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Portfolio: UPRO FTLT (No K-1)
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A daily, rule-based tactical portfolio that tilts between levered equity bets (UPRO/TECL) and safer bonds/cash (TLT, TMF, BIL) using SPY as the market proxy. It uses RSI and a 200-day moving-average filter to decide when to chase momentum or pull back, with a No-K-1 tax-friendly ETF setup and a 5% target for this group.
NutHow it works
A daily, rule-based system uses SPY as the market proxy and looks for three kinds of signals to decide where to put money: - Trend confirmation: Is SPY trading above its 200-day average? If yes, the system is more willing to take equity risk; if no, it prefers bonds/cash. - Momentum/oversold checks: It checks RSI (relative strength) on SPY (and sometimes related tickers) to see if momentum supports buying (not too overbought and not in clear downtrends). - Conditional skews to leverage assets: When signals align for a bullish stance, the strategy tilts toward aggressive, levered equity ETFs (UPRO for broad market, TECL for tech). When signals point to risk-off or extreme conditions, it shifts into safer ETFs (BIL for cash-like safety, TLT/TMF for long-duration bonds). Detailed flow (layman terms): - The core portfolio aims to allocate cash across several assets with a target small weight (about 5%) to the main group (UPRO FTLT) and then rebalances daily. - If SPY is not too overbought (RSI below a high threshold) and SPY price is above its 200-day average, the system tends to buy into levered equity bets (UPRO and TECL), sometimes using additional checks from RSI on related assets like QQQ to confirm strength. - If SPY becomes overbought (high RSI) or falls below the 200-day line, the system looks to safer bets: BIL (short-term cash-like Treasuries) or bonds like TLT/TMF depending on other RSI signals and moving-average tests. - The rules are nested, so multiple conditions must be satisfied before a particular asset is selected. If a condition isn’t met, the strategy moves to the next rule, nudging weights toward cash/bonds. - The end result is a dynamic mix: in rising, broad-market regimes you’ll see more exposure to leverage ETFs; in weakening or overheated regimes you’ll see more cash or bond exposure. The rebalancing happens daily, which can magnify gains and losses in volatile markets. Important caveats for a layman: - Leveraged ETFs (UPRO, TECL, TMF) magnify both gains and losses. They can move very fast and amplify drawdowns just as much as upside when markets swing. - Daily rebalancing in a leveraged, multi-asset framework can produce more volatility (and potentially more turnover) than a buy-and-hold strategy. - This approach assumes SPY is a reasonable stand-in for the overall market and uses several RSI and moving-average checks to decide when to take risk or reduce it. - No K-1 mentioned in the name means the strategy prefers tax-friendly ETFs; this does not change the risk profile, but it avoids complex tax reporting. Who this is for: an aggressive investor who can tolerate frequent, potentially large swings and wants a systematic, rules-based guess at when to ride momentum into leverage or seek safety in bonds/cash.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy offers ~46.8% annualized return vs SPY’s ~21.3%, with a disciplined daily tilt between levered equity and bonds/cash. It seeks strong upside in uptrends while shielding capital in drawdowns using tax-friendly No-K-1 ETFs.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
0.351.850.510.71
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
557.78%13.6%-2.02%-1.16%0.83
192,182.76%66.83%-6.98%-6.83%1.37
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$19,228,275.51
Regulatory Fees
$35,681.87
Total Slippage
$245,492.50
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 10, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged equity, trend-following, multi-asset, etf-based
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPHB
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks

FAQ

A Composer symphony is an automated trading strategy that executes trades based on parameters of your choice. Some symphonies are similar to holding one ETF in normal conditions and rotating to a different ETF when market conditions shift, for example a 5% drop in the S&P 500, while others use complex rules with dozens of triggers. However, complex doesn’t always mean better. A simple, well-structured symphony can be just as effective as an intricate one. Learn more about how symphonies work here.

"Portfolio: UPRO FTLT (No K-1)" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Portfolio: UPRO FTLT (No K-1)" is currently allocated toUPRO. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Portfolio: UPRO FTLT (No K-1)" has returned 36.91%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Portfolio: UPRO FTLT (No K-1)" is 35.86%. The maximum drawdown measures the largest peak-to-trough decline. It's an important metric to evaluate risk and the strategy's behavior during market stress.

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