Gabraham's Beta Ballerina
Today’s Change (Oct 8, 2026)
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About
Daily rules flip between defense (top‑2 “safe” ETFs) and offense (laggard 3× bull or bear index ETFs). Uses an S&P 500 “hot/cold” reading (RSI) and a Treasury tell to decide. Equal‑weights two picks; aims to profit from short‑term swings.
Each day it checks short‑term signals: a Treasury comparison and an S&P 500 “hot/cold” gauge (RSI: >70 = too hot; <25 = washed out). Based on this it either:
- parks in 2 safer ETFs with the best 1‑week trend (bonds/T‑bills, gold, Berkshire, VIX, etc.),
- buys the 2 weakest 3× bull index ETFs (betting on a bounce),
- or the 2 weakest 3× bear ETFs (betting on a drop). Equal‑weighted; daily rebalance.
Out-of-sample edge: ~108% annualized return and Calmar ~11.9, far above the S&P 500. Daily, rules-based shifts between safe assets and leveraged bets aim to capture short-term swings with disciplined risk control.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.76 | 1.06 | 0.19 | 0.44 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364.4% | 13.82% | 1.72% | 4.21% | 0.83 | |
| 1,769,234.4% | 128.04% | -5.88% | 22.41% | 2.16 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$176,933,440.33Regulatory Fees
$584,540.19
Total Slippage
$5,527,118.00
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 23, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, daily rebalancing, leveraged etfs, mean reversion, momentum, cross-asset, rsi filter
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 27 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BRK/B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY Class B
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
GOVT
iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGOV
iShares International Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks