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About
A dense, multi-rule system that rotates among stocks, volatility hedges, and bonds on a daily basis, using dozens of assets and dozens of conditional rules to seek upside while moderating risk.
- It runs many independent rule books (groups) at the same time. Each group tests price behavior of a set of assets against a library of conditions (for example, “is the price above its moving average?” or “is a momentum metric high or low?”).
- Each rule block can pick one or more assets to hold, assign a weight, and may switch which assets are favored based on signals such as price momentum, volatility gauges, and relative strength.
- The strategy combines equities (SPY, QQQ, etc.), volatility-related funds (UVXY, VIXY, VIXM), bonds and cash-like funds (TLT, TMF, TMV, SHY, BIL, AGG), precious metals and commodities (GLD, GLL, UUP, DBC), and some leveraged/inverse ETFs (TQQQ, UPRO, SQQQ, UVXY, VIXY) to form complex tilt and hedge decisions.
- It uses different lookback windows (e.g., 2, 10, 21, 60 days) for indicators like moving averages, cumulative returns, and RSI. Certain blocks explicitly require extreme RSI readings on volatility tools (to time risk-off or risk-on moves) or on equity proxies (to time entry/exit).
- Many parts of the rules are written to push capital into “top” picks within a basket, or to push toward hedges (bonds or volatility) when certain risk thresholds are hit.
- The overall approach is daily rebalance, with the final portfolio a composite of dozens of sub-baskets, each with its own logic and weight, then blended to produce the daily holdings. The intent is to blend momentum, mean-reversion, volatility timing and diversification across asset classes to attempt to improve risk-adjusted returns over time.
Out-of-sample edge: ~90% annual return vs ~35% S&P, Calmar ~4.9. A diversified, daily rule-based rotation across stocks, bonds, volatility and commodities targets higher risk-adjusted upside with disciplined risk management.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.45 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.98% | 17.18% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 1.04 | |
| 17,578.23% | 303.99% | -15.36% | -17.17% | 3.35 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,767,823.42Regulatory Fees
$11,458.06
Total Slippage
$72,051.55
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 4, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-strategy, rule-based, backtested, volatility-timing, leveraged etfs, sector/rotation, risk-off/on overlays
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 92 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
ARKG
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
Stocks
ARKK
ARK Innovation ETF
Stocks
ARKQ
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
Stocks
ARKW
ARK Next Generation Internet ETF
Stocks
ARKX
ARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BITI
ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF
Stocks
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
Stocks