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About
A daily-rebalanced, multi-layered strategy using leveraged ETFs to play tech/sectors while hedging volatility with SVXY/UVXY and VIXM; rotates between long/short bets based on momentum, risk, and rolling rules, with cash-management and drawdown checks.
- Every day, the system looks for a small, targeted set of positions to own. It splits attention between long bets (bets the market or a sector will go up) and short bets (bets it will go down).
- Long bets focus on tech and related areas with high leverage (for example TECL for tech, TQQQ/QLD for tech exposure, LABU for biotech, URTY for broader small/mid cap tilt). Short bets use inverse or bear ETFs (SQQQ for QQQ, SDS for S&P 500, SOXS for semis, SRTY for Russell 2000, LABD for biotech).
- The selection process uses several screens: how the asset performed recently (cumulative-return, moving-average-return), how risky it is (standard deviation), and momentum signals (RSI over different windows). The system can pick a mix like “top 2 by momentum” or “bottom riskiest 4” and weight them to allocate capital.
- There are hedges and volatility plays: UVXY (volatility) and SVXY (shortvol) appear in rotation, and VIXM (VIX futures) is used to gauge hedging opportunities. When volatility spikes, the model tends to add hedges; when volatility cools, it can tilt back toward growth bets.
- Cash management and safety checks: there are rules that favor leaving some cash aside and using safety-town hedges to reduce risk when market conditions worsen or when risk signals exceed defined thresholds.
- Rebalance happens daily, so the basket can change a lot from day to day depending on the screens and signals.
- The strategy uses SPY as a touchstone (a reference index) for some risk checks and for tests like max-drawdown, ensuring the portfolio’s risk is kept in check relative to a broad market proxy.
- The bottom line: it’s a dynamic, algorithmic blend of leveraged bets and hedges designed to ride favorable momentum while staying guarded in tougher markets; it demands discipline and tolerance for complexity and risk.
Out-of-sample edge: ~83% annualized return vs SPY ~25%, Sharpe ~1.75 vs ~1.50, and beta ~0.25— offering diversification and hedges. Drawdowns can be larger in volatility regimes, but risk-adjusted return stays superior.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.91 | 0.31 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278.64% | 13.34% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.79 | |
| 851,764.33% | 134.27% | -2.08% | 15.6% | 2.13 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$85,186,432.51Regulatory Fees
$335,007.24
Total Slippage
$2,363,436.50
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 3, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged+inversed etfs, rotation, volatility hedges, trend+mean-reversion mix, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 52 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
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DDM
ProShares Ultra Dow30
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
DXD
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Stocks