Q/S Pop Bot & LETF AWP
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About
Aggressive daily-rotating strategy using 3x levered ETFs to catch tech/semiconductor moves; when momentum isn’t extreme, rotates into a diversified leveraged-all-weather sleeve across bonds, dollars, and equities to ride or shield from regime shifts.
Two momentum-based 'Pop Bots' target QQQ and SOXX using RSI to time entries: extreme overbought readings favor an inverse 3x ETF to anticipate a pullback; extreme oversold readings favor the 3x levered ETF to ride a continued move. If neither extreme is met, the strategy routes to a broader LETF AWP sleeve, which rotates among defensive and risk-on levered exposures based on simple momentum/fear signals (VIX-based and SPY/IEF/TLT relationships). The AWP tilt is: (a) fear spike -> ICSH (short-term bonds) to reduce risk, (b) otherwise, a regime-based choice between a TMF Bull group (risk-on, multi-levered beta to stocks and long Treasuries) or a TMV Bear group (risk-off, Treasury bear, dollar exposure). Positions are rebalanced daily, with 100% allocation to either the chosen pop-bot or the LETF AWP bucket, then distributed per the specified weights inside the chosen group. The set of tickers includes QQQ/SQQQ, SOXL/SOXS, TQQQ, UPRO, UDOW, URTY, NUGT, UTSL, TYD, TYO, TMF, TMV, TYD, UPRO, USDU, ICSH, IEF, TLT, VIXM, SPY, SPY’s peers; the intent is to capture large, rapid moves in tech and semis while maintaining a risk-managed, leveraged-all-weather fallback during different market regimes.
Out-of-sample annualized return ~58% vs S&P 500 ~21%; higher risk-adjusted edge (Calmar ~1.45) from tech/semis momentum plus regime hedges. Note: max drawdown ~40% vs ~19% for SPY—more volatility, but bigger upside in trending regimes.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.45 | 1.4 | 0.49 | 0.7 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223.51% | 14.19% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.81 | |
| 18,758.16% | 80.78% | -8.91% | 2.04% | 1.76 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,885,815.93Regulatory Fees
$1,636.30
Total Slippage
$9,732.79
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 29, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, momentum, sector rotation, trend following, high risk
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 assets in total
Ticker
Type
ICSH
iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
NUGT
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TMV
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X ETF
Stocks