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Symphonies
Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011
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About

A rules-based “buy the dip, sit out rips” plan. It watches short‑term heat on tech/market indexes. When overheated, it mostly holds cash with a small VIXM hedge; when deeply oversold, it goes 100% into leveraged rebound plays; otherwise it parks in T‑bills.
NutHow it works
It uses a 10‑day “heat gauge” (RSI: a 0–100 score of how hot/cold recent moves are). QQQ/XLK/VOOG/SPY act as thermometers. - Very hot (RSI high): keep most in cash; sometimes put ~15% in a mild volatility hedge (VIXM). - Very cold (RSI low): go 100% into rebound plays (TECL, or SPXL/SVXY). - Otherwise: sit in T‑bills (BIL)/short‑term bonds (BSV).
CheckmarkValue prop
Out-of-sample annualized return ~34% vs SPX ~22.5%, with a Calmar ~1.45 (vs ~1.20). Lower market beta (~0.89) and regime-driven risk controls offer higher upside and downside protection—though drawdowns can exceed the S&P in tough markets.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
AlphaBetaR2R
SPY
0.380.290.030.17
Performance Metrics
Cumulative ReturnAnnualized ReturnTrailing 1M ReturnTrailing 3M ReturnSharpe Ratio
SPY
627.07%14.97%2.19%5.01%0.92
Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011
23,889.82%47.03%0.32%1.62%1.45
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$2,398,982.14
Regulatory Fees
$6,790.71
Total Slippage
$43,387.70
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 30, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, mean-reversion, volatility hedging, leveraged etfs, risk-on/risk-off, cash-like parking
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VIXY
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks

FAQ

A Composer symphony is an automated trading strategy that executes trades based on parameters of your choice. Some symphonies are similar to holding one ETF in normal conditions and rotating to a different ETF when market conditions shift, for example a 5% drop in the S&P 500, while others use complex rules with dozens of triggers. However, complex doesn’t always mean better. A simple, well-structured symphony can be just as effective as an intricate one. Learn more about how symphonies work here.

"Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011" is currently performing the same as yesterday today. Performance updates in real time during market hours.

"Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011" is currently allocated toBIL. Holdings automatically adjust as market conditions change based on the strategy's rules.

Year-to-date, "Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011" has returned 34.03%. You can adjust the performance chart above to view returns across different time horizons.

The maximum drawdown for "Safe Dips/Rips l 10 Jan 2011" is 23.50%. The maximum drawdown measures the largest peak-to-trough decline. It's an important metric to evaluate risk and the strategy's behavior during market stress.

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