Monoblob & The Man | 12.8.24
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About
A daily, rules‑based “risk‑on/risk‑off” trader for US growth/tech using leveraged funds. It chases strength in uptrends, adds volatility and interest‑rate hedges when markets overheat, and scales into inverse ETFs or cash when selloffs accelerate.
Each day it reads a few “dashboards” to decide offense or defense.
- Heat/crash gauge on TQQQ (a 3× Nasdaq‑100 fund). If it’s very hot or drops fast, it buys fear/rate hedges (UVXY = volatility, PFIX = rising‑rates hedge) and S&P shorts.
- In calm uptrends (QQQ above its trend), it owns the 3 strongest growth funds (TQQQ/TECL/SOXL/UPRO/UDOW/FANG) plus some SVXY (short volatility).
- If stocks weaken or bonds lead, it moves to T‑Bills or flips into inverse funds (SQQQ/SOXS/TECS) in stages.
Out-of-sample, this rules-based strategy targets US growth with hedges, delivering ~61% annualized return vs SPY's ~28%, a Calmar ~4.06, and solid risk control, with big upside in uptrends and downside protection from volatility and rate hedges.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 0.3 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.02% | 18.51% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 1.11 | |
| 3,325.57% | 158.68% | 1.24% | -8.33% | 2.11 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$342,557.03Regulatory Fees
$1,424.00
Total Slippage
$8,890.57
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 8, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, trend & mean‑reversion, volatility hedging, shorting, bonds overlay
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 62 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
BULZ
MicroSectors FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
DXD
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
FNGD
MicroSectors FANG+ Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038
Stocks