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About
An aggressive, daily-rebalanced strategy using leveraged ETFs to ride trends, with RSI- and price-based checks to time entries, and hedges/cash ready to defend against overextended momentum or market reversals.
What it does for a layman:
- Every trading day, it decides which single asset to own (or keep in cash). It usually keeps some cash as a safety buffer.
- It uses a broad market trend rule: if the S&P 500 (SPY) is above its long-term average (200 days), the door is open for risk-taking with leveraged bets; if not, it tends to hedge or stay in cash.
- It watches how fast a Nasdaq-leveraged ETF (TQQQ) has moved recently. If that momentum gets extremely hot (RSI very high), the plan shifts toward volatility-related protection (UVXY) or even other aggressive hedges, to guard against a sudden spike in volatility or a reversal.
- If momentum isn’t extremely hot but the market trend looks good, it may tilt toward a highly leveraged tech bet (TECL) when TQQQ momentum is not overbought (RSI below a threshold).
- If momentum and trend don’t align for a “risk-on” bet, it may favor hedges (SQQQ) or a bond hedge (TLT) or select SPYU (a levered SPY proxy) as alternative exposure.
- The rulebook also includes a mechanism to pick the strongest of a small set of hedges (e.g., between SQQQ and TLT) based on a momentum/signal screen.
- In the end, it keeps some cash aside and makes an automated daily choice aimed at balancing upside potential with downside protection.
Assets involved (examples): SPY (S&P 500), TQQQ (Nasdaq-100 3x), TECL (Tech 3x), SPXL (S&P 500 3x), SQQQ (QQQ inverse 3x), UVXY (volatility), SPYU (4x levered SPY), SPYU, TLT (long Treasuries). The exact mix can be replaced to suit preferences, as suggested by the template title.
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets ~62% annualized return vs SPY’s ~20%, with a Calmar ~1.27 and Sharpe ~1.07. It uses trend/momentum plus hedges/cash to chase big upside while aiming to limit risk—but it can incur larger drawdowns (~49%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.12 | 2.88 | 0.6 | 0.77 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.15% | 20% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 1.23 | |
| 221.92% | 67.53% | -9.43% | -7.54% | 1.16 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$32,192.18Regulatory Fees
$14.24
Total Slippage
$88.84
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 29, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, momentum/trend, risk controls, daily rebalance, cash cushions
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SPYU
MAX S&P 500 4x Leveraged ETN
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks