NOVA | R2K | Pareto's Portfolio (2024 Publication Edition)
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A daily, rules-based, momentum-driven allocator that moves to safety when volatility spikes and otherwise targets the top 3 performers in curated stock baskets (SPY, QQQ, DIA and Russell 2000 groups) using a 20-day momentum screen; rebalances daily with regime-based tilts toward other assets in special scenarios.
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a momentum gauge. When applied to VIXY (volatility proxy), a reading above about 75 signals high market turmoil, so the system shifts into safety by buying BIL (short-term Treasuries fund). If volatility isn’t at extremes, the strategy goes risk-on and splits bets across three broad baskets: SPY, QQQ, and DIA, plus Russell 2000 top-performer groups. Within each basket, it looks at a list of stocks and picks the 3 with the strongest recent momentum, using roughly a 20‑day moving-average return as the ranking. It rebalance daily, so holdings can rotate as momentum changes. There are also alternate scenarios (e.g., when rate-cut expectations appear likely) that tilt toward commodities and bond funds. Examples of tickers included are large-cap names (AAPL, MSFT, AMZN, NVDA, TSLA, GOOG/GOOGL, META, BRK/B, UNH, JPM, XOM, V, LLY, AVGO) and index proxies (SPY, QQQ, DIA), plus various narrow groups under R2K buckets. The overall aim is to own the best-performing parts of the market while keeping some safety when volatility rises.
Daily, rules-based momentum strategy that shifts to safety in spikes and targets the top 3 movers across SPY/QQQ/DIA and Russell-like baskets. Out-of-sample: ~116% annualized return vs ~16% SPY; Sharpe ~5.9 vs ~1.1; lower drawdowns; strong alpha/Calmar.
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OOS Start Date
Jan 15, 2026
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, momentum, multi-asset, risk-managed, rules-based
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 91 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ACMR
ACM Research, Inc. Class A Common Stock
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AGYS
Agilysys, Inc. Common Stock (DE)
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMGN
Amgen Inc
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Stocks
APPF
AppFolio, Inc. Class A
Stocks