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About
Buys UVXY to front‑run volatility spikes when major market/sector ETFs look overheated or after a sharp drop‑then‑bounce; otherwise sits in T‑bills (BIL). It only ever holds UVXY or cash; the other ETFs are just signals.
It’s a volatility alarm. Each day it checks a 10‑day “heat” score called RSI (it compares recent up vs down days; high = overheated) on big market/sector funds: SPY; Nasdaq‑100 funds TQQQ/QQQE; tech TECL; financials FAS; communications VOX; consumer XLP/XLY; growth/value VOOG/VOOV/VTV. If any look very hot (~79–80), it buys UVXY (jumps when volatility spikes). If not, it parks in BIL (T‑bills). It also buys UVXY after a whiplash: TQQQ down >12% in 6 days then up >5.5% in 1 day. Only UVXY or BIL are held.
Out-of-sample, this volatility-timing strategy aims for UVXY with a cash hedge, delivering ~30% annualized return vs ~22% for the S&P and a Calmar ~1.22. Simple two-asset rule, strong upside on spikes with diversification benefits.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.74 | -0.72 | 0.08 | -0.28 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511.42% | 13.89% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.86 | |
| 244,515.81% | 75.18% | 0.27% | 6.02% | 1.5 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$24,461,581.39Regulatory Fees
$46,388.90
Total Slippage
$327,453.03
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 8, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility timing, rsi overbought triggers, tactical uvxy, risk-on/off, cash/t-bills, short-term
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 13 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Stocks
VOOV
Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF
Stocks
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Stocks