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About
A tactical rules-based ETF strategy: fade overheated markets with UVXY, buy tech on deep dips, and otherwise rotate between short‑vol/stock risk with a volatility hedge or diversifiers (BTAL/DBMF) based on short-term trends.
Rule 1: If QQQ or SPY is very “hot” by a 10‑day RSI (>80; a short‑term heat gauge), buy UVXY (spikes when market fear rises) to fade euphoria.
Rule 2: Else if QQQ is “cold” (RSI<30), buy XLK (tech) for a bounce.
Rule 3: Else check SVXY (benefits when fear falls): if price > 21‑day avg, put ~70% in the stronger of SVXY or VTI (broad stocks) and ~30% in VIXM (a mid‑term fear hedge). If not, hold the stronger of BTAL (anti‑beta) or DBMF (managed‑futures). Trades only on signals.
Volatility-driven ETF rotation adds ballast to a stock core. Out-of-sample: ~7.7% annualized return, beta ~0.31, max drawdown ~7.3%, Calmar ~1.06. Hedge-oriented, regime-aware exposure complements SPY by smoothing volatility and diversifying risk.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.52 | 0.09 | 0 | 0.06 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176.8% | 16.03% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.85 | |
| 2,959.02% | 64.78% | 0.38% | 4.41% | 1.92 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$305,901.53Regulatory Fees
$2,314.66
Total Slippage
$13,824.60
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 8, 2025
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, volatility timing, momentum and mean-reversion, etf rotation, alternatives/hedge
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Stocks
XLK
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks