The Holy Grail with 20D KMLM
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About
A high-risk market-timing strategy that switches among leveraged tech funds, bearish Nasdaq bets, volatility, bonds, and managed futures based on trend and “too hot/too cold” signals.
This strategy constantly asks, “Is the market acting healthy, stretched, or stressed?”
It mainly watches TQQQ, a very aggressive fund tied to big tech and the Nasdaq. If that market looks strong over the long run, it usually leans bullish. If it looks weak, it becomes more defensive or even bets against tech.
It also uses a “heat gauge” called RSI, which measures whether prices have moved up or down too fast recently. Very high RSI means a move may be overheated; very low RSI means prices may have fallen hard and could bounce.
Depending on those signals, it rotates into one holding at a time: bullish tech funds (TQQQ, TECL, SOXL, UPRO), bearish funds that rise when the Nasdaq falls (PSQ, SQQQ), a volatility fund for market panic (UVXY), short-term bonds (BSV), or KMLM, a managed-futures fund that tends to do better in strong market trends and during some turbulent periods.
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets big upside: ~41.5% annualized vs ~15.5% for the S&P, Calmar 1.24 and Sharpe ~0.90. It blends leveraged tech bets, volatility, and managed futures for stronger up moves, with higher drawdowns.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.15 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122.56% | 14.71% | -1.04% | -0.34% | 0.91 | |
| 46,175.48% | 186.57% | -19.39% | -21.75% | 2.2 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$4,627,548.37Regulatory Fees
$13,089.32
Total Slippage
$112,307.55
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 23, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, market timing, leveraged etfs, inverse etfs, volatility hedge, managed futures, tech-focused
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
KMLM
KraneShares Mount Lucas Managed Futures Index Strategy ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks