Volatility hedge strategies, backtested and ready to copy.

Rules-based stock and ETF strategies shared by the Quantly community, each with at least a year of backtest history. Open one to see its results and current holdings.

StrategyCategoriesOut-of-sample sinceCAGRMax drawdownSharpe
Sandy's Golden Dragon V4.7a (vol hedge? + beta hedge 2.0 + BAB 2)quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Defensive rotationApr 9, 202340.4%-13.3%2.49
Bull or Bonds Safety townquantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedgeApr 18, 202350.2%-47.2%1.51
SPY UVXY LevelsquantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, BondsApr 21, 202315.3%-11.1%1.17
E-Safety Town l 8 February 2018quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Short hedgeApr 21, 202314.1%-29.6%0.90
Zero Beta Dividends - 8 Feb 2018quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Short hedgeApr 21, 202330.8%-32.8%1.44
Single Pops (Medium Leverage - No Black Swan Catcher) l 2 Nov 2011quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, BondsApr 21, 202337.1%-15.2%1.57
Safety Towns (Master List)quantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Volatility hedgeApr 22, 202335.2%-10.7%2.13
All Weather Tango 💃quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Defensive rotationApr 23, 202313.3%-12.9%1.68
Vol Tango 💃quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Broad marketApr 23, 20238.1%-36.8%0.60
V1 BOTZ bot | QLD AI🤖 FTLT + Pure BS Catcher (Garen Phillips)quantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingApr 27, 202348.3%-12.3%1.78
Vol-ey Wolley Mashup RemixquantlyVolatility hedge, Short hedge, Defensive rotationApr 29, 202349.8%-15.6%2.20
Vol-ey Wolley Mashup Remix [No VIXM]quantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Short hedgeApr 29, 202350.9%-16.5%2.21
The vol-y wolly 3 checkquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Volatility hedgeApr 29, 202343.9%-29%1.60
The vol-y wolly 2 checkquantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, Defensive rotationApr 29, 202328.6%-32.6%1.26
V1b Vol-ey Wolley Mashup Remix [No VIXM]quantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Volatility hedgeMay 2, 202352.5%-15.3%2.32
Simple Path Framework VTI _ Rev 1.0. May 8, 2023 (Shared)quantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Trend followingMay 7, 202317.8%-21.6%1.17
Cocktail Rev 1.0 _ Updated May 8 (Shared)quantlyMarket timing, Leveraged ETFs, Volatility hedgeMay 7, 202331%-13.1%1.76

Backtest results are hypothetical and do not guarantee future returns. Strategies are shared by Quantly users for research only and are not investment advice.

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