WAMmer Time
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About
WAMmer Time is a daily, high-risk levered ETF momentum-rotation strategy that splits capital into a long sleeve and a short sleeve, each choosing one asset to hold based on short-term momentum and RSI gates. It has two variants (TMF-checked and no-TMF-check) and rotates among aggressive leveraged bets (and their inverse/Bear counterparts) to try to capture the strongest upward and downward moves each day.
- The strategy runs two sleeves every day: a long sleeve (betting on asset prices going up) and a short sleeve (betting on asset prices going down or hedges).
- Each sleeve selects exactly one asset to hold, based on a short-term momentum screen. The long sleeve looks at a group of bullish, leveraged ETFs (e.g., tech, biotech, real estate, semi conductors; examples include TECL, TQQQ, SOXL, LABU, DRN, URTY, TMF). The short sleeve looks at inverse or bear versions (e.g., PSQ, SH, TMV, DRV, SRTY, LABD).
- Selection uses a moving-average performance filter (a short window, e.g., about 4 days) and picks either the top (best momentum) or bottom (worst momentum) asset in the candidate list, depending on the branch. The chosen asset in each sleeve gets 100% of that sleeve’s allocation on that day, with the overall allocation often balanced roughly 50/50 between sleeves.
- Gatekeepers using RSI (a momentum indicator) decide when to tilt toward the long or short sleeve. In the main TMF-Check variant, the long sleeve is favored if RSI(TMF) > 60; otherwise a different risk-off path is used. In the “no TMF Check” variant, a separate gate uses RSI(SPY) > 71 to trigger hedging behavior.
- RSI is described in simple terms: it’s a gauge of whether an asset has been rising or falling recently and whether it’s potentially overbought (too expensive too fast) or oversold (too cheap to ignore). The thresholds (60 for TMF, 71 for SPY) are just triggers to shift the strategy’s posture.
- The strategy is rebalanced daily, meaning it recalculates the single best long and single best short asset and adjusts holdings every trading day.
- The asset universe includes a mix of 2x/3x leveraged ETFs that target technology, biotech, semiconductors, real estate, and related sectors, plus bear/short versions of those bets for the short sleeve. This creates a highly expressive, momentum-driven, sector-rotating exposure with magnified moves—and magnified risk.
- Risk notes: Because the strategy uses leveraged ETFs and concentrates on one asset per sleeve, it can experience very large daily swings and drawdowns. It’s intended for experienced investors who can tolerate volatility and potential large losses over shorter periods.
Two-way daily momentum rotation in levered ETFs seeks to beat SPY on risk-adjusted terms. OOS Sharpe ~1.32 vs SPY ~1.33, Calmar ~2.82, and very high OOS returns—capturing big moves in both up and down markets.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.34 | 1.17 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.87% | 15.14% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.91 | |
| 426,912.46% | 781.28% | -0% | 42.98% | 3.04 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$42,701,245.50Regulatory Fees
$143,913.20
Total Slippage
$1,009,878.25
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 17, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etfs, momentum rotation, long/short rotation, risk-on risk-off, daily rebalancing, tactical asset allocation
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 20 assets in total
Ticker
Type
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
HIBL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
HIBS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
LABD
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF
Stocks
LABU
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks