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About
A rules-based, multi-sleeve plan: fade overheated markets with UVXY, otherwise rotate among Tech, Treasuries, Gold, or inverse QQQ based on trend and risk signals. A smaller sleeve uses leveraged ETFs for faster swings. High risk; highly tactical.
It splits your money into three rule-driven sleeves.
- If big stock indexes look very hot short term (RSI is a “heat meter”), it buys volatility (UVXY) plus some Treasuries (TLT) and Gold (GLD), expecting a pullback.
- If not hot, it rotates: Tech/growth in uptrends; Treasuries/Gold or inverse QQQ (PSQ/SQQQ) in downtrends.
- A smaller sleeve trades faster with leveraged ETFs (TQQQ, TMF/TMV) using simple trend/heat rules.
Out-of-sample: 19.7% annualized return vs 18.3% for S&P, lower drawdown (15.7% vs 18.8%), and Calmar ~1.25. Tactical volatility hedges and trend-rotation aim for higher upside with less downside than the S&P 500.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | 0.61 | 0.12 | 0.34 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 761.09% | 15.8% | 1.36% | 13.5% | 0.96 | |
| 5,950,531.43% | 111.53% | -2.62% | 6.95% | 2.66 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$595,063,142.84Regulatory Fees
$1,525,052.91
Total Slippage
$14,676,424.54
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 4, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 4%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, volatility hedge, mean reversion, trend following, leveraged etfs, sector rotation, risk-on/off regimes
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 27 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IOO
iShares Global 100 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks