TUSI Custom
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About
A two-part, tactical ETF portfolio that splits into a 60% core sleeve and a 40% leveraged sleeve. Decisions hinge on very short-term momentum signals from TQQQ to tilt between hedged, broad-tech/semiconductor exposures and high-leverage long or short bets on the market. It uses a mix of long ETFs (e.g., SOXL, SOXS, TQQQ, UPRO), sector plays (SMH, XLK), broad-market proxies (SPY, QQQ), and volatility hedges (SVXY, VIXM, VIXY, SPXS, SQQQ, TECS, TECL) with equal-weighting within subgroups and a tight 1% rebalancing rule. Designed to capture large moves while employing hedges, it carries substantial risk from leverage and rapid volatility shifts.
- Two main allocation blocks: 60% (NO SVIX) and 40% (3x AR).
- Block 1 (60%): If a very strong one-day move in the Nasdaq-100 bull ETF (TQQQ) occurs (>5.5%), tilt toward SVXY (a volatility hedge position) with heavy weighting; if not, but there’s a sharp six-day decline in TQQQ (<-11%), use a diversified hedge mix (SVXY + VIXM + SPXS) across the sleeve. If neither condition is met, keep a BASE mix of tech/semiconductor and broad-market exposures with volatility hedges (SMH, XLK, SPY, QQQ, VIXM, SVXY).
- Block 2 (40%): A levered 3x sleeve that also uses momentum on TQQQ to decide direction.
- If 1-day TQQQ move > 5.5%, go into SHORT (bear) 3x bets (SOXS, SPXS, SQQQ, TECS, VIXY).
- Else if 6-day TQQQ move < -11%, go into LONG (bull) 3x bets (SOXL, UPRO, TQQQ, SVXY, TECL).
- Else, hold a BASE mix similar to Block 1’s BASE (SMH, VIXM, SVXY, XLK, SPY, QQQ).
- Each sub-portfolio uses cash-equal weighting (equal share per asset) within its listed assets, with a total portfolio target split of 60/40.
- Rebalance only when deviations exceed the corridor width (~1%).
- The portfolio mixes sector/thematic ETFs (semiconductors, technology, broad market) with volatility-related ETFs to attempt to ride big trends while shielding (to some extent) from sharp volatility spikes.
- The approach explicitly includes leveraged bets (3x) and volatility hedges, so it’s aimed at aggressive, more sophisticated investors who understand the risk of large drawdowns and rapid changes in ETF prices when markets move violently.
Out-of-sample edge: ~24.4% annual return vs SPY’s ~21.1%. A tactical 60/40 mix using leverage and tech tilts aims for bigger upside with hedges to damp spikes. Higher drawdowns are possible—designed for experienced, growth-focused investors.
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OOS Start Date
Jun 18, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 1%
Type
Stocks
Category
Leverage, tactical allocation, momentum, volatility hedges, sector/tech exposure
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 15 assets in total
Ticker
Type
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SPXS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
TECS
Direxion Daily Technology Bear 3x ETF
Stocks