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A daily rule-based selector among NVDA, AMZN, MSFT, AAPL, and GOOGL using a volatility-vs-momentum test; if none pass, move to SHV. Rebalances daily with a single-asset focus and a safety fallback.
- Start with cash available for the day.
- Check NVDA: calculate 5-day volatility (how wildly it moved) and 2-day RSI (momentum).
- If volatility is greater than RSI, invest in NVDA for the day; otherwise move to the next stock.
- If NVDA didn’t pass, repeat the same test for AMZN, then MSFT, then AAPL, then GOOGL, in that order.
- If any one stock passes, allocate to that stock for the day (one-asset-at-a-time rule).
- If none pass, invest in SHV (short-term U.S. Treasuries) as a safe fallback.
- Rebalance daily, repeating the entire process the next trading day.
- The intended outcome is to tilt toward a single, potentially stronger stock on days when its volatility exceeds its short-term momentum, but to default to safety if no stock meets the rule.
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe 2.05 vs S&P 0.96; max drawdown 1.0% vs 18.8%; Calmar 7.12; ~7.2% annualized return with strong downside protection — steadier, risk-managed growth versus the S&P.
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OOS Start Date
Feb 2, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, single-asset rotation, volatility-momentum, daily rebalance, megacap focus, bond-fallback
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 6 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
MSFT
Microsoft Corp
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks