BIL vs BND
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About
A market-timing strategy that uses bonds vs cash to decide between an aggressive Nasdaq bet and a momentum-based basket of defensive or crisis-related assets.
This strategy first asks: “Are regular bonds doing better than cash lately?” If yes, it takes a very aggressive growth bet: usually TQQQ, which magnifies moves in the Nasdaq-100. But if the Nasdaq has gone up too fast recently, it switches to UVXY, a fund that can jump when fear rises.
If bonds are weaker than cash, it avoids that growth bet and instead picks the 4 strongest performers from a mixed “safety/crisis” list: the U.S. dollar, long-term Treasuries, gold, commodities, utilities, oil & gas, and volatility funds.
Out-of-sample edge: 29.9% annualized return vs 23.2% S&P, via regime-switching between leveraged Nasdaq bets and crisis-safe baskets. Higher drawdowns (~50% vs ~19%), but potential for stronger long-run compounding.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.46 | 1.65 | 0.31 | 0.55 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786.38% | 15.6% | -1.04% | -0.34% | 0.95 | |
| 917,462.05% | 83.32% | -6.65% | 6.5% | 1.46 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$91,756,205.05Regulatory Fees
$184,267.53
Total Slippage
$1,725,221.85
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 25, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, regime switching, momentum, leveraged etfs, nasdaq, volatility, bonds, commodities, defensive rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
IEO
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TMV
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UGL
ProShares Ultra Gold
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks