QLD FTLT + Bonds = 30% APY 17% DD
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About
A barbell: 55% steady Treasuries; 45% tactical sleeve that flips among 2x tech bull (QLD/ROM), 2x tech bear (QID), or long Treasuries (TLT) using 200/20‑day trend filters and RSI oversold/overbought signals to lean risk‑on or risk‑off.
55% stays in Treasuries (IEI, SHV). The other 45% rotates among QLD/ROM (2x tech up), QID (2x tech down), or TLT (long Treasuries). Rules: if Nasdaq is very oversold (RSI10<30), buy ROM. Else if S&P > 200‑day avg, hold QLD unless momentum is too hot (RSI>80 or 60) then use TLT. If below 200‑day, use the 20‑day avg and short‑term RSI to choose QID vs TLT, or QLD vs SHY. RSI = 0–100 speed; <30 oversold, >80 hot.
Out-of-sample Sharpe 1.52 vs SPY 1.40; oos return 27.1% vs 22.2%; max drawdown 12.7% vs 18.8%; Calmar ~2.13; beta ~0.74. Higher risk-adjusted growth with lower downside and strategic tech exposure vs the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559.77% | 10.39% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.6 | |
| 17,914.39% | 31.27% | -0.01% | 1.76% | 1.6 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,801,438.68Regulatory Fees
$3,876.33
Total Slippage
$22,617.68
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 3, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, trend following, mean reversion, leveraged etfs, nasdaq-100, treasuries, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
ROM
ProShares Ultra Technology
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks