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About
A daily, rules-based switcher: go aggressive with 2x S&P 500 in calm uptrends, defend with short funds or bonds in downtrends, and add a volatility hedge at extremes. Focused on U.S. large-caps, tech, Treasuries, and T-bills.
Each day it asks: are U.S. stocks hot or cold (a 0–100 “heat” score), trending, or getting volatile?
- Calm uptrend: use SSO (2x S&P 500). If choppy, sometimes hold TMF (3x long Treasuries).
- Downtrend: shift to SH/PSQ (short S&P/Nasdaq), BSV (short‑term bonds), or BIL (T‑bills).
- If markets look frothy or volatility jumps, add UVXY (volatility hedge). Focus: SPY/QQQ, tech, Treasuries, cash-like bonds.
Diversified, rules-based swing strategy with a lower beta (~0.86) and built-in volatility hedges. Out-of-sample: ~22.2% annualized return, 27.9% max drawdown, Calmar ~0.80. Adds diversification and risk management to a SPY core, not just more stock risk.
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3M
6M
YTD
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.38 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605.13% | 14.55% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.89 | |
| 45,014.21% | 52.98% | -5.61% | -2.91% | 1.43 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$4,511,421.46Regulatory Fees
$17,179.42
Total Slippage
$113,657.48
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Sep 26, 2022
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Tactical allocation, momentum/rsi, trend-following, volatility hedge, leveraged etfs, inverse etfs, us large-cap equities, treasuries, short-term bonds
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 9 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SSO
ProShares Ultra S&P500
Stocks
TMF
Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
UVXY
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks