V2 | Cautious Fund Surfing | 3x with V1.1 | Bear BUYDIPS, Bull HFEAR
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About
A daily tactical “fund surfer” that rotates among leveraged S&P/Nasdaq, leveraged Treasuries, and a defensive USD/gold/staples mix. It buys sharp 5‑day dips (but avoids chasing big one‑day rebounds) and uses trend/volatility filters to switch risk on/off.
Every day it checks: (1) how bumpy markets have been lately, and (2) whether stocks or safe bonds have stronger recent momentum. It then does one of three things:
- Ride the bull: UPRO (3x S&P 500) + TQQQ (3x Nasdaq‑100) with TMF (3x long Treasuries).
- Buy the dip: if QQQ or SPY fell ~5% in 5 days, buy TQQQ/UPRO—unless they just popped >+5% in a day, then step aside.
- Hide out: equal UUP (US dollar), GLD (gold), XLP (consumer staples).
Out-of-sample annualized return ~60% vs S&P ~23%, with Calmar ~1.23 and Sharpe ~1.35. A regime-aware, tactical mix of leveraged equities, Treasuries, and defensives that buys dips, captures upside, and reduces chase risk.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.29 | 1.67 | 0.6 | 0.77 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642.46% | 13.39% | -0.06% | -1.69% | 0.82 | |
| 155,554.35% | 58.51% | -3.99% | -9.72% | 1.42 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$15,565,435.01Regulatory Fees
$24,300.93
Total Slippage
$154,477.50
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Feb 20, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, leveraged etfs, momentum/trend, volatility targeting, buy-the-dip, multi-asset, risk management
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SHY
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UPRO
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
Stocks
UUP
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
Stocks
XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks