Index Fund
Stocks
CTA
Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks