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About
Aggressive, rules‑based swing/trend system that flips among 3x Nasdaq/S&P longs, volatility spikes (VXX), hedges (SQQQ) and T‑Bills, using a hot/cold gauge (RSI), long‑term trend and a −12% safety trigger. Blends multiple cash‑buffered sleeves. Daily.
Each day the strategy:
- Checks if stocks look too hot or too cold using a “hot/cold” gauge (RSI = recent up vs down days). Hot → buy VXX (a fund that jumps when market volatility spikes). Cold → buy 3x bull funds for a rebound: SOXL (semis), TECL (tech), UPRO (S&P).
- Otherwise, it follows the trend: above the long‑term line → prefer TQQQ (3x Nasdaq). Below → shift to SQQQ (3x inverse Nasdaq) or mix SQQQ with cash, guided by bond/short‑ETF readings.
- Big drop? If Nasdaq fell >~12% in ~3 months → move to T‑Bills (BIL).
- It runs several cash‑buffered versions of this playbook and gives more weight to the calmer ones to smooth swings.
Out-of-sample Calmar ~3.05 with 11.24% annualized return and negative beta. A volatility-timing, multi-sleeve hedge strategy that diversifies risk and offers risk-adjusted growth alongside the S&P 500.
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Performance
Compared to selected benchmarks
| Alpha | Beta | R2 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.57 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 0.28 |
Performance Metrics
| Cumulative Return | Annualized Return | Trailing 1M Return | Trailing 3M Return | Sharpe Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168.86% | 12.93% | -1.77% | 0.2% | 0.73 | |
| 11,868.44% | 80.12% | 1.36% | 5.99% | 2.96 |
Initial Investment
$10,000.00
Final Value
$1,196,844.40Regulatory Fees
$1,921.21
Total Slippage
$11,905.91
Invest in this strategy
OOS Start Date
Dec 13, 2025
Trading Setting
Daily
Type
Stocks
Category
Quant tactical, trend + mean‑reversion, leveraged/inverse etfs, volatility timing, risk overlay, daily rebalance
Tickers in this symphonyThis symphony trades 19 assets in total
Ticker
Type
AGG
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Stocks
BIL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Stocks
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Stocks
PSQ
ProShares Short QQQ
Stocks
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Stocks
SH
ProShares Short S&P500
Stocks
SOXL
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF
Stocks
SOXX
iShares Semiconductor ETF
Stocks
SPY
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Stocks
SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Stocks