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About
A daily, rule-driven tactical strategy that selects two levered ETFs to own (or two hedges to short) based on short-term momentum, with a bond-vs-stock tilt and volatility safeguards to navigate varying market regimes.
- Every day the system looks at a pool of leveraged stock/bond ETFs (eg TECL, TQQQ, DRN, URTY, TMF, SPXL) and a set of hedges (PSQ, SH, SPXS, TMV, VXX, etc.).
- It measures recent performance with a momentum-like metric (a moving-average return over a short window) and ranks candidates.
- The two assets with the strongest momentum are selected and allocated 100% between them (two-asset long posture). There are variants that flip to a two-asset short posture using the weakest performers.
- A separate “bond vs stock” tilt checks whether bond proxies (IEF, BND, TL) are showing stronger momentum than stock proxies (SPY/QQQ). If bonds look better (or worse), the system tilts exposure toward bonds or away from stocks accordingly, including a split between shorter and longer duration bonds in some branches.
- A volatility gate monitors spikes via volatility-related instruments (eg VXX) and related “Huge volatility” scenarios to avoid buying into a high-risk regime or to trigger hedging conditions (eg UVXY-like behavior is noted as a replaceable hedge in some branches).
- Several branches exist (Long backtest vs Short backtest, variants with/without TMF checks, with/without UVXY replacements) to explore how the same core logic behaves under different rule sets. The model is designed to be K-1 free, favoring funds that report 1099 forms for tax simplicity rather than K-1 partnerships.
- The net effect is a daily, rules-based tactical strategy that seeks to ride momentum in leveraged equity/bond bets when conditions look favorable, and to hedge or invert posture when volatility or bond-risk conditions indicate risk of drawdown.
Rule-based tactical strategy using momentum to pick two levered bets with a bond-vs-stock tilt and volatility guards. Out-of-sample, it aims for higher annualized returns (~28% vs ~21% for the S&P 500) with built-in risk controls.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.87% | 15.14% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.91 | |
| 6,693.63% | 199.88% | -2.26% | 0.68% | 2.12 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$679,363.40Regulatory Fees
$2,865.63
Total Slippage
$17,424.38
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 23, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, tactical asset allocation, momentum, volatility risk control, bond tilt, short/hedge signals, k-1 free
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 25 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
HIBL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
HIBS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks