OG Simple 20d BND vs 60d SH | SPXL & VXX edition (no k1) | shared
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About
Rules‑based swing strategy that buys 3x stock/tech after sell‑offs, hedges with volatility or holds cash when markets look overheated, and otherwise uses a simple bond‑vs‑short‑stock check plus 200/20‑day trends to choose offense (SPXL/TECL) or defense (BIL/SH/VXX).
It rotates among: SPXL/TECL (3x bull S&P/tech), SPY (plain S&P), SH (short S&P), VXX (volatility), and BIL (cash‑like T‑bills). It uses RSI (a 0–100 “heat” gauge): if QQQ or SPY look very hot, split to VXX+cash; if very cold, buy the dip with SPXL or TECL. If TQQQ just surged in a day, briefly step aside. Otherwise a trend filter (bonds vs shorting stocks + 200/20‑day MAs) picks SPXL (offense) or BIL/SH (defense).
OOS annualized return: 37.44% vs SPY 15.95%; Calmar ~0.94; OOS Sharpe ~0.87. Tactical leverage + hedges offer much higher upside with disciplined risk controls, but drawdowns can be larger (~39.7% vs ~18.8%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.81 | 1.45 | 0.37 | 0.61 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172.29% | 13.1% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.73 | |
| 170,577.05% | 149.53% | -2.94% | 2.92% | 2.2 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$17,067,704.80Regulatory Fees
$36,332.40
Total Slippage
$252,333.86
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 16, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical-allocation, momentum, mean-reversion, trend-following, leveraged-etfs, volatility-hedge
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
VXX
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
Stocks