VS - Sometimes TQQQ | Simplified | 2011-10-06
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About
A daily, rules-based tactical strategy that switches between defensive hedges/cash and aggressive leveraged bets based on momentum and trend signals. It uses RSI gates to go risk-off in overbought conditions and employs a momentum screen to pick two defensive assets, plus hedges, while also including a path to selective leveraged long exposure when trends look favorable.
- Daily, the system checks momentum signals (RSI) and trend indicators on a set of major ETFs (SPY, QQQ, etc.).
- If the market looks overbought (RSI above a high threshold), it shifts to a defensive portfolio: the top two defensive assets (from UUP, XLP, XLV, BSV, TMF, NZF, RSP) are chosen by a momentum screen and given together about 45% weight; plus hedges (UVXY at 25%, SOXS at 15%); and a cash-like ballast (BIL at 15%).
- If market signals aren’t extreme, the strategy may tilt toward aggressive leveraged long exposures (e.g., TQQQ, SPXL, TECL) under a separate set of trend confirmations (including 200-day cross checks).
- In between, multiple nested conditions refine whether to reduce risk, go fully defensive, or push into leveraged long bets, all on a daily rebalance basis.
- The approach uses a mixture of momentum (moving-average-return), price momentum (relative strength), and trend checks to avoid just chasing moves while trying to catch big up moves when the signal is favorable.
- The aim is to blend upside potential with risk management using a diversified set of assets, including currency, consumer staples, healthcare, bonds, and volatility hedges, rather than relying on a single market bet.
Out-of-sample edge: ~102% annualized return vs ~32% for the S&P, Calmar ~3.68, with hedges. A daily momentum-driven risk-on/risk-off approach seeks big upside while controlling drawdown.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max
Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.43 | 1.17 | 0.13 | 0.37 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641.94% | 14.92% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.91 | |
| 161,227,927,199.58% | 335.53% | 7.08% | 5.97% | 3.01 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$16,122,792,729,958.07Regulatory Fees
$5,529,725,042.20
Total Slippage
$7,500,421,242.38
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Mar 31, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical asset allocation, leveraged etfs, momentum, trend-following, risk controls
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 35 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
CORP
PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
Stocks
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Stocks
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
NZF
Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks