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About
Aggressive daily rotation that picks 2 leveraged ETFs tied to US stocks or Treasuries using short‑term momentum and risk‑on/off checks; can flip into inverse funds when conditions turn risk‑off. Very volatile and high turnover.
Each day it checks market “heat” using RSI (a speed‑of‑gains gauge: high=hot, low=weak). If the S&P 500 looks very hot, it also checks long‑term Treasury strength. It then compares bonds vs small‑caps to decide risk‑on or risk‑off, and picks 2 funds: either the strongest leveraged stock/treasury funds (trend) or, in other cases, the recent laggards or inverse funds (contrarian). Positions are equal‑weighted and rebalanced daily.
Out-of-sample edge: Calmar 1.77, Sharpe 1.31, OOS annualized return ~74.6%, beating SPY on risk-adjusted basis. Note higher drawdowns (~42% vs SPY’s ~19%) from dynamic 2x/3x ETF rotation.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.29 | 0.97 | 0.09 | 0.31 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.56% | 15.75% | 0.54% | -0.34% | 0.94 | |
| 13,782.37% | 265.09% | 26.67% | 29.72% | 2.65 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,388,237.08Regulatory Fees
$6,527.07
Total Slippage
$39,434.84
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Jan 3, 2024
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Leveraged etf rotation, momentum/mean‑reversion, daily rebalance, tactical long/short, us equities, treasuries
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
DRN
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
DRV
Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares
Stocks
HIBL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X Shares
Stocks
HIBS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bear 3X Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SPXL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
SPXS
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x Shares
Stocks