Staples or Bonds V0.0 (16,30,1999)
Today’s Change (Mar 18, 2026)
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About
A simple daily switcher that always holds either consumer‑staples stocks (XLP) or investment‑grade bonds (VBF), choosing the one that’s been weaker over the last ~2 weeks by RSI (a short‑term overbought/oversold score).
Each day it compares two funds: XLP (big U.S. “everyday goods” companies like Procter & Gamble, Coca‑Cola, Walmart) and VBF (a fund of high‑quality bonds). It computes a 10‑day RSI—a 0–100 score of recent up vs. down moves; lower = more beaten‑down. It then puts 100% into the one with the lower RSI (a short‑term “buy the dip”) and checks again the next day.
Out-of-sample performance shows stronger risk-adjusted gains: Sharpe ~1.26 vs SPY ~1.24, Calmar ~2.38, and max drawdown ~6% vs ~13.7% for SPY. It aims for steadier growth with downside protection—even if raw returns lag.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.24 | 0.49 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748.89% | 8.2% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.5 | |
| 4,955.38% | 15.55% | -1.99% | -0.13% | 1.09 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$505,538.18Regulatory Fees
$5,806.85
Total Slippage
$31,708.67
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 7, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Mean reversion,daily rotation,rsi,consumer staples,bonds,defensive,single-asset allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 2 assets in total
Ticker
Type
VBF
INVESCO BOND FUND
Stocks
XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks