Holy Grail Revamped | Strategy: VIXY Cumulative Return Threshold
Today’s Change (Apr 20, 2026)
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About
Daily tactical plan: ride tech uptrends with TQQQ, flip to PSQ/SQQQ when risk rises, and use VIXY/UVXY as a short-term hedge when markets look overheated. Buys sharp dips with 3x ETFs; may park in cash-like BIL when conditions are unclear.
Each day it:
1) Checks a “hot/cold” meter (RSI). If markets are very hot, it holds volatility ETFs (VIXY/UVXY = rise when fear jumps).
2) If markets are very cold, it buys 3x “dip” funds (SOXL/TECL/UPRO).
3) Otherwise, uses trend and bonds-vs-bears to pick offense vs defense. If uptrend and fear is calm, buy TQQQ (3x Nasdaq). If fear just spiked (>10% VIXY in 2 days) or trend is down, hold PSQ/SQQQ (inverse Nasdaq) or sit in BIL (cash-like).
Out-of-sample, this strategy offers regime-aware hedging and dip-buying for diversification and risk management, with ~7% annualized return vs SPY’s ~18%—a tactical sleeve alongside the S&P 500.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.92 | 1.07 | 0.11 | 0.34 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 716.72% | 15.58% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.95 | |
| 99,634,807.1% | 159.16% | 32.08% | 27.12% | 2.05 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$9,963,490,709.53Regulatory Fees
$20,381,016.39
Total Slippage
$146,576,639.62
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 18, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, volatility filter, leveraged etfs, trend + mean reversion, nasdaq/tech focus, daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 20 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks