V1a A Better "Buy the Dips Nasdaq" by Garen Phillips w/ Dividends
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About
A daily, tech‑focused switcher that buys 3x Nasdaq after sharp selloffs, shorts it when overheated or after big bounces, and otherwise rotates into the strongest AAPL/MSFT/NVDA/TSLA YieldMax income ETF.
Daily switches among tech‑heavy funds:
QQQ = Nasdaq‑100. TQQQ = 3x long QQQ. SQQQ = 3x inverse. APLY/MSFO/NVDY/TSLY = option‑income funds tied to AAPL/MSFT/NVDA/TSLA.
• If QQQ fell >6% in 5 days: buy TQQQ only if 10‑day RSI ≤31; otherwise use SQQQ (also after a >+5% TQQQ day).
• Else: if QQQ RSI>80 use SQQQ; if RSI<31 use TQQQ; otherwise hold the YieldMax ETF with the strongest 40‑day RSI.
RSI = 0–100 “stretched” gauge.
Out-of-sample annualized return ~31% vs SPY ~23.7%, driven by tech leadership and a disciplined dip-buy/mean-reversion approach with YieldMax income. Higher drawdowns (~51%) and lower risk-adjusted Sharpe than SPY, but greater upside in tech rallies.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.03 | 1.79 | 0.45 | 0.67 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.65% | 24.6% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 1.48 | |
| 101.45% | 34.73% | 0.84% | -3.74% | 0.91 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$20,144.75Regulatory Fees
$70.27
Total Slippage
$357.69
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Nov 17, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, nasdaq/tech, leveraged etfs, long/short, mean reversion, momentum, options income, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 7 assets in total
Ticker
Type
APLY
YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF
Stocks
MSFO
YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF
Stocks
NVDY
YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
TSLY
YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF
Stocks