[Minimum Variance] The Golden Ratio FTLT ratios | Mike G
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About
A rules-based, 5-sleeve portfolio that rides trends in gold, tech, EM and real estate, flipping to inverse funds or Treasuries when moves look stretched. Uses leveraged ETFs and brief volatility hedges; rebalanced daily.
Your money is split into 5 sleeves: Gold (UGL/GLL) ~54%, Bond/Tech swing (TMF/TMV/TQQQ/IVV) ~20%, Emerging Mkts (EDC/EDZ) ~12%, Real Estate (DRN/DRV) ~9%, Tech (TQQQ/SQQQ) ~5%. Each sleeve: 1) check long‑term trend; 2) check short‑term “heat” (are moves overbought/oversold). It then holds the bull fund, its inverse, or Treasuries/volatility (TLT/UVXY). Rules run and rebalance daily.
Out-of-sample Sharpe 2.28 vs 1.41, beta ~0.46, annualized return ~89.6% vs 29.3%, Calmar ~4.95. Diversified five-sleeve, trend-following with gold tilt and tactical hedges aim for much higher risk-adjusted upside vs the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685.88% | 15.41% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.94 | |
| 291,297.21% | 74.14% | 6.32% | 41.94% | 2.46 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$29,139,721.05Regulatory Fees
$34,748.25
Total Slippage
$223,895.00
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 22, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, leveraged etfs, trend-following, mean reversion, volatility hedging, multi-asset, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 24 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares, Shares of beneficial interest, no par value
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EDZ
Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3x Shares
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
GLL
ProShares UltraShort Gold
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Stocks