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About
A four-block, daily-rebalanced, volatility- and tech-levered strategy that uses RSI/momentum and asset screens to pick a single asset (often UVXY or triple-levered tech ETFs) each block, with ballast in cash/bonds. It aims to ride volatility spikes and tech leadership days while keeping risk in check through regime-based rules and frequent reallocation.
- The system rebalance daily.
- It splits decisions into four main blocks (1st Block, 2nd Block, 3rd Block, 4th Block), each with its own rules and asset selections.
- Each block weighs a single asset 100% when its entry rule is satisfied.
- Core entry rule style uses indicators like RSI (a momentum gauge) on select reference assets and compares to a high threshold (e.g., 79) to trigger exposure to volatility-sensitive ETFs (primarily UVXY and related funds) or to tech-levered ETFs (TECL, SOXL, etc.).
- If the primary condition isn’t met, the strategy cascades through alternative RSI checks on other assets (e.g., VTV, VOX, SPY, etc.), moving-average/return screens, and drawdown screens, before resorting to ballast positions (BIL, IEF, TLT, TMF, etc.).
- Conditions often combine multiple signals (e.g., “RSI on X > 79” AND “max drawdown on SPY over a window is <=0”) to justify a position.
- The blocks also include regime labeling like “Normal market” and “Danger Market Conditions” to adjust the composition and risk posture implicitly.
- Weighting is deterministic: when a block fires, it assigns a full 100% weight to the chosen asset; all blocks together shape the final portfolio mix for the day.
- The assets used span volatility proxies (UVXY, SVXY, VIXM, VIXY, VIX-related ETFs), triple-levered tech ETFs (TECL, SOXL, TQQQ-related), and ballast/bond proxies (BIL, IEF, TLT, BND, TMF) and some consumer/tech/sector proxies (XLP, XLK, QQQ-like products, VOX, VTV, etc.). The result is a highly dynamic, risk-on/off mix that can swing between aggressive volatility bets and defensive cash/bonds depending on the signals.
Out-of-sample, regime-driven daily-rebalanced strategy targeting volatility spikes and tech leadership. Delivers ~60% annualized return vs SPY ~24%, with Calmar ~1.33 and alpha ~0.50. Lower beta, but drawdowns ~45% - mitigated by ballast.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 0.16 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511.42% | 13.89% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.86 | |
| 2,361,192,768.46% | 238.69% | 3.15% | 2.62% | 2.34 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$236,119,286,845.92Regulatory Fees
$1,042,883,119.27
Total Slippage
$5,069,742,364.91
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 19, 2023
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quantitative, leveraged etfs, volatility strategies, multi-regime tactical allocation, tech-levered exposure
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 27 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
ERX
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks