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A high-risk, rule-based, all-in strategy that goes into UVXY on extreme short-term momentum signals across a basket of ETFs; if signals fail and a leveraged ETF drops sharply, it shifts to BIL for safety. No regular rebalancing; very concentrated exposure to a single instrument at a time.
What the strategy does, in plain language:
1) It looks at a short-term momentum gauge (RSI) for a list of popular ETFs. RSI summarizes whether an asset has been moving up a lot recently. If RSI(10) for any of these ETFs is above 79, the system treats that as a very strong short-term signal and goes all-in on UVXY, i.e., it puts all your money into UVXY for that moment.
2) The decision path is a chain: check QQQE first, then a string of other ETFs (VTV, VOX, TECL, TQQQ, VOOG, VOOV, XLP, SPY, etc.). If any one of these triggers a signal, UVXY becomes the chosen holding.
3) If none of the RSI signals fire, the model looks at the recent performance of TQQQ over the last six days. If that six-day return is worse than -12%, the system shifts to BIL (a short-term Treasuries ETF) as a safer position.
4) When a signal fires, it uses a 100/100 weight (all-in) to that single asset. There is no regular rebalancing; it’s only updated when a signal fires.
5) The intent is to front-run volatility during extreme momentum and switch to safety only if the market shows meaningful recent declines in a leveraged tech exposure. Important caution: UVXY is a volatility-focused instrument that can suffer from time decay and may not be suitable for long periods; this approach is highly risky and not a diversified strategy.
Out-of-sample: ~30% annualized return vs SPY ~22%. Negative beta can hedge market moves. It targets volatility spikes with UVXY for upside, but accepts higher drawdowns for bigger potential gains.
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OOS Start Date
Jun 8, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Momentum, volatility trading, tactical allocation, high risk
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