LQD > XLV | 2008 w/ Short Side
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About
A daily tactical switch that shorts overheated markets, goes to T‑Bills when bonds overheat, buys 2× Nasdaq after selloffs, otherwise owns Nasdaq in risk‑on regimes and pivots to gold plus short EM stocks in risk‑off. Simple “hot/cold” signals drive it.
Each day it checks simple signals. Think of RSI as a 0–100 “hot/cold” reading: very high = overheated; very low = washed‑out.
1) If popular growth/defensive stock funds look overheated, it shorts the S&P 500.
2) If Treasury bonds look overheated, it parks in T‑Bills (cash‑like).
3) If the Nasdaq looks washed‑out, it buys a 2× Nasdaq fund for a rebound.
4) Otherwise: if corporate bonds are outpacing the health‑care sector, it owns the Nasdaq (and uses a 2× version only when the S&P 500 is in a short‑term uptrend). If not, it splits between gold and shorting emerging‑market stocks. Rebalances daily. Uses inverse/leveraged funds, so swings can be big.
This strategy delivers higher risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500: oos Sharpe ~2.07 vs ~1.91, annualized return ~20.94% vs ~19.94%, and Calmar ~6.15, with a mild max drawdown around 3.4%. A dynamic, daily-tactical mix targets growth with downside control.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.45 | 0.72 | 0.26 | 0.51 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626.38% | 11.75% | 2.19% | 5.01% | 0.66 | |
| 803,819.75% | 65.5% | -0.96% | 15.27% | 1.94 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$80,391,974.87Regulatory Fees
$124,360.18
Total Slippage
$866,541.87
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 13, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, multi-asset, momentum and mean-reversion, inverse/leveraged etfs, risk-on/risk-off, daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DWX
SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF
Stocks
EUM
ProShares Trust Short MSCI Emerging Markets
Stocks
FDL
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
LQD
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPTI
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
Stocks