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About
A risk‑on/risk‑off switch that holds only four ETFs: short volatility in calm uptrends (SVXY), hide in a defensive market‑neutral fund (BTAL) or cash (BIL) when markets look overheated or jumpy, and occasionally tilt to energy (XLE).
It only owns 4 ETFs: BTAL (defensive, market‑neutral), SVXY (profits when volatility falls), XLE (energy stocks), and BIL (cash‑like T‑bills). It reads “thermometers” (SPY, UVXY, TQQQ, etc.) to judge trend, heat (RSI: a 0–100 speedometer), and turbulence. If things look frothy or jumpy, it moves to BTAL or BIL. If calm and trending up, it favors SVXY. In downtrends it prefers BTAL/cash, and at times adds XLE when energy leads.
Adaptive 4-ETF rotation: profit in calm markets, protect in turbulence. OOS: ~20.85% annualized vs S&P ~23.45%, drawdown 12.71% vs 18.76%, Calmar 1.64, Sharpe 1.22. Safer, disciplined upside.
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OOS Start Date
Nov 25, 2023
Trading Setting
Threshold 1%
Type
Stocks
Category
Risk-on/risk-off, volatility targeting, tactical etf rotation, market neutral, momentum, trend filter, defensive overlay
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 18 assets in total
Ticker
Type
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
BTAL
AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
Stocks
FAS
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQE
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Stocks
TECL
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares
Stocks
TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
Stocks