TQQQ For The Long Term (Reddit Post Link) | Replaced UVXY with BIL | Pietros Maneos |
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About
Rides big uptrends with TQQQ (3× Nasdaq‑100), cools off to cash (BIL) when too hot, and in weak markets either buys sharp dips (TECL/UPRO) or goes defensive with SQQQ (short Nasdaq) or TLT (Treasuries), checked and adjusted daily.
Daily check. First, trend: if SPY is above its 200‑day average (long‑term uptrend), hold TQQQ (3× Nasdaq‑100) unless a short‑term “heat” gauge (RSI, 0–100: >~80=too hot, <~30=washed‑out) says it’s overheated—then park in BIL (T‑Bills). If not in uptrend, try oversold bounces with TECL/UPRO; otherwise go defensive with SQQQ (3× inverse Nasdaq) or TLT (Treasuries) based on which is stronger.
Out-of-sample: ~52% annualized return, ~50% max drawdown, Calmar ~1.04 – higher risk-adjusted upside than the S&P (~19% annualized return with ~19% drawdown). The strategy rides uptrends in TQQQ and shifts to cash/defense when overheated.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.62 | 1.8 | 0.28 | 0.53 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691.05% | 13.84% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.84 | |
| 8,033,521.07% | 102.99% | 1% | -9.32% | 1.51 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$803,362,107.25Regulatory Fees
$523,995.75
Total Slippage
$3,757,048.70
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 4, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, momentum, trend-following, rsi, leveraged etfs, risk-on/risk-off, market-timing
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks