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About
A mostly JEPQ-based strategy that tries to earn income in good markets, move into bonds when stocks look overheated, and use defensive or even bearish Nasdaq trades when conditions worsen.
This strategy is mostly built around JEPQ, an income-focused fund tied to large Nasdaq stocks.
When the broad U.S. market looks healthy, it usually holds JEPQ. If the market looks too overheated, it moves into Treasury bond funds instead.
When markets weaken, it becomes defensive or tactical: it may buy bonds, a cash-like Treasury fund, or funds that rise when the Nasdaq falls. In some cases it also uses extra-aggressive funds that aim to move about 2x up or down with the Nasdaq.
Out-of-sample: 24.6% annualized return vs 21.4% SPY, Calmar ~1.15. Drawdowns are higher (~21% vs ~19%), but a Nasdaq-income core with tactical bonds and bear-market overlay aims for stronger, more durable upside than the S&P 500.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.31 | 0.5 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109.55% | 18.27% | -0.05% | 3.57% | 1.1 | |
| 420.55% | 45.38% | -0.82% | 3.86% | 1.63 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$52,055.44Regulatory Fees
$99.88
Total Slippage
$777.02
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 30, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 1%
Type
Stocks
Category
Income, tactical allocation, nasdaq, trend-following, mean reversion, risk management, leveraged etfs, inverse etfs, bonds
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
JEPI
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
Stocks
JEPQ
J.P. Morgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks