V1a A Better "Buy the Dips Nasdaq" by Garen Phillips
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About
A daily-dip buying Nasdaq strategy with a top-stock momentum overlay: use QQQ/TQQQ/SQQQ for Nasdaq exposure based on short-term moves and RSI signals, and, when not tilt Nasdaq, rotate into one strong RSI-ranked stock among AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, TSLA. Rebalance daily with full cash allocations; levered ETFs boost both gains and losses.
- Start each day with cash and decide where to put it. The system looks at Nasdaq-related signals first. It uses three ETFs to express Nasdaq exposure: QQQ (plain Nasdaq-100 ETF), TQQQ (3x leveraged long Nasdaq), and SQQQ (3x leveraged inverse Nasdaq).
- If Nasdaq looks like it has recently fallen hard (signals include short-term price moves in QQQ and momentum checks like RSI), the strategy may place and adjust positions to take advantage of a bounce (often by using the leveraged long ETF) or to hedge with the inverse ETF when momentum indicators are extreme.
- Momentum checks revolve around RSI (a measure of price strength) using different time windows (often a 10-day RSI on Nasdaq ETFs). Very high RSI readings (extremely overbought) can trigger hedging actions with SQQQ, while lower readings can support taking more Nasdaq long exposure (via TQQQ or QQQ). The exact thresholds in the model suggest rules like: if RSI on the Nasdaq is very high, consider hedging; if certain price moves are negative but still show upside potential, tilt toward the leveraged long ETF; otherwise stay cautious.
- If the Nasdaq signals aren’t driving a Nasdaq tilt or you want a separate driver, the strategy rotates into a single stock pick: among AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, and TSLA, it computes each stock’s RSI over 40 days and picks the one with the strongest momentum (the “top” by RSI). All available cash is then invested in that one stock.
- Weights are allocated as 100% to the chosen Nasdaq exposure (QQQ, TQQQ, or SQQQ) or 100% to the top stock, with daily rebalancing so the position reflects current signals.
- The overall footprint is high-risk and high-reward because of the 3x ETFs and the single-stock concentration. It’s designed for short- to medium-term tactical bets on dips and momentum, not long-term buy-and-hold.
Nasdaq-tactical strategy offers ~52% annualized OOS return vs SPY ~24%, with Calmar ~1.02. Daily Nasdaq tilt + top-stock momentum; levered ETFs magnify gains but bring larger drawdowns. Tactical, not buy-and-hold.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.63 | 1.31 | 0.21 | 0.46 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736.5% | 14.66% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 5,895,421.11% | 102.87% | -2.52% | -18.18% | 1.69 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$589,552,111.23Regulatory Fees
$2,226,332.64
Total Slippage
$15,990,516.70
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OOS Start Date
Nov 17, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Nasdaq-focused, leveraged etfs, momentum/rsi, stock picker, daily rebalanced, quantitative