Simons IFF Fund: Short it baby! 0.0.0.3.1 V2 (mainly TQQQ FTLT)
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About
A complex, bear-leaning, multi-asset strategy using levered/inverse ETFs and volatility plays, driven by layered RSI, price vs moving averages, and risk checks to bet on market declines while holding cash when uncertain.
What this strategy tries to do in plain language:
- It looks for times when the market looks dangerously overextended or unstable, using a mix of simple price rules and momentum checks. When it sees those signals, it shifts money into bets that tend to rise when stocks fall or volatility rises.
- The core bets are leveraged or inverse ETFs (examples: UVXY for volatility, SQQQ or QID for bets against tech-heavy indices like QQQ, and UPRO/ TQQQ for amplified bets if the system wants to lean the other way). There are also semiconductor-tilted plays (SOXS/SOXX/SOXL) and tech-sector bets (TECL, TQQQ) that can be favored under certain conditions.
- The system is built in layers: it first decides how much cash to keep, then checks many conditions across multiple assets. If many conditions line up for a given asset, that asset gets a larger share of the portfolio; if not, that path is skipped.
- Signals come from several ideas: (a) RSI: whether an asset is overbought or oversold (simplified: high RSI often means “it might be ready to reverse” and could trigger hedges); (b) moving averages: is the price above/below long-term trend lines (e.g., 200-day line) which helps judge the market’s backdrop; (c) how volatile prices have been recently (standard deviation) to avoid false alarms; (d) recent performance (cumulative return) to confirm momentum in either direction.
- The rules are deliberately complex and nested so that a single nice week doesn’t automatically flip the whole portfolio. It requires corroborating signals across several assets before committing capital to a levered bear or volatility bet.
- Rebalancing is controlled (rebalance corridor) and positions are sized in simple percentages of the total, with many branches using explicit 100/100 or 80/100 like structures to cap exposure.
- In practice, this is a short-bias, risk-controlled strategy that tries to profit from drops or volatility spikes, while maintaining a cash buffer when signals aren’t convincing. It is not a long-only strategy and relies on aggressive instruments, so it carries high risk if markets trend upward for extended periods.
High-upside, risk-managed bear/volatility strategy. Out-of-sample annualized return ≈69% vs S&P ≈24%; Calmar ~1.31, Sharpe ~1.10. Aims to profit from downturns with volatility bets while preserving cash when signals are uncertain.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.1 | 0.31 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667.41% | 15.19% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.93 | |
| 1,730,569,435.35% | 217.84% | -2.36% | 3.46% | 2.12 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$173,056,953,534.56Regulatory Fees
$472,933,358.95
Total Slippage
$3,055,450,677.17
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 4, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Bearish, leveraged, multi-asset, volatility-driven, risk-managed
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