Rotating Super SPY with RSI OB Frontrunner | Inverse Volatility
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About
A tactical stock strategy that front‑runs “overbought” bursts by rotating into a volatility hedge (VIXY + a low‑risk SPLV/BTAL mix). Otherwise it holds a trend‑timed S&P 500 core, sector momentum sleeves, and a long‑bond macro sleeve that flips between TLT and stocks to reduce drawdowns.
Two modes. 1) Overbought alert: If short‑term “heat” (RSI = hot/cold score 0–100) on big stock indexes/sectors (SPY, QQQ, etc.) jumps above high bars, we shift into a shock‑absorber: mostly VIXY (VIX futures = volatility) plus a low‑risk mix of SPLV (low‑vol stocks) and BTAL (long low‑beta/short high‑beta). Size rises when VIX heats up.
2) No alert: run a core—trend‑timed SPY; sector momentum (XLF, XLK, XLE, XLU); and a bond sleeve that flips between TLT and stocks. Rebalance on ~5% drift.
Out-of-sample edge: lower beta (~0.78), smaller max drawdown (13.1% vs 18.8%), and Calmar ~1.10, with 14.3% annualized return vs SPY 19.6%. A smoother, risk-aware path to growth with downside protection.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.43 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 680.63% | 15.2% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.92 | |
| 16,963.08% | 42.46% | 4.06% | 5.52% | 2.06 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,706,307.87Regulatory Fees
$5,163.86
Total Slippage
$34,153.20
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 1, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical rotation, overbought hedging, volatility hedge, sector momentum, trend following, bond–equity timing, risk management
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 16 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IOO
iShares Global 100 ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPLV
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
VIXY
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Stocks