GYP 2
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About
A rule-based, multi-bucket strategy (Growth, Yield, Preservation) that uses momentum, volatility, and drawdown signals to tilt among ETFs (including SPY, QQQ, GLD, TLT, IEF, TIP, LQD, HYG, TMF, QLD, UUP, etc.), with a risk-off guardrail and lookback-driven asset selection for preservation.
- The strategy is organized into three primary buckets: Growth, Yield, and Preservation, each with its own sub-rules and asset selections.
- Growth uses signals to tilt toward higher-return, higher-volatility exposures (notably leveraged tech Nasdaq plays) when momentum and volatility conditions look favorable; it also includes fallback exposures to more conservative equity positions when signals are weaker.
- Not Boring Dip Buyer is a risk-managed growth module that watches for market downside (risk-off cues). If risk signals trigger, it shifts toward hedges like gold and long Treasuries and away from aggressive growth bets; if not, it can still participate in growth with a measured tilt.
- Yield is an income-oriented bucket that blends maturities and credit quality (various Treasuries, TIPS, investment-grade corporates, and and high-yield) to produce a steadier, lower-volatility return stream.
- Preservation (Trend) uses momentum-style screening to pick the two best-performing assets over a lookback (e.g., 120 days) and concentrates exposure there (with a majority weight), while also keeping a smaller allocation to other defensive assets to maintain diversification.
- The pieces are connected by conditional logic (e.g., RSI thresholds, max drawdown checks, relative-strength comparisons, and standard-deviation screens) and are rebalance-triggered within a defined corridor. This combination aims to participate in uptrends, earn income, and protect capital when regime shifts occur.
- It relies on a mix of well-known ETFs and some leveraged or inverse-like constructs to magnify exposure when signals align, but uses risk filters to avoid indiscriminate leverage in volatile regimes.
Out-of-sample edge: 27.68% vs 23.11% return; Sharpe 1.92 vs 1.44; Calmar ~3.0; max drawdown 9.39% vs 18.76%; beta ~0.70. Growth/Yield/Preservation with risk guards for steadier, stronger upside.
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YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$194,152.28Regulatory Fees
$312.70
Total Slippage
$1,687.79
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 12, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, risk-managed, momentum-based, tactical-asset-allocation, rule-based
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 16 assets in total
Ticker
Type
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
HYG
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks