V2.1 Holy Grail w/RSI Divination - without VIXen [CMP mod 2] (backtest version)
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A daily, one-asset-at-a-time, RSI-influenced strategy that buys leveraged equity plays on dips and hedges on rips, with UVXY replaced by VXX to avoid K-1s.
What it does in plain language:
- It considers a broad mix of assets (popular ones like SPY, QQQ, and leveraged/hedged ETFS; plus cash proxies and a few other funds).
- Every day it looks for momentum signals. It uses a simple rule: if an asset has shown strong recent strength (or is showing a dip with potential for rebound), it may be favored; if it’s run up a lot, it may be avoided or hedged.
- The decision process is built as a ladder of tests (if this, then that). The most important outcome is to pick one asset to own 100% of the portfolio for that day (weight 100/100).
- It uses RSI (a momentum gauge) and moving-average momentum checks to guide these picks, along with short-term comparisons to other assets.
- When conditions favor risk-off (or when momentum looks stretched to the upside), the strategy shifts toward hedges or cash-like instruments (e.g., short-term Treasuries). When conditions favor risk-on, it may tilt toward leveraged equity exposure.
- UVXY references are replaced with VXX to avoid K-1s in tax reporting.
- It rebalances daily, so the position can change every day, which magnifies both upside and downside and increases trading costs and slippage risk.
- The stated goal is to capture sharp moves by riding the dips and exiting on strong rallies, rather than holding a diversified mix over long periods.
Out-of-sample, this strategy targets stronger upside with risk control: annualized return ~46.7% vs SPY ~18.2%, Calmar ~1.07, Sharpe ~1.03. Drawdowns ~43.8% vs ~18.8%; daily RSI-driven dip-buy with hedges to capture big moves.
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OOS Start Date
Mar 21, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, multi-asset, hedged equity, rsi-driven, backtested
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 15 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SDOW
ProShares UltraPro Short Dow 30
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks