Simons IFF Fund: Short it baby! 0.0.0.3.1 V2 (mainly TQQQ FTLT)
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About
A high-risk strategy that usually bets hard on tech and semiconductors, but quickly flips to bearish or fear-based trades when markets look overheated, volatile, or weak.
This strategy mostly makes aggressive bets on tech stocks and semiconductors. If those areas look too hot after a big run-up, it flips to betting against them or on a jump in market fear. If the broader market trend is healthy, it usually owns leveraged Nasdaq funds.
If the market weakens, it may switch to safer Treasury bonds, cash-like T-bills, or bearish funds. In short: it chases strong tech trends, but tries to fade extreme moves.
Out-of-sample edge: 30.6% annualized return vs SPY’s 21.1%, driven by tech-cycle bets and hedges. Higher upside, but larger drawdowns (52.8% vs 18.8%). A high-octane satellite strategy to boost long-run returns, not a core holding.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1.19 | 0.1 | 0.31 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 793.64% | 15.7% | -0.05% | 3.57% | 0.96 | |
| 1,510,250,511.39% | 200.68% | -20.31% | 2.96% | 2.05 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$151,025,061,138.89Regulatory Fees
$487,488,080.57
Total Slippage
$4,023,148,375.73
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 4, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, tactical asset allocation, nasdaq, semiconductors, long-short, volatility trading, mean reversion, trend following
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks