Volatility is the Enemy
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A daily, rules-based “risk on/risk off” system: ride tech-heavy uptrends with leveraged ETFs; when markets get too hot or turn down, shift fast into hedges (volatility, cash-like T‑bills, gold, dollar) and flip long/short Treasuries based on rate trends.
Each day it checks the market’s “temperature” and trend across big areas: S&P 500, Nasdaq/tech/semis, and long‑term Treasuries.
- If trends look healthy and not overheated, it owns growth/tech using high‑octane funds (like 3x Nasdaq/tech/semis).
- If things look overheated or sliding, it hedges or goes defensive: volatility funds (VIX), short‑term T‑bills, gold, the U.S. dollar, or inverse stock funds.
- For bonds, it flips between owning long Treasuries and shorting them depending on rate trends.
It blends many small rule sets and favors the ones that recently delivered good returns with lower choppiness.
Out-of-sample: higher risk-adjusted return (Sharpe 1.84 vs 1.16), far lower drawdown (7.5% vs 18.8%), beta ~0.39, Calmar 2.63. Comparable upside with a smoother ride vs the S&P 500.
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OOS Start Date
Sep 8, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, leveraged etfs, momentum + mean reversion, volatility hedging, risk-on/risk-off, bonds and rates, sector rotation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 204 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AAPB
GraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long AAPL Daily ETF
Stocks
AAPD
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AAPL Bear 1X ETF
Stocks
AAPL
Apple Inc.
Stocks
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
AGQ
ProShares Ultra Silver
Stocks
AMZD
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X ETF
Stocks
AMZN
Amazon.Com Inc
Stocks
AMZU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X ETF
Stocks
ANGL
VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF
Stocks
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
Stocks