Maximum Overdrive (BNDSH)
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About
A daily, all-in-one rule-based system that switches among leveraged tech/semiconductor bets, volatility hedges, and cash/bond proxies to chase upside in trends while trying to protect during volatility—using a multi-layer signal tree and short-term momentum checks.
What this strategy does in plain language:
- Every day, it asks a lot of simple questions about how different investments are behaving. Based on the answers, it chooses one investment to own all of your money for that day.
- The choices come from a short list: leveraged equity bets (things that aim to amplify stock-market moves), volatility-related hedges (to protect when fear spikes), and cash-like or bond-oriented options (to preserve capital when risk is high).
- If the market looks calm but favorable for risk-taking, the model tends toward levered tech/semiconductor bets (for example, vehicles that aim to move 2–3x with the market) and related momentum signals. If the market looks unstable or very volatile, the model pivots toward hedges and cash-like instruments (e.g., a volatility ETF and a short-term Treasury ETF). There are many sub-rules that check momentum, speed of recent moves, and how different asset groups compare against each other (e.g., does a bond ETF look stronger than a stock proxy today? is volatility elevated?). The system uses short windows (days to a few months) to decide if a trend is strong enough to hold, and it often uses relative-strength checks to decide if one asset should beat another. The result is a daily decision: “today we hold this asset with most or all of the capital; tomorrow it could be a different asset if the signals flip.” This approach prioritizes capturing big moves when conditions are favorable, while trying to protect against sharp drawdowns by switching to hedges or cash when risk spikes.
What you’re not getting: this is not a diversified you-hold-many-positions-at-once strategy. It’s a single-asset-at-a-time approach driven by a complex rulebook intended to time entries and exits very precisely. It relies on leverage and volatility signals, so results can be big wins in strong trends and big losses in choppy markets.
Tap bigger upside in trends with dynamic leverage and hedges. OOS annualized return ~29.8% vs SPY ~21.3%, driven by agile bets and risk-off pivots. Be aware of higher drawdowns in volatility, but potential for outsized gains when markets trend.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.89 | 2.47 | 0.39 | 0.62 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570.79% | 14.38% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 234,229,903.2% | 181.67% | -16.79% | 26.15% | 1.9 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$23,423,000,320.43Regulatory Fees
$80,001,569.70
Total Slippage
$575,442,938.86
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 22, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leverage, momentum, volatility hedging, multi-asset, daily rebalancing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 17 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks