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About
A daily, rules-based, Nasdaq-focused strategy that moves between QQQ/SPY exposure and hedges (inverse/leveraged QQQ, semiconductor bear, and bond ETFs) using RSI, moving averages, and momentum signals to navigate uptrends and bear markets while incorporating a 2008-style protection regime.
- Every trading day, evaluate a large set of rules that look at momentum, price direction, and recent performance for several assets.
- If Nasdaq-related momentum and price signals look healthy, you’ll tilt toward Nasdaq exposure (e.g., QQQ).
- If momentum signals weaken or the market shows signs of risk, you’ll shift into hedges or less risky assets (e.g., PSQ/QID as inverse QQQ, SOXS for semiconductor downturns, or bond ETFs like TLT/IEF/SHV).
- There are dedicated blocks mimicking bear-market behavior (2008 edition) to protect when markets trade sideways with high risk of decline.
- Weighting is effectively 100% invested in a single selected asset each day, with the selection driven by the rules. The daily rebalance means you could be in a different asset the next day if conditions change.
- The strategy uses the following families of signals: relative strength (RSI), price relative to moving averages, and simple cumulative-return checks, sometimes selecting the top asset within a group (e.g., top RSI-ranked asset).
- Assets include Nasdaq-focused ETFs (QQQ), broad market (SPY), bonds (TLT, IEF, SHV), and hedging instruments (PSQ, QID, QLD, SOXS, SMH-related, etc.).
- Objective: participate in upside of Nasdaq during favorable regimes while limiting drawdowns during risk-off periods through hedges and bond exposure.
Nasdaq-focused, daily-rebalanced strategy blending Nasdaq upside with hedges and 2008-style protection. Targeting ~38% OOS annualized return vs ~23% S&P 500, with strong risk-adjusted results (Calmar ~1.65).
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570.79% | 14.38% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 144,524.4% | 67.16% | 0.33% | 0.61% | 1.74 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$14,462,439.67Regulatory Fees
$35,379.95
Total Slippage
$245,815.69
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 10, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Multi-asset, nasdaq-focused, momentum & trend following, risk hedging, 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