Volmageddon 2.0 Dynamically Hedged
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About
A volatility‑driven, dynamically hedged strategy: it adds crash protection when markets look overheated or shaky and otherwise tries to earn carry by shorting volatility, with occasional shifts to inverse S&P 500 or T‑Bills.
It watches fear gauges: UVXY/VIXY (jump when fear spikes), SVIX (benefits when fear fades), SPXU (rises when S&P 500 falls), BIL (T‑Bills/cash). RSI is a 0–100 “hot/cold” score for recent moves.
When fear is very jumpy and many stock/sector funds look “hot” (high RSI), it buys crash protection (UVXY/VIXY) or hides in T‑Bills (BIL).
Otherwise, it usually bets on fading fear (SVIX) but can tilt to SPXU or cash based on bond strength and momentum. It also scans tech, communication, consumer, energy, and financials ETFs as warning lights. High risk; uses leveraged funds.
Out-of-sample edge: ~35.6% annualized return vs 19.1% for the S&P, with a beta near 0.89 and a volatility-hedging engine designed to protect in spikes. Higher upside potential, but be mindful of larger drawdowns (~51%).
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.96 | 0.26 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68.07% | 13.82% | 6.16% | 5.09% | 0.83 | |
| 3,271.04% | 140.33% | -0.53% | -9.91% | 2.07 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$337,104.12Regulatory Fees
$1,421.22
Total Slippage
$8,902.18
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
May 20, 2024
Trading Setting
Threshold 1%
Type
Stocks
Category
Volatility timing, dynamic hedging, tactical allocation, leveraged/inverse etfs
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 22 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion Shares ETF Trust Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
Stocks
SPXU
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVIX
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
Stocks