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About
An aggressive, RSI-driven, growth-tilt equity strategy that uses VIXY as the core hedge and selectively weights growth/tech ETFs (notably VGT, SOXX) based on momentum signals, with daily rebalancing and heavy hedging during risk.
- What it is: a daily-rebalanced, rule-based equity strategy designed to chase growth while using volatility hedges to limit drawdowns.
- Core ingredients: heavy use of volatility-related hedging (VIXY plus inverse-vol proxies like EUM and BTAL) with a base tilt of 75% in the volatility hedge and 25% in hedges. The rest of the exposure is allocated among equity ETFs.
- How decisions are made: the system looks at RSI (a momentum indicator) for a wide set of tickers (including SPY, VIXY, SCHX, MGC, IOO, XLP, VOX, XLF, VTV, SOXX, VGT, SPY, QQQ, etc.). If RSI readings cross various thresholds (mostly highs and lows) across these assets, the algorithm reweights toward hedges or toward growth-oriented equities.
- Targeted bets: when momentum lines up, it shifts toward high-growth tech and semis (notably VGT and SOXX; sometimes leveraging QQQ/TQQQ paths). When risk signals dominate, it emphasizes hedges (VIXY with inverse-vol components) to dampen downside.
- What you actually own: a mix primarily of VIXY and inverse-vol proxies (EUM, BTAL) as the hedge skeleton, with optional tilt into growth ETFs like VGT, SOXX, SPY, QQQ, and related mega-cap/sector ETFs depending on the RSI-driven branches. The strategy is equity-focused but uses volatility hedges to manage risk.
- Practical take: it’s a highly aggressive, momentum-driven, growth-at-risk strategy that continually reweights between bets on rising tech momentum and protection against volatility spikes. The daily rebalancing means positions can swing a lot from day to day.
Out-of-sample, this growth-tilt strategy beats SPY on risk-adjusted return: Sharpe 2.20 vs 2.06, annualized return 64% vs 24%, Calmar 6.09, with near-zero beta and volatility hedging to pursue tech leadership.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 635.35% | 14.82% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.91 | |
| 28,011.13% | 47.79% | -8.13% | -6.3% | 1.72 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$2,811,113.20Regulatory Fees
$11,584.63
Total Slippage
$76,106.85
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 1, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Growth, momentum-driven strategy with volatility hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 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
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
EUM
ProShares Trust Short MSCI Emerging Markets
Stocks
IOO
iShares Global 100 ETF
Stocks
MGC
Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Index ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large- Cap ETF
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks