Quality Pop Bots - 5% threshold edition
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About
A two-mode, RSI-driven system: (1) crash hedge via 50/50 UVXY and BIL when risk signals fire, and (2) a Quality Pop Bots stock-picking engine that buys oversold large-cap names (RSI(10) < 30) with 5% trigger rebalances, plus bond-market checks to guide hedges. Broad tech/large-cap exposure with a built-in downside hedge.
- If crash risk is high, move to Crash Front-Runner: allocate 50% to UVXY (volatility exposure) and 50% to BIL (short-term Treasuries). This is a defensive stance meant to protect capital in a crash.
- If crash risk is not signaling, enter the Quality Pop Bots mode:
- For each stock on the watchlist, compute RSI using a short window (usually around 10 days).
- If RSI(10) < 30 for a stock, buy that stock with full weight (100%). The system tends to pick a single stock per bot to avoid over-diversification in any given run, focusing on a small number of strong oversold candidates.
- If RSI(10) is not below 30, the Dip Finder and Double Pop Bot paths may step in. These look at longer-term bond conditions (IEF, TL T, BND) to decide whether to hedge with Treasuries or to pursue a Bond Market Check to confirm a risk-on move is supported by bonds.
- The Bond Market Check generally checks whether the longer-term bond signals align with risk-on moves. If not, it routes exposure toward Treasuries via BIL, or otherwise reduces long equity exposure.
- Rebalancing cadence: The system uses a 5% threshold for changing positions (rather than 10%), so it may rotate in and out of stocks and hedges more frequently as signals change.
- Tickers and exposure: A large set of well-known names across sectors is evaluated, with a bias toward tech/quality names. The hedge layer (UVXY, BIL) is explicitly designed to respond to market stress rather than being passive.
- Bottom line: It’s a rule-based, RSI-driven system with a crash-hedge overlay. It looks for oversold stock opportunities to buy with a focused tilt toward a handful of high-conviction names, while keeping a safety net (UVXY/BIL) ready for market downside, and using bond-market signals to guide hedging decisions.
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe 1.064 vs SPY 1.051, drawdown 12.1% vs 18.8%, annualized return ~19.08% vs 18.23%, Calmar ~1.58, beta ~0.65. A crash-hedged, RSI-driven system that delivers higher upside with lower risk than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.26 | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 310.12% | 13.08% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.79 | |
| 4,184.78% | 38.72% | 0.63% | 2.55% | 1.9 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$428,477.79Regulatory Fees
$2,298.14
Total Slippage
$15,173.25
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 13, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Equity selection, rsi-based signals, oversold rebound, crash hedging, multi-asset risk management, 5% trigger, concentrated long exposure
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 56 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
ADBE
Adobe Inc.
Stocks
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
Stocks
AMAT
Applied Materials Inc
Stocks
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
ANET
Arista Networks
Stocks
AVGO
Broadcom Inc. Common Stock
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks