IFF Fund: All-Star Sorts|BT: 3/11/22 AR 1316% MDD 14.4% (Replaced BULZ->BULZ, XLRE->XLRE, DBMF added again)
Today’s Change (Mar 17, 2026)
—
A symphony is an automated trading strategy — Learn more about symphonies here
About
A daily rotating, rule-based portfolio that uses momentum, volatility and trend signals across a broad universe of ETFs (including leveraged and volatility products) to pick and weight assets within thematic groups. It aims to chase strong momentum while hedging risk, through a multi-layer decision tree that selects one or more assets per group and rebalances every day.
- Every day the system scans a large universe of ETFs (including leveraged and inverse products).
-Assets are grouped into themes (for example: Biotech+Tech, Defense, and other labeled buckets).
-Within each group, assets are filtered and ranked using multiple criteria: momentum (how much they’ve gained recently), moving-average signals, RSI for overbought/oversold, volatility signals (standard deviation), and price-versus-market-context checks (like vs SPY).
-From each group, one or more assets are chosen (often the top-ranked asset in that group). Some nodes deliberately pick the single best asset; other nodes select multiple depending on the rule set.
-Each group is then assigned a weight, and the selected assets in that group are combined according to those weights to form the daily portfolio. Some parts of the tree push heavy allocations to certain groups (e.g., “Defence” or “Bear Market” clusters) when conditions say risk is rising; other parts tilt toward momentum-driven long bets when conditions look favorable.
-A hedging layer uses volatility-related ETFs (like UVXY, VIXY) and sometimes inverse ETFs to dampen drawdowns when market conditions deteriorate.
-The process is repeated every trading day; positions are adjusted to reflect the latest signals. The backtest notes included (AR, MDD, replacing certain tickers) indicate historical experimentation and changes to the universe and rules over time. The overall aim is a diversified, dynamic allocation that can ride uptrends in multiple themes while trying to hedge or prune risk during downturns.
Out-of-sample return ~46% vs SPY ~22%, Calmar ~1.08. A diversified, momentum-driven strategy with dynamic hedging and daily rebalancing—greater upside than the S&P, but larger drawdowns.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.62 | 0.49 | 0.03 | 0.16 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.82% | 14% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.84 | |
| 49,826.78% | 373.43% | -21.76% | -15.14% | 3.22 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$4,992,677.85Regulatory Fees
$35,576.91
Total Slippage
$233,629.47
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 18, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Rotational-momentum, leveraged-etfs, volatility-hedging, risk-management, multi-strategy
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 76 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
BULZ
MicroSectors FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks