Thursday, April 18, 2013

T6 Long Term Delta Neutral...4.18.13

This post re-visits the weekly version of T6 with a slightly different portfolio mix....now including SH (the SPY inverse.) This new mix actually brings the total beta into negative territory, but, by following the momentum rankings we are able to mine the weekly positions for a much improved % return relative to the SPY alone.

Choosing a top 6 (all in) model (lower chart) yields a very impressive RSQ and low drawdown stats, but sacrifices total returns relative to a top 1 strategy.
One variation of using this model for capital deployment would be allocation of, for example, 50% of capital to a top 1 (or 2) sort and 50% of capital to a top 6 sort.  This kind of hybrid model would help insure drawdown loss while at the same time providing the opportunity for incremental market gains as the markets trend.
Actively managing the top 1 position portion of capital with the RSQ and P6 stops would also help insulate the portfolio from drawdowns. All the tools are right there.