V2 | Cautious Fund Surfing | 3x with V1.1 | Bear BUYDIPS, Bull HFEAR
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About
A daily, rules-based switcher: in calm markets it rides leveraged S&P/Nasdaq, buys big dips, and ducks into a defensive dollar/gold/staples mix after big spikes. At times it runs a 55% 3x stocks/45% 3x bonds core. Aggressive, with safety valves.
What it tries to do, in plain English:
- Each day it checks if markets are calm (low recent “bumpiness”).
- If calm, it either holds a 3x S&P/Nasdaq blend (tilted to the steadier one) or runs “buy the dip, fear the spike”: buy 3x indexes after ~5% 5‑day drops; if a 3x fund jumps >5% in a day, move to safety (UUP dollar, GLD gold, XLP staples).
- When trends look healthy, it may also hold ~55% 3x stocks + 45% 3x long Treasuries (TMF). Uses SPY/QQQ/SHY as thermometers; rebalances daily.
Out-of-sample, this strategy shows far more upside than the S&P: ~60% annualized return vs ~23%, with solid risk-adjusted metrics (Calmar ~1.23, Sharpe ~1.35). It uses leverage and hedges to seek gains while aiming to limit losses.
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3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | 1.66 | 0.59 | 0.77 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646.31% | 13.51% | 0.54% | -0.34% | 0.82 | |
| 164,043.45% | 59.46% | 2.27% | -5.47% | 1.44 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$16,414,344.74Regulatory Fees
$23,776.76
Total Slippage
$151,045.95
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Feb 20, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, tactical rotation, volatility targeting, momentum & mean reversion, crash protection, multi-asset
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 Shares (based on the NYSE 20 Year Plus Treasury Bond Index; symbol AXTWEN)
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