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About
Daily, rules-based strategy centered on the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). It rides uptrends (sometimes with 2x QLD), shifts to Treasuries or cash when moves look overdone, and can short QQQ/semiconductors during selloffs or overheated spikes.
Daily checks: trend (price vs 20- & 200-day averages), speed (RSI = a score of recent ups vs downs), and recent % moves. In healthy uptrends it owns QQQ; after sharp dips it may use 2x QLD. If stretched up, it parks in Treasuries or briefly shorts semis. If trends break or drops are big, it shifts to Treasuries/cash or inverse QQQ (PSQ/QID). It uses TQQQ (3x QQQ) only to spot extremes.
Out-of-sample return ≈38%/yr vs SPY ≈23%; Calmar ≈1.65; Sharpe ≈1.22. Max drawdown ≈23% vs SPY ≈19%. A rules-based Nasdaq-100 strategy using Treasuries and inverse/levered hedges targets higher upside with disciplined risk vs the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.03 | 0.16 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612.06% | 14.77% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.91 | |
| 159,436.99% | 67.79% | 10.31% | 9.45% | 1.75 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$15,953,698.60Regulatory Fees
$38,003.04
Total Slippage
$264,304.01
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 10, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation,nasdaq-100 focus,trend and mean reversion,leveraged/inverse etfs,treasuries hedge,semiconductors tilt,crash protection,daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 12 assets in total
Ticker
Type
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHV
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SMH
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SOXS
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks