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About
A trend-following, risk-managed U.S. stock strategy. It moves to T‑bills in market downtrends; otherwise holds up to five ETFs (growth, fundamental/value tilts, and a small 3x Nasdaq sleeve) only if they’re trending up, weighted toward calmer holdings.
1) Check the trend of the Nasdaq-100 (using QQQ). If the short-term average price is below the long-term average, hold only ultra‑short U.S. Treasuries (BIL).
2) Otherwise, consider five U.S. stock funds. Each must be in its own uptrend; if not, that slot becomes BIL. One slot can be a 3x Nasdaq fund (TQQQ) only in a clear uptrend.
3) Spread money by giving more to calmer picks and less to jumpy ones.
4) Rebalance weekly.
Out-of-sample, this trend-following, risk-managed strategy beats the S&P on risk-adjusted terms: Sharpe 1.26 vs 0.93, max drawdown 8.7% vs 18.8%, Calmar 1.52, with positive alpha. It trims risk during declines while still pursuing growth.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.66 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150.35% | 15.45% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.81 | |
| 162.84% | 16.33% | 1.26% | 2.12% | 1.21 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$26,284.21Regulatory Fees
$13.69
Total Slippage
$60.38
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 27, 2025
Trading Setting
Weekly
Type
Stocks
Category
Us equities, trend-following, tactical allocation, momentum, volatility-weighted, risk-managed, etfs, weekly rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
FNDB
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF
Stocks
IUS
Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust Invesco RAFI Strategic US ETF
Stocks
PRF
Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks