S&P Symphony w/ Leverage (101% RR/28.3% DD)
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About
Daily, it rides S&P uptrends with leverage, steps aside when prices look “too hot,” and in downtrends either plays tech bounces, fades overextended rallies by shorting QQQ, or hides in Treasuries/short bonds/gold.
Each day it checks trend and “heat.” Trend: is SPY above its 200‑day average? Heat: RSI, a 0–100 gauge of how hot/cold recent moves are. In uptrends it holds 2x S&P (SSO) unless things look too hot, then it parks in SHV or briefly rotates to IEF/BSV/GLD. In downtrends it may buy oversold tech (TECL), fade sharp rallies with PSQ, go long QQQ, or hide in Treasuries/short bonds. One holding at a time.
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets far higher upside than the S&P: ~59% annualized return with Calmar ~1.75. It rides uptrends with leverage and hedges pullbacks, offering strong risk-adjusted upside despite larger stress drawdowns.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.34 | 1.21 | 0.38 | 0.61 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 707.4% | 13.92% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.85 | |
| 147,898.85% | 57.71% | -4% | -1.25% | 1.51 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,799,885.20Regulatory Fees
$39,967.57
Total Slippage
$274,559.08
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 4, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, trend-following, mean-reversion, leveraged etfs, inverse etf, daily rebalanced, risk-on/risk-off
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P500
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks