Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.3 (vol hedge?)
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About
An all‑weather, actively shifting portfolio inspired by the Dragon Portfolio. It mixes stocks, Treasuries, gold/commodities, the US dollar, and a volatility hedge, using simple trend and “hot/cold” signals to lean risk‑on in booms and defensive in stress.
It blends five sleeves: stocks, long US Treasuries, gold/commodities, US dollar/cash, and a “crash” hedge (a VIX fund). It shifts between offense and defense using simple cues: trend vs long‑term average, a hot/cold meter (RSI), recent drawdowns, and 4‑month winners.
In booms it tilts to tech/semis with 3x funds; in stress it rotates to staples, energy, dollar, gold, bonds, or even short funds. A bond sleeve flips between bull/bear Treasury ETFs based on trend.
Out-of-sample edge: ~29% return vs 22% SPY; max drawdown ~14.8% vs ~18.8%; Sharpe ~1.76 vs ~1.41; Calmar ~2.0. Diversified, trend-driven all-weather strategy with higher risk-adjusted returns than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.29 | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.57 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355.73% | 13.22% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.81 | |
| 6,966.24% | 41.71% | 0.99% | 6.25% | 2.49 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$706,624.49Regulatory Fees
$1,952.31
Total Slippage
$11,916.19
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 7, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
All-weather, multi-asset, tactical, trend-following, risk-parity, long-volatility, leveraged etfs, equities, treasuries, commodities, gold, us dollar, crash-hedge
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 35 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Stocks