V1a TQQQ or Not - BTAL & QID Variant
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About
Daily switch among TQQQ (offense), QID (hedge), and BTAL (defense) using simple gauges of heat (RSI), trend vs average, recent drops, and bond‑market stress to ride rallies, fade spikes, or hide during chop.
Owns one fund at a time: TQQQ (3x Nasdaq‑100), QID (‑2x Nasdaq‑100), or BTAL (long “boring” stocks, short “risky” ones). It checks daily gauges: RSI (0–100 heat of recent moves), price vs 25‑day average (trend), biggest 10‑day drop, and 1/6‑day returns, plus bond ETFs for stress.
Overheated or sharp snap‑back? QID. Clear uptrend or washed‑out dip? TQQQ. Choppy or bond stress? BTAL.
Dynamic, rules-based sleeve that daily switches among TQQQ, QID, and BTAL to ride rallies, fade spikes, and defend in chop. 771 days of out-of-sample testing shows diversification and a distinct return path beyond the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.62 | 0.92 | 0.13 | 0.36 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649.52% | 14.96% | 0.54% | -0.34% | 0.91 | |
| 1,575,576.63% | 95.25% | 4.53% | -12.23% | 1.75 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$157,567,662.83Regulatory Fees
$530,806.42
Total Slippage
$3,797,650.48
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 9, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical, leveraged etfs, trend-following, mean reversion, volatility filter, nasdaq-100, market neutral, cross-asset signals
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QID
ProShares UltraShort QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks