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About
A chaotic but engineered multi-signal system that tilts between leveraged tech momentum (QLD/TQQQ-leaning bets) and hedges (BTAL/QID/PSQ) with macro overlays (GLD, IEF, TLT) and a central Holy Grail filter to pick 2–3 signals daily. High turnover, high variance, but backtested to improve AR and reduce drawdown in legacy edits.
- It runs a daily check of many signal branches that pick which ETFs to tilt toward (primarily QLD, QQQ proxies, BTAL as a hedge, and occasional QID/PSQ shorts).
- Signals come from momentum and price-history rules (for example, moving-average comparisons and RSI thresholds over windows like 10, 20, 50, 60 days).
- The system ranks potential assets by momentum measures (e.g., moving-average return, standard deviation, and RSI) and selects top assets (often 2–3) to allocate, while others may be used as hedges or shorts.
- A central Holy Grail logic weighs signals by short windows (10-day RSI, 20/50/75-day price relationships) and uses a top-N filter to keep only a small set of signals active at once.
- There are many “Bear Cross” and “Bull Cross” style checks: if risk indicators (like max drawdown, volatility, and correlation) look unfavorable, the model reduces exposure or switches to hedges (BTAL, QID, PSQ), otherwise it increases exposure to momentum engines (QLD, QQQ proxies).
- The macro overlay groups (Gold/GLD, IEF, TLT, FTGC, etc.) provide context: if macro momentum deteriorates, the system leans toward hedges or less risky assets; if macro momentum improves, it tilts toward levered equity bets.
- The setup is designed to rebalance daily, re-calc signals, and re-allocate weights accordingly, aiming for higher annualized return (AR) with controlled drawdown, though it accepts chaos and turnover as part of the strategy’s core thesis.
Out-of-sample results show this strategy delivering higher risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500 via a dynamic blend of leveraged tech momentum, hedging, and macro overlays, with daily rebalancing and risk checks to curb drawdowns.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.38 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321.54% | 13.49% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.81 | |
| 4,530.73% | 40.11% | 2.04% | 0.79% | 2.1 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$463,073.40Regulatory Fees
$1,353.19
Total Slippage
$7,669.17
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 30, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum, leveraged etfs, multi-layer risk controls, macro overlays, equity/bond/gold mix
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 24 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
EDV
Vanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF
Stocks
FTGC
First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks