SPY minimum drawdown
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About
A daily, rules‑based mix aiming for S&P‑like returns with smaller drawdowns. It shifts between growth (S&P/Nasdaq) and safety (short Treasuries, gold, US dollar) and adds oil only when it trends up, using strict triggers to cut risk and buy dips carefully.
Daily, your money is split into 5 sleeves:
• 30% S&P risk switch: if SPY’s worst 10‑day drop <5% → SSO (2x S&P) + TMF (3x long Treasuries); else → SHY/VTIP (short‑term Treasuries) + GLD (gold).
• 10% always VOO (S&P 500).
• 20% Nasdaq dip: if QQQ −5% in 5d and not +5% in 1d → TQQQ (3x Nasdaq); else → SHY + GLD.
• 20% vol hedge: UUP (US dollar) + SHY.
• 20% oil/bond: if 21‑day oil (DBO) up → DBO; else → SHY + BSV.
Out-of-sample, this strategy beats the S&P on risk-adjusted terms: Sharpe ~1.01 vs ~0.82, max drawdown ~15.4% vs ~22.1%, Calmar ~0.79, and steadier volatility with competitive returns.
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3M
6M
YTD
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3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.05 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.81 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481.42% | 14.06% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.87 | |
| 385.69% | 12.54% | 8.11% | 13.71% | 1.14 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$48,568.88Regulatory Fees
$149.29
Total Slippage
$538.41
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Feb 13, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset,tactical allocation,drawdown control,risk-managed,trend-following,buy-the-dip,hedged,leveraged etfs,daily rebalanced
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
DBO
Invesco DB Oil Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P500
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks