Blend: V4 & V5 CFS + BBD, BHFEAR | BIL + TQQQ or not
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About
A daily blended, momentum-and-dip-check system that uses leveraged stock ETFs (UPRO, TQQQ) for growth in favorable markets, and cash/bond hedges (BIL, SHY, TMF) for protection when signals weaken. It runs two risk-configurations in parallel and blends them to decide how much of each asset to hold.
Every day the system evaluates a lot of simple ideas written as rules. If market momentum looks good and risk is acceptable, it tilts toward aggressive, 3x long stock bets (UPRO and TQQQ) sometimes with bond leverage (TMF) for balance. If momentum fades or risk becomes high, it shifts toward cash or safer bonds (BIL, SHY, TMF) and reduces exposure to the leveraged bets. It also uses “dip checks” to see if a recent pullback is a good entry for new longs, and it uses comparisons against safe assets (like SHY) to gauge whether risk appetite is present. There are two main configurations (V4 and V5) that run in parallel; their signals are blended to form the final weekly/daily weights. Finally, the system rebalances every day, so your holdings reflect the latest risk/reward assessment rather than a fixed target. Note: this involves leveraged ETFs, which carry higher risk and are not suitable for all investors.
Out-of-sample, this strategy aims for higher upside than the S&P (about 47% vs 22% annualized), with solid risk-adjusted metrics (Calmar ~1.06, Sharpe ~1.16) thanks to dual risk configurations, hedging, and daily rebalancing.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.58 | 1.34 | 0.35 | 0.59 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667.41% | 15.19% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.93 | |
| 2,948,157.6% | 104.23% | -2.96% | -7.02% | 2.05 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$294,825,760.39Regulatory Fees
$690,046.20
Total Slippage
$4,908,523.13
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 29, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, tactical allocation, trend/mdip signals, risk control, multi-variant blend
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 11 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks