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About
A daily trading strategy that mainly uses semiconductor and tech signals to swing between aggressive tech bets, bearish hedges, and safe Treasury holdings when markets look risky.
This strategy is a fast-moving market-timer focused mostly on tech, especially semiconductor stocks.
It first checks for market fear using VIXM. If fear is very high, it hides in SHV, a very short-term U.S. Treasury fund (basically a cash parking spot).
If fear is normal, it compares recent strength in bonds (BND) versus Nasdaq stocks (QQQ). It then uses SMH, a semiconductor fund, as a “temperature gauge” for tech: if semis look overheated, it may bet against them; if they look washed out, it may buy them aggressively; otherwise it mixes tech, bond, short-tech, or cash-like holdings.
It often uses leveraged funds like SOXL, SOXS, and TECL, which can make gains and losses much larger than normal.
Tech-focused, regime-switching strategy that shifts among leveraged semiconductor bets, hedges, and cash. Out-of-sample it trails the S&P in raw return but offers a distinct risk/return profile and diversification during tech cycles and volatility.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158.2% | 15.08% | -1.04% | -0.34% | 0.8 | |
| 5,554.49% | 81.74% | -21.47% | -17.62% | 1.66 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$565,448.71Regulatory Fees
$2,419.81
Total Slippage
$19,744.58
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 29, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, technology, semiconductors, leveraged etfs, inverse etfs, volatility filter, bond-vs-equity regime
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
RINF
ProShares Inflation Expectations ETF
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
TECB
iShares U.S. Tech Breakthrough Multisector ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks