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Symphonies
QQQ - Bull or Hedge
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About

A tactical, tech‑focused plan: ride Nasdaq gains with QQQ (sometimes TQQQ), quickly hedge with UUP/GLD on sharp declines or overheating, and occasionally use UVXY during volatility spikes. Rebalanced daily to balance growth and downside control.
NutHow it works
Daily it checks: trend (is the S&P 500 above its 200‑day average?), “heat” (RSI: a 0–100 speed/heat score; >70 hot, <30 washed‑out), and recent drops. In uptrends it holds QQQ, and sometimes boosts to TQQQ on oversold dips. If markets fall fast or get too hot, it shifts to a UUP (U.S. dollar)/GLD (gold) hedge. If volatility explodes, it may briefly hold UVXY as a crash hedge.
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample, this strategy delivers 34.8% annualized return vs 21.7% for the S&P, Sharpe 1.75 vs 1.29, lower drawdowns (17.7% vs 18.8%), beta ~0.42, Calmar ~1.97. Nasdaq-focused, daily-tactical with hedges for volatility.

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OOS Start Date
Sep 21, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical qqq, trend-following, momentum (rsi), volatility hedge, leveraged etfs, daily rebalance, crash protection
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
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.

"QQQ - Bull or Hedge" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"QQQ - Bull or Hedge" is currently allocated toQQQ. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "QQQ - Bull or Hedge" has returned 34.79%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "QQQ - Bull or Hedge" is 17.66%. 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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