Risk On or Risk Off Leveraged S&P 500 / NASDAQ | 59.7% AR | 28.3% DD | 2011-22 | HinnomTX mod
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About
A quarterly, bond-strength–driven risk-on/risk-off strategy using leveraged equity ETFs when bonds are strong; otherwise shifts to defensive assets aligned with rate expectations, with about 3–4 trades per year.
- The system runs a quarterly check to decide the market regime. It compares 60-day returns of broad bond funds to short-duration cash-like funds to judge bond strength. If bonds look better, it goes risk-on and buys leveraged stock ETFs (which aim to multiply the daily moves of the stock market). If bonds don’t look stronger, it goes risk-off and shifts into defensive assets. - Within risk-off, it splits by rate expectations: if rates are considered rising, the model tilts toward US dollar exposure and an inverse tech/short treasury mix; if rates are falling, it tilts toward gold, ultra-long treasuries, anti-beta diversification, and a defensive sector like consumer staples. - The exact assets within each group are chosen from a predefined list and ranked on momentum signals to pick the best candidate, with weights applied to control risk. - The design is intentionally infrequent in trading (3–4 times per year) to avoid churn and focus on regime shifts rather than daily noise.
Quarterly regime-switch: go leveraged equities when bonds strengthen, defend when they don’t. OOS shows about 32.4% annualized return vs 23% for the S&P, with disciplined risk controls—though drawdowns can be higher in stressed markets.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.38 | 0.66 | 0.09 | 0.31 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 636.01% | 14.79% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.9 | |
| 42,407.07% | 51.92% | 1.7% | 3.54% | 1.33 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$4,250,707.43Regulatory Fees
$1,183.00
Total Slippage
$7,510.06
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Oct 2, 2022
Trading Setting
Quarterly
Type
Stocks
Category
Strategy, etfs, leveraged etfs, risk-on/off, tactical asset allocation, momentum-based selection
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
TBF
ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UGL
ProShares Ultra Gold
Stocks