V1.3.1 ChatGPT Beats SPY
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About
A daily, rule-based, highly tactical mix of leveraged tech exposure (TQQQ), volatility hedges (UVXY), and safe assets (BIL/SHY, AGG) that shifts with momentum, volatility, and regime signals to try to beat SPY, but with high risk and frequent turnover.
- Each day, the model runs a series of yes/no tests to decide which assets to buy, how much of each to hold, and whether to stay in cash.
- The top block, Black Swan Catcher, looks at how hot (or overbought) the leveraged QQQ ETF (TQQQ) is. If momentum is extreme (RSI over 79 on a 10-day window), it buys UVXY (a volatility hedge) as a protection against a spike in market fear.
- If extreme momentum isn’t present, it checks other danger/momentum signals (like very sharp one-day moves or very recent declines) to decide if volatility hedges or mean-reversion bets should come into play.
- The strategy also contains a “Normal market” branch that usually prefers a mix of safer and moderate-risk assets (bills/short Treasuries, a bond ETF, and possibly low-volatility stock exposure) rather than pure leverage.
- There are nested groups that tilt toward bonds when risk is higher (Bond > Stock, Bond Mid-term < Long-term) or tilt toward stocks with caution (Mean Rev, Normal market).
- Asset set includes: UVXY (volatility hedge), TQQQ (3x leveraged exposure to NASDAQ-100), SPLV (low-volatility stock exposure), SPY (benchmark proxy), BIL/SHY (short-term Treasuries as cash proxies), AGG (broad bonds), IEF/TLT (longer-duration bonds), SQQQ (inverse QQQ), QQQ (tech exposure without leverage). The weights are expressed per rule outcome (e.g., “weight 85/100” means allocate 85% to that asset when the rule fires).
- Rebalance is daily, so the allocation can swing markedly.
- In plain terms: when signals look calm and favorable, the plan runs a bold, tech-heavy, levered stance; when signals warn of danger or volatility, it pivots toward hedges and safer bets.
- Risks: leverage magnifies losses; UVXY and other volatility plays can decay over time; this is not a passive or low-cost strategy and requires active monitoring and a high tolerance for drawdown.
Dynamic, rule-based strategy blending leveraged tech, volatility hedges, and safe assets. Out-of-sample return ~31% vs SPY ~22%, with regime-aware risk controls. Higher upside, but larger drawdowns in stressed markets.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.53 | 1.4 | 0.23 | 0.48 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667.41% | 15.19% | -2.02% | -1.16% | 0.93 | |
| 902,698.73% | 88.13% | -1.66% | -1.78% | 1.53 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$90,279,872.59Regulatory Fees
$359,281.25
Total Slippage
$2,557,092.27
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 21, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Dynamic asset allocation, leveraged equity, volatility hedge, regime-based, tactical; bond/cash tilt
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 14 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
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
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPLV
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
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