NOVA | Simons OOS highly diversified portfolio V5b (OOS > 3 months, size < 20 kB)
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About
A complex, rule-based, out-of-sample diversified rotation that blends equities, sector/CP proxies, volatility hedges, and a managed-futures diversifier (KMLM) using momentum and moving-average signals to select assets and groups, with cash if conditions aren’t favorable.
- The system evaluates a large universe of assets and hedges (including popular names like AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA, AMZN, GOOG and major ETFs) using a stack of signals. It tests momentum (RSI-like measures) and price momentum (moving-average comparisons) across multiple time windows.
- Based on a long chain of if/then rules, it selects one or more sub-strategies (groups) to carry exposure. Some groups get full weight; others get partial weight (e.g., 60/100 or 30/100).
- Within each active group, it selects assets using top/bottom ranking (for example, “top 1” by moving-average return over a window, or “top 2” by RSI). It applies cash allocation so that if no group signals are favorable, it distributes cash across groups to maintain capital preservation.
- The strategy includes hedges for rising volatility (UVXY, VIXY, UVIX) and uses risk-reducing buckets (GLD, IEF, UUP, TMF) under certain signals. It also weaves in KMLM (a managed futures ETF) as a diversifier to capture non-traditional asset behavior.
- Rebalancing is not calendar-based in the description; signals drive position changes when rules fire. The approach is explicitly out-of-sample tested to reduce overfitting.
- Overall, the plan is to be market-regime adaptive: rotate into leaders during favorable momentum, rotate toward hedges or safer assets during risk spikes, and rely on diversification to smooth performance.
Out-of-sample return 20.6% vs S&P 17.2%, achieved by a diversified, rule-based rotation using momentum, hedges, and KMLM futures. Seeks stronger upside across regimes with risk controls, though drawdowns can be larger in downturns.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.72 | 2.25 | 0.4 | 0.63 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.16% | 22.02% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 1.35 | |
| 1,179.8% | 185.68% | -3.22% | -5.65% | 2.13 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$127,980.32Regulatory Fees
$557.63
Total Slippage
$3,547.47
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 24, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, multi-strategy, momentum, rotation, hedging, futures, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 89 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPB
GraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF
Stocks
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ABBV
ABBVIE INC.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AMZU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks