QQQ/PSQ - No Leverage
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About
A no-leverage, daily-rotating strategy with QQQ as the core, using PSQ and a set of hedges/defensive ETFs to protect in risky times; it rebalances daily based on simple ranking signals and RSI-style checks.
In plain English, the strategy mostly bets on Nasdaq stocks via QQQ, but it watches the market for signs it’s getting too stretched or unstable. If conditions look healthy, it puts almost all your money into QQQ. If signals say the market is overheated or risky, it shifts to hedges (like PSQ, SPXU) or safer assets (cash-like funds, short/long-term bonds, or volatility plays). Every day it reevaluates and reweights to keep a 100% total allocation across the chosen assets. When there are strong long-term uptrends, QQQ leads; in downturns or inflation/rate-stress regimes the model moves toward hedges and defense. It uses simple ranking rules (e.g., which asset recently performed best or worst by specific metrics) to decide which instrument to buy, and then allocates the money accordingly. The approach is designed to capture upside in tech-friendly markets while limiting downside in risk-off environments by layering hedge instruments and defensive assets on top of the core position.
Out-of-sample, this strategy trades Nasdaq with hedges for better risk-adjusted gains: ~32% annualized vs ~23% S&P, drawdown ~15% vs ~19%, Sharpe ~1.46 vs ~1.37, Calmar ~2.16, beta ~0.73.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.34 | 0.6 | 0.24 | 0.49 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605.13% | 14.55% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 33,687.25% | 49.93% | -3.29% | -3.02% | 2.1 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$3,378,725.22Regulatory Fees
$8,189.53
Total Slippage
$55,293.13
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 11, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
No-leverage equity core with hedges, macro risk signals, daily rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 17 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SPHB
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPXU
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
Stocks