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About
A daily-rebalanced, rule-based strategy that rotates among leveraged tech/broad-market bets, volatility hedges, inverse ETFs, and gold based on short-term momentum and trend signals to chase tech-driven upside while hedging risk.
- Start with all cash (100%).
- If very strong short-term momentum appears on a Nasdaq-levered exposure (TQQQ RSI over 10 periods > 80), the system shifts to volatility hedges (VIXY or UVXY) to reduce risk during a potential spike in volatility.
- If very strong momentum is detected on UPRO (RSI on UPRO over 10 periods > 79), the system may tilt into a tech/market exposure such as VGT (or other tech-related assets as coded).
- If momentum on QQQ or related tech signals is weak or oversold (e.g., RSI on TQQQ under 30), the strategy rotates into other assets like XLK or PSQ/SQQQ depending on broader RSI relationships (e.g., SQQQ/BSV comparisons) and moving-average signals.
- The system uses moving-average comparisons (short-term 5-, 10-, 20-day) to gauge trend direction and crossovers, and it sometimes compares price levels between different ETFs (e.g., XLK vs QQQ momentum signals) to time rotations.
- Gold (GLD) is included as a risk-off/soft-asset hedge in several branches to dampen drawdowns during equity weakness.
- The overall cycle is daily rebalance across the allowed asset classes (EQUITIES) to reflect the latest signal set.
- The result is a dynamic mix of leveraged long bets (TQQQ or UPRO), sector bets (XLK, VGT), inverse bets (PSQ, SQQQ, BSV), volatility hedges (VIXY, UVXY), and a safe-haven (GLD) when conditions indicate heightened risk or a loss of momentum. This is not a passive strategy and requires careful monitoring and execution capability.
Out-of-sample, this dynamic, hedged strategy beats the S&P 500: higher risk-adjusted returns (Sharpe ~1.91 vs 1.41), lower drawdowns (≈10.7% vs 13.7%), and faster growth (≈55.7% annualized vs 29.3%), with lower market beta.
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Performance
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$7,814,024.11Regulatory Fees
$15,297.16
Total Slippage
$105,000.29
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OOS Start Date
Mar 14, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Equities, leveraged etfs, momentum, trend-following, hedging
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VGT
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Stocks
VIXY
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
XLK
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks