Boring SSO FTLT
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About
Rules-based plan: ride a 3x S&P fund in uptrends, hide in T-bills in downtrends, and sometimes bet on fear (UVXY) or buy sharp dips (RSI<~30). Uses the 200-day trend and RSI. Involves high-risk leveraged/volatility ETFs.
If the S&P 500 turns very jumpy (2-day volatility high) or SPY/QQQ look overheated (RSI>80; RSI is a 0-100 gauge of how stretched prices are), it buys UVXY (a fear/volatility fund that spikes in panics but usually bleeds).
Else, if SPY is above its 200-day average (uptrend), buy UPRO (3x S&P) only when bonds (AGG) look stronger than the inverse S&P fund SH; otherwise hold BIL (T-bills).
If below the 200-day (downtrend), buy TECL/UPRO only on RSI washouts (<~30); else BIL.
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets far higher upside than the S&P 500 (about 36% vs 15%), with Sharpe ~0.79 and Calmar ~0.84. Trend-following plus selective 3x bets and cash hedges offer big gains but higher drawdowns (~44%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | 1.02 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681.5% | 15.36% | 0.54% | -0.34% | 0.94 | |
| 4,854,521.76% | 111.72% | 0.6% | -7.4% | 1.76 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$485,462,175.99Regulatory Fees
$559,848.06
Total Slippage
$4,017,613.29
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 16, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, volatility trading, rsi, moving average, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 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
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks