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About
A daily, multi-regime, rule-driven allocation that switches between levered tech, volatility hedges, shorts, and cash/bonds to chase upside while trying to guard against volatility shocks.
Daily, rule-based engine scans a wide ETF universe. It computes momentum and risk signals (relative strength index, moving averages, cumulative returns, max drawdown, volatility) for each asset. It groups assets into regimes (e.g., Normal market, Bearish, Volatile market) and chooses one or more assets to hold with defined weights (often 100% to a single asset, sometimes splits like 85/15). A meta switch (KMLM switcher) selects among TECL (levered tech), SVIX (volatility hedge), or Shorts depending on XLK vs KMLM momentum cues. Cash and bond proxies (BIL, IEF, BND, TMF) are used to damp risk when signals deteriorate. Rebalances happen daily, and the design includes many protective filters (e.g., moving-average tests, standard deviation checks, drawdown thresholds) intended to avoid buying into overbought or overly risky setups.
Adaptive, rule-based strategy that shifts across regimes to chase upside while cushioning shocks. Out-of-sample: ~63.7% annualized return vs ~18.5% for the S&P, Sharpe ~1.54 vs ~1.04, Calmar ~2.05. Uses hedges and cash/bonds for risk control.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.18 | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.47% | 12.7% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.77 | |
| 11,252.25% | 235.97% | -5.03% | 2.82% | 3.79 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,135,224.52Regulatory Fees
$2,987.27
Total Slippage
$18,442.29
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jul 31, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, regime-switching, leveraged etfs, volatility hedging, tactical allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 41 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
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
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
EDZ
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks