Drawdown/Skim Bots (USDU, no UUP)
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About
Rules-based, daily. Rides uptrends with leveraged tech/S&P (TQQQ/SPXL), shifts to defensive ETFs (US dollar, staples, utilities, energy, short Treasuries) in downtrends. Adds UVXY as an airbag when markets run hot; may short vol (SVXY) when calm. High risk.
Each day the system picks risk‑on or defense using two checks: 1) Heat/Speed (RSI, a 0–100 “speedometer” of recent moves: >80 very hot, <30 very cold), and 2) Trend (is the S&P 500 above its 200‑day average?). Hot: keep 3x bulls (TQQQ/SPXL) but add a volatility airbag (UVXY). Cold: lean into those bulls. Otherwise: in uptrends hold TQQQ/SPXL (sometimes SVXY when rates look calm); in downtrends pivot to USDU, staples/utilities/energy, and SHY. Weights favor steadier assets. Uses USDU, not UUP.
Out-of-sample: Sharpe 1.78 vs SPY 1.37; max drawdown ~11% vs ~19%; beta ~0.51. Higher risk-adjusted returns and stronger downside protection with an adaptive, rules-based mix of leveraged growth and defensive hedges.
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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
Tactical asset allocation, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, trend and rsi signals, sector rotation, usd hedge, high risk
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