V1a Golden Dragon Meets BBD v1
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About
A multi-asset, rule-based macro-tactical strategy that dynamically allocates across volatility bets, momentum-driven stocks/ETFs (including leveraged plays), commodities, gold, USD, and bonds, using RSI, moving averages, and momentum screens to tilt between aggressive growth and defensive hedges.
- The portfolio is built from several sleeves (Long Volatility, Trend & Momentum, Fiat Alternatives, Secular Growth, Bonds) plus overlays (Not Boring Dip Buyer, v1 BBD) that together form the total exposure.
- Each sleeve uses rules to pick or weight assets. For example, the Long Volatility sleeve trades UVXY based on short-term momentum signals (RSI thresholds and cross-checks with other assets) and may shift into hedges like GLD (gold), UUP (USD), SHY (short Treasuries) or cash depending on the signals.
- The Trend & Momentum sleeve seeks momentum signals in two sub-areas: (1) Commodity Momentum selects the top 2 performers over a 120-day window from a basket including SPY, TLT, UUP, GLD, SHV, DBC; (2) Fiat Alternatives selects the top asset among GLD, DBC, UUP, SHV by similar momentum. These selections tilt toward assets with stronger recent performance while maintaining diversification.
- The Secular Growth Assets sleeve is the core equity exposure and is highly conditional. In bullish, risk-on regimes, it may tilt toward 3x leveraged equities (UPRO, TECL, SOXL, FAS); in defensive regimes it shifts to 1x defensive equities (e.g., SPY plus quality/value/anti-beta components). The decision rules blend moving-average return signals, RSI, and drawdown checks to decide whether to stay aggressive or rotate to safer equities.
- The Bonds sleeve allocates to core long-duration Treasuries (VGLT, VGIT) as a baseline, but also includes conditional overlays for rising/falling rate environments using leveraged Treasury ETFs (TMF, TMV) and related hedges.
- USD/commodities/defensives (GLD, USDU, UUP, DBC, SHV) serve as hedges and diversifiers across inflation, currency, and inflation-protection themes.
- The blocks are highly nested and interdependent; many conditions compare signals (RSI, moving-average returns, cumulative returns, max drawdown) across different windows (5–60 days) to determine which asset to hold and in what weight.
- The system is designed for a macro-tactical stance: it tries to exploit uptrends with aggressive bets, tilt toward hedges in risk-off regimes, and maintain broad diversification to reduce single-market risk. The use of 2x–3x leverage enhances potential gains but also magnifies drawdowns, so risk controls (hedges, volatility overlays, and regime-based tilts) are essential to the framework.
Dynamic multi-asset macro strategy blending volatility, momentum, commodities, gold, USD, and bonds to chase uptrends while hedging risk. OOS: ~21.2% annualized return, beta ~0.81, Calmar ~1.02—strong diversification and risk-adjusted edge vs SPY.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.4 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133.18% | 14.44% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.76 | |
| 4,850.86% | 86.19% | 0.43% | 8.03% | 3.28 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$495,085.72Regulatory Fees
$1,958.89
Total Slippage
$11,929.34
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Apr 15, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 2%
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, tactical allocation, macro, quantitative, trend following, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 52 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
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
CURE
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DBC
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks