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About
A daily strategy that hides in VIXM when major stock indexes look overheated; otherwise it holds GE, Eli Lilly, Nvidia, and a Nasdaq-falling hedge, sized by recent volatility.
Each day, the strategy asks: “Has the market gotten too hot too fast?” It checks 6 major stock benchmarks using a 10-day momentum heat gauge called RSI.
If any of them look overheated, it moves 100% into VIXM, a fund that usually benefits when market fear and volatility rise.
If not, it owns 4 positions: GE, Eli Lilly, Nvidia, and QID (a fund that goes up when the Nasdaq-100 falls). It gives relatively more money to the calmer holdings and less to the jumpier ones based on the last 20 days.
Out-of-sample edge: ~25% annualized return with ~11.5% max drawdown, Sharpe ~1.50 vs S&P ~1.14, Calmar ~2.16—better risk-adjusted upside and downside protection, plus dynamic hedging when markets heat up.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.19 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.4 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695.61% | 14.02% | -1.04% | -0.34% | 0.86 | |
| 3,762.74% | 26.01% | 7.27% | 3.73% | 1.59 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$386,273.87Regulatory Fees
$850.23
Total Slippage
$5,168.13
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 29, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, risk-off, volatility hedge, concentrated stocks, inverse etf, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 11 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GE
GE Aerospace
Stocks
IYY
iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF
Stocks
LLY
Eli Lilly & Co.
Stocks
NVDA
Nvidia Corp
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Stocks
VTV
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Stocks