Vamsi's UVXY Switch
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About
A very active, high‑risk switcher: rides 3x tech/semis in uptrends, flips into UVXY when things get “too hot,” and retreats to cash/Treasuries or inverse funds when momentum fades. Side sleeves trade emerging markets and gold miners. Rebalanced daily.
Daily, it checks a 0–100 “heat” gauge (RSI) and simple trend lines. If markets look overheated, it briefly switches into UVXY—a fund that jumps when stock volatility (VIX futures) spikes. In uptrends it rides 3x tech/semis (TQQQ/TECL/SOXL); in downtrends it moves to cash/T‑bills (SHV/BIL), Treasuries (TLT/TMF), or inverse funds (SQQQ). It also runs smaller sleeves: an EM trader (EDC/EDZ) and a gold‑miners trader (GDXU/GDXD). KMLM is a managed‑futures trend ETF used as a cross‑check.
Out-of-sample edge: Sharpe 3.61 vs SPY 2.15; annualized return 153% vs 23.6%; Calmar ~34.6. Diversified sleeves chase tech/EM upside with volatility hedges—strong risk-adjusted outperformance versus the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.85 | 0.71 | 0.08 | 0.28 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.47% | 12.7% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.77 | |
| 131,711.06% | 529.52% | 7.6% | 12.23% | 4.37 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$13,181,105.85Regulatory Fees
$20,875.65
Total Slippage
$138,730.73
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 14, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical rotation, leveraged etfs, vix/volatility, momentum (rsi), trend-following, regime switching, em, gold miners, treasuries
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 36 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
EDC
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
EDZ
Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
EEM
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
GDXD
MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN
Stocks
GDXU
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN
Stocks
GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
Stocks
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IGIB
iShares Trust iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Stocks