TQQQ or not | + Dash of SQQQ - Deez
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About
A tactical, rules-based strategy that times a leveraged tech fund (TQQQ), flips to cash plus inverse tech (SQQQ) in stress, and occasionally buys a volatility ETF (UVXY), using simple overbought/oversold, trend, and bond-market risk cues.
It switches between four ETFs: a 3x tech “up” fund (TQQQ), a 3x tech “down” fund (SQQQ), a volatility spike fund (UVXY), and cash-like T‑Bills (BIL).
• Buy TQQQ when trend is up or after sharp selloffs (bounce play).
• Hold BIL+SQQQ when stress is rising.
• Use UVXY at overheated extremes or post-crash snapbacks.
• Bond vs stock signals fine-tune risk.
Regime-switching, rules-based Nasdaq-100 strategy with built-in hedges (SQQQ/UVXY) and cash. Out-of-sample: ~18% annualized return, Sharpe ~0.58, max drawdown ~46%. Diversification and risk management when the S&P falters.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.93 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 716.72% | 15.58% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.95 | |
| 21,818,830.42% | 133.4% | 11.83% | 6.32% | 1.85 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$2,181,893,041.90Regulatory Fees
$7,147,569.22
Total Slippage
$51,395,426.03
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 28, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 20%
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, momentum, mean reversion, volatility hedge, leveraged etfs, market timing, risk management
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 10 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks