YINN/YANG Challenge - Luke (Original)
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About
Short-term, mean‑reversion bets on big Chinese stocks: after a sharp 5‑day move, it uses 3x bull/bear China funds (YINN/YANG) to fade the extreme, with a same‑day override if today’s move is already large; otherwise it sits in SHY.
It watches FXI, a fund of big Chinese stocks. If FXI jumped >10% over 5 days, it usually bets on a pullback with YANG (a fund that rises when China stocks fall); unless today already dropped >2%, then it buys YINN (3x long). If FXI fell >10% over 5 days, it usually buys YINN; unless today already jumped >2%, then it buys YANG. Otherwise it parks in SHY (short‑term Treasuries). Exposure is mainly Chinese financials, tech, and consumer.
Out-of-sample, this tactical China strategy delivers ~35.5% annualized return vs ~19.6% for the S&P, with Calmar ~1.87—strong risk-adjusted upside and diversification, despite modestly higher drawdowns.
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734.61% | 14.7% | -0.15% | 0.4% | 0.89 | |
| 1,691.93% | 20.5% | 0.29% | 0.82% | 0.81 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$179,193.37Regulatory Fees
$152.58
Total Slippage
$1,004.38
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Aug 30, 2022
Trading Setting
Threshold 5%
Type
Stocks
Category
China equities, mean reversion, leveraged etfs, tactical trading, short-term, inverse/long etfs, bonds-as-cash