QQQY/PSQ - No Leverage
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About
Daily switches between QQQY (income-focused Nasdaq-100) and PSQ (inverse Nasdaq-100) using signals for momentum, overbought/oversold (RSI), volatility, bonds, dollar, and commodities. Goal: own QQQY in calm/uptrends, PSQ in stress/overheat.
It switches daily between:
- QQQY: Nasdaq‑100 options‑income fund (tech‑heavy: chips, software, internet, big consumer brands).
- PSQ: moves opposite the Nasdaq‑100 (1x inverse).
It reads market “thermometers”: speed of recent moves (RSI, a 0–100 heat meter), trends (moving averages), and stress from volatility, bonds, the dollar, and commodities (SPY, TQQQ, SOXL, UVXY, TLT, BIL/IEF, UPP, DBC). If overheated/fearful → PSQ; if healthy or washed‑out with bond support → QQQY.
Out-of-sample, this Nasdaq-100 tactical strategy delivers far better downside protection (max drawdown 11.5% vs 18.8% for S&P) with strong risk-adjusted returns (Calmar 1.81) and ~20.8% annualized, offering near-S&P upside but much less risk.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.35 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.6% | 23.16% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 1.4 | |
| 48.42% | 17.05% | 4.88% | -0.26% | 1.09 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,842.06Regulatory Fees
$30.52
Total Slippage
$174.07
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 11, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, nasdaq-100, options income, inverse etf, trend following, mean reversion, volatility filter, macro regime
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 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
QQQY
Tidal Trust II Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF
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