Drawdown/Skim Bots (USDU, no UUP)
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About
A daily-rebalanced, multi-block strategy that hedges drawdowns with UVXY, leans into levered long bets (SPXL/TQQQ) during uptrends, and shifts to USD/defensive assets under risk. It blends volatility protection, momentum-based tilt, and defensive ballast across blocks to protect capital while seeking upside.
- Each day, the bot runs through a family of drawdown hedging blocks (DDBs).
- In Extreme Volatility Hedge blocks it places cash into UVXY to hedge spikes in market volatility.
- In Bullish blocks it leans into levered long bets on broad market exposure via SPXL and/or 3x NASDAQ exposure via TQQQ, often alongside USDU to diversify currency/valuta exposure.
- In Bear Market blocks it shifts toward defensive assets: USDU (USD exposure), XLP (consumer staples), XLU (utilities), XLE (energy), and SHY (short Treasuries) as ballast.
- Each decision uses simple, transparent momentum-like checks (e.g., moving-average comparisons, a short-term relative strength/RSI proxy) to decide whether the block should tilt more toward a bullish, neutral, or bearish posture (e.g., RSI > 80 with bullish price condition favors high-weight long exposure; RSI < 30 under bullish price condition triggers caution and hedging; or price above/below MA thresholds triggers a tilt).
- Weights are frequently set to equal cash allocation within a block (100/100) to maintain straightforward sizing per block, but many blocks run in parallel so the overall portfolio is a composite of several conditional bets.
- The strategy is explicitly designed for a daily rebalance cadence, so positions are adjusted every day as signals evolve.
- The overall aim is to protect against drawdowns (via UVXY and defensive buckets) while still capturing upside (via SPXL/TQQQ and USDU), with the USD as a stabilizing ballast and sector/short-duration bonds providing additional ballast in downturns.
Out-of-sample strength: Sharpe 1.78 vs 1.37, drawdown 10.99% vs 18.76%, Calmar 1.75. A daily hedge + levered tilt blends protection with upside, delivering better risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.22 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.51 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348.51% | 13.16% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.8 | |
| 2,603.75% | 31.22% | 0.69% | 0.39% | 1.74 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$270,374.77Regulatory Fees
$818.07
Total Slippage
$4,779.12
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 6, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Risk-off/defensive + leveraged bull tilt + volatility hedge, multi-model, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 20 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks
USDU
WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund
Stocks