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About
A highly complex, multi-theme momentum/rotation system that uses many ETFs (long and short) with hedging via bonds and volatility to pursue adaptive exposure across stocks, bonds, gold, and international themes. It relies on RSI, moving averages, and cumulative returns to pick top/bottom ideas and rotate between risk-on and risk-off regimes.
- What it does in plain terms: it looks at many ETFs across stocks, bonds, volatility, gold, and some international themes. Using simple ideas like momentum (is price moving up fast?), trend (is price higher than its longer-term average?), and how overbought/oversold a market looks, it builds a long/short mix that aims to ride winners and hedge losers. It keeps entering and exiting in a calculated way, with some blocks specifically designed to hedge risk (bond ballast, volatility hedges) and others to chase momentum winners. - How it decides: it uses a lot of small rules (IF-THEN statements) that check conditions like: is price above a moving average? Is RSI in an overbought or oversold regime? How has the asset performed recently (cumulative return) versus a benchmark like SPY? If conditions are met, it assigns weights to assets (some blocks are long-only, others short, others hedged), and then pools these ideas into a combined portfolio that gets rebalanced periodically (often daily in concept). - The language and structure are highly modular: numerous named blocks (e.g., Buy the dips, VIX hedges, Four Corners, Ticker Mixer) each carry their own sub-conditions and asset lists. - The plan relies heavily on ETFs (including leveraged ones) to express tactical views rather than buying individual stocks. - The overall aim is to capture upside in favorable regimes while providing downside protection in bad regimes, by mixing risk-on bets with bond and hedging layers and by rotating among themes (growth, value, tech, China, volatility). - What you would practically see: a long/short, diversified, dynamic portfolio where dozens of potential trades are constantly evaluated and only a subset are actually executed, with weights varying depending on the prevailing signals. - Important caution for a layperson: this is not a simple “one indicator buys” strategy. It’s a complex system that can look very different across blocks and can be sensitive to data quality, costs, and how strictly you apply the rules. It’s also susceptible to overfitting and to risk if leveraged ETFs move against you for extended periods.
Out-of-sample results show this dynamic, multi-theme system navigates regimes, hedges risk with bonds/volatility, and rotates among stocks, bonds, gold and intl themes. It aims for steadier, higher risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.27 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0.51 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.24% | 17.71% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.91 | |
| 636.34% | 39.45% | -0.23% | 5.09% | 2.07 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$73,633.68Regulatory Fees
$298.90
Total Slippage
$1,850.94
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 28, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, momentum, rotation, long/short etfs, hedged/volatility focus
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 78 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
DXD
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
Stocks