IFF Fund: Squeeze the TQQQ out
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About
A daily, TQQQ‑centric strategy that rides tech uptrends, steps aside when the market looks overheated, and buys sharp dips. In weak or choppy markets it shifts to cash/gold or bonds, or hedges with inverse QQQ. Uses 3x ETFs, so risk is high.
Goal: Ride tech uptrends, avoid overheated/weak phases, and buy sharp dips.
- If TQQQ (3x Nasdaq-100) is above its 225-day average, hold it—unless RSI, a 0–100 “heat gauge,” is high; then park in cash (BIL) and gold (GLD).
- If no uptrend, try brief rebounds only after a quick drop; else hold cash/gold or the strongest of TLT/BSV/GLD.
- A second sleeve buys deep dips (TECL/SOXL/UPRO) and, in bad/choppy markets, hedges with inverse QQQ (PSQ/SQQQ) or shifts into steadier SPY/QQQ/DIA/XLP.
Rebalanced daily.
Out-of-sample edge: annualized return ~40.85% vs SPY ~21.88%, Calmar ~1.31. A tech-heavy, trend-following strategy with tactical hedges using 3x ETFs delivers stronger upside, albeit with higher drawdowns. Compelling risk-adjusted alpha.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.35 | 1.03 | 0.3 | 0.55 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 585.13% | 14.59% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.9 | |
| 60,086.39% | 57.31% | 1.95% | -5.36% | 1.61 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$6,018,639.15Regulatory Fees
$11,981.60
Total Slippage
$77,462.57
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 18, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Trend-following, momentum, leveraged etfs, tactical allocation, tech/nasdaq-focused, hedging, market timing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 15 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
DIA
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks