V1 BWC SPY Volatility Focus — Anti-Beta — Low Correlation
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About
A daily, volatility-focused long/short strategy using SPY momentum to tilt among volatility ETFs, anti-beta hedges, and select diversifiers for low correlation to the stock market.
- The system rebalance happens daily and is driven by SPY momentum signals.
- It uses SPY’s short-term RSI as the primary gate: if SPY RSI(5) < 35, it leans into volatility hedges and related instruments; if other thresholds are met (e.g., SPY RSI(10) > 65), it shifts to different hedging/volatility exposures.
- Asset pool includes SVIX (inverse VIX exposure), UVXY/VXX/VIXM/VXZ (various VIX futures vehicles) for volatility bets, BTAL (anti-beta hedge), cash proxies (BIL, SHV), and diversifiers (GLD, XLE, COM).
- Within each regime, assets are ranked or filtered using simple screens: moving-average returns, recent price vs SPY, and short-term momentum (RSI). The bottom/top performers are shortlisted; some blocks apply equal cash weights while others tilt toward hedges (e.g., BTAL) or diversifiers.
- Weights are applied in predefined blocks (e.g., cash-equal blocks and BTAL-heavy hedging sleeve) to maintain a disciplined risk profile.
- The strategy emphasizes volatility exposure with anti-beta tilts, aiming for low correlation to SPY and the broader market while attempting to preserve capital through drawdowns.
Compelling volatility-tilted strategy with low beta and strong OOS results. OOS Sharpe ~1.40 vs SPY ~1.36; OOS annualized return ~54.7% vs ~22.3%; Calmar ~2.69; offers diversification and upside with less market beta than the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.72% | 11.53% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.71 | |
| 688.39% | 68.88% | -1.54% | -17.6% | 1.69 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$78,838.71Regulatory Fees
$562.37
Total Slippage
$3,238.45
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 26, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility-focused, long/short, anti-beta, low-correlation, tactical
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
COM
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVIX
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
VXX
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
Stocks