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A daily, equal-weighted, volatility-driven two-basket strategy that alternates between a tech/QQQ-aligned group (GOOG, META, WMT, TQQQ) and a consumer/industrial/Dow-aligned group (AAPL, TGT, AMD,UDOW) based on TMUS vs T volatility. Uses leverage via TQQQ/UDOW and rebalances every day.
Here’s how to understand it in plain language:
- The plan rebalances every trading day and splits your available cash evenly across a set of chosen assets (equal weighting).
- It first checks how “bumpy” or volatile recent prices have been for TMUS (T-Mobile) and for T (AT&T) over about 10 days.
- If TMUS shows more volatility than T, the daily allocation uses the first group: GOOG (Alphabet), META (Facebook), WMT (Walmart), and TQQQ (a 3x levered Nasdaq-100 ETF).
- If TMUS is not more volatile, it uses the second group: AAPL (Apple), TGT (Target), AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), and UDOW (a 3x levered Dow Jones ETF).
- In either case, the four assets in the chosen group are all put into the portfolio with equal dollar amounts, and the mix is reset daily.
- The levered ETFs (TQQQ and UDOW) amplify daily moves, which can increase gains but also increase losses. This makes the strategy riskier.
- The labels and lookback windows (20 days for the assets, 10 days for volatility) are parameters that guide how much history is considered when calculating the signals and how long the investments “stay” in a basket on any given day.
Out-of-sample, this volatility-driven rotation delivers higher growth (36.36% vs 23.16% S&P) with strong risk-adjusted metrics (Calmar ~1.17, Sharpe ~1.22). Daily, equal-weighted exposure with leverage aims for bigger upside and transparent risk.
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OOS Start Date
Dec 8, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility-based rotation, daily rebalance, cash-equal, leveraged etfs, two-basket strategy, us equities
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
GOOG
Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock
Stocks
META
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
T
AT&T Inc.
Stocks
TGT
Target Corporation
Stocks
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UDOW
ProShares UltraPro Dow 30
Stocks
WMT
Walmart Inc. Common Stock
Stocks