The Enigma of the Financial Universe 1.1
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About
A daily tactical strategy that rotates between the S&P 500, cash-like Treasuries, and defensive hedges based on bond stress and market volatility, using simple strength/trend signals. It sometimes uses leveraged inverse ETFs, so risk can be high.
Each day it checks 2 things: stress in the bond market and how jumpy stocks are.
- If bond stress is high, it splits money across a basket of defensive/hedge funds and a couple of areas showing strength or mean‑reversion.
- If bond stress isn’t high: if stock volatility is spiking, it mostly hides in short‑term Treasuries or picks the calmest defensive hedges during a panic. If volatility is normal, it holds the S&P 500—unless bonds have been falling hard, then it parks in short‑term Treasuries.
It uses simple gauges of recent price strength (RSI), short‑term trend (EMA), and choppiness (standard deviation). Some funds are leveraged/inverse, so risk can be high.
An adaptive daily-rotation strategy delivering superior risk-adjusted performance vs the S&P 500: ~10% max drawdown vs ~20%, Sharpe ~1.42 vs ~1.33, Calmar ~1.60, and negative beta—providing steadier upside with less downside.
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YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 284.43% | 12.78% | -2.85% | -2.42% | 0.77 | |
| 878.68% | 22.59% | 0.27% | 0.71% | 1.82 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$97,868.34Regulatory Fees
$355.48
Total Slippage
$2,227.24
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jun 30, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, risk management, volatility targeting, momentum and mean reversion, multi-asset rotation, leveraged/inverse etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 25 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
HDGE
AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF
Stocks
PDBC
Invesco Actively Managed Exch-Traded Commodity Fd Tr Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Stocks
SDS
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
Stocks
SDY
State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks