Buy the Dips Nasdaq W/Opus 8,12,14
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About
Buy-the-dips Nasdaq strategy using a 3x Nasdaq ETF on dip signals, with a diversified, risk-controlled Opus-8 sleeve when not in a Nasdaq surge. Daily rebalancing; active exposure to core stocks, hedges, sectors, value, commodities, and cash substitutes (Opus-8 is currently active).
High-level, layman explanation:
- The plan tries to buy when Nasdaq dips and bounce back, using a leveraged Nasdaq ETF (TQQQ) for exposure during favorable dip signals.
- If the short-term Nasdaq signal isn’t compelling or if the Nasdaq has weakened over several days, it shifts to a diversified, risk-controlled mix across six asset buckets (core, hedges, sectors, value stocks, commodities, and cash substitutes).
- Within Opus-8, the allocation splits roughly among six building blocks, with the biggest emphasis on volatility hedges and commodity momentum, plus a core balanced sleeve and a couple of tactical equity themes.
- Rebalancing happens daily, so the weights can change every day based on the signals and the rule set described above.
- The included tickers are ETFs (funds that hold baskets of securities) representing different market exposures (Nasdaq tech, broad U.S. stocks, bonds, gold, dollars, commodities, etc.). Each bucket uses its own rule for how much to own and which specific ETFs to pick.
Capture Nasdaq dips with a risk-controlled, diversified sleeve. Out-of-sample: ~20.2% annual return vs S&P 20.8%; Sharpe ~0.85 vs 1.30; higher drawdowns but hedges and multi-asset ballast aim to protect and diversify exposure.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.17 | 1.02 | 0.43 | 0.66 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151.01% | 14.67% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.79 | |
| 577.46% | 32.92% | 2.17% | 10.38% | 1.07 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$67,746.12Regulatory Fees
$149.91
Total Slippage
$778.28
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 23, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Nasdaq dip strategy, leveraged etfs, multi-asset allocation, daily rebalance, risk-managed
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 30 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DBA
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
Stocks
DBB
Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
Stocks
DBE
Invesco DB Energy Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
NTSX
WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks