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A tactical volatility strategy that usually holds SVXY in calm markets, flips to UVXY when stocks look extremely overbought, and parks in T‑Bills after sharp drops or when short‑vol is hurting.
It switches among three funds: UVXY (tends to jump when stocks drop fast), SVXY (tends to grind up when markets are calm), and BIL (cash‑like).
• If the stock market looks extremely “hot” (10‑day RSI above ~75–80 on XLP, TQQQ, XLY, FAS, or SPY), it buys UVXY to bet on a near‑term volatility pop.
• Otherwise it prefers SVXY, unless there’s a sharp tech-led selloff (TQQQ down >12% in 6 days) or SVXY has a big short‑term loss; in those cases it may park in BIL to cut risk.
• It trades only when these rules trigger, not on a fixed schedule.
Out-of-sample performance shows dramatic upside: ~43.8% annualized return vs 16.3% for the S&P, Sharpe ~1.04, Calmar ~1.45. It tactically switches UVXY/SVXY and uses BIL hedges to chase volatility gains with disciplined risk across 650 test days.
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OOS Start Date
Nov 10, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 10%
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility trading, vix etps, tactical allocation, momentum/rsi, risk management, leveraged etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 8 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
XLP
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks
XLY
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
Stocks