| spauken 47 posts
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 | 4/1/2021 4:56:49 PM 
 I hate drawdowns, so I would go with 25% each in GLD, TLT, XLP (defensive) and VTI.  Worst year is -4.21% and max drawdown is -15.33 with 9.32 CAGR.
 
 
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| olathegolf 119 posts
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 | 4/7/2021 8:20:44 PM 
 I use https://www.trendlineprofits.com.
 
 They offer four strategies similar to the ones discussed here. Costs about 15 bucks a month. First 2 months free. Testing and performance info is generated by ETFreplay which is similar to portfoliovisualizer. Signals are provided the last trading day of the month and executed on the first trading day of the following month.
 
 You can combine strategies with excellent drawdown and CAGR results.
 
 Something to check out.
 
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/8/2021 12:02:33 PM 
 I'm a big fan of David Allan Carter's 12% Solution.  I think I've improved on his 12% solution.
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/8/2021 12:04:55 PM 
 
 spauken - I assume your portfolio is buy and hold.  Any rebalancing?  I have portfolios that I created that contain XLP and VHT for some of defensive positions.
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/8/2021 1:15:20 PM 
 
 
 Portfolio 1
 Ticker	Name	                                           Allocation
 USMV	iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	30.00%
 TLT	       iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	20.00%
 FDN       First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF	        30.00%
 EUO      ProShares UltraShort Euro	                 20.00%
 Portfolio saved as '2 - USMV TLT FDN EUO SR=1.69'. Manage saved models »
 
 Portfolio Returns
 Portfolio performance statistics
 Portfolio		      CAGR	Stdev	Best Year 	Worst Year	Max. Drawdown
 Portfolio 1	 	12.76% 	7.60%	 19.01%	          1.90%	         -7.69%
 SPDR S&P 500	15.66% 	13.08%	  32.31%	          -4.56%	         -19.43%
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/8/2021 1:37:52 PM 
 Since 2009
 
 Ticker	Name	                                                    Allocation
 FDN 	First Trust Dow Jones Internet ETF	         31.43%
 TLT         	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	         21.17%
 XLP	        Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF	13.19%
 GLD	        SPDR Gold Shares    	                                 6.48%
 EUO	ProShares UltraShort Euro	                        19.11%
 VHT	        Vanguard Health Care ETF	                          8.62%
 
 As Above                     	      Equal Weighted
 CAGR	                           13.06%	                                12.07%
 Expected Return	           13.33%	                               12.35%
 Stdev	                            7.04%	                                7.16%
 Best Year	                          21.06%	                                20.83%
 Worst Year	                  -0.79%	                                -0.42%
 Max. Drawdown	           -6.10%	                                -6.83%
 Sharpe Ratio (ex-post)	     1.71	                                   1.56
 Sortino Ratio	                    3.86	                                  3.22
 US Stock Market Correlation	    0.66	                         0.78
 
 
 
 
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| dmewbourne 15 posts
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 | 4/13/2021 3:25:41 PM 
 Thanks for sharing this Dave. How far back was the TYD/QLD backtested?
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/13/2021 4:42:34 PM 
 Since 2010.
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/13/2021 4:50:18 PM 
 So the 60% IEF 40% QQQ results since 2003 are shown below.
 
 CAGR	Stdev	Best Year	  Worst Year	Max. Drawdown	Sharpe Ratio	Sortino Ratio	US Mkt 10.02% 	6.90%	25.37%	 -5.95%	         -12.50%             	1.24	                         2.27	0.73
 
 
 
 
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| davesaint86 726 posts
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 | 4/13/2021 4:56:06 PM 
 A 43% QLD 57% TYD allocation seems to be the best for a maximized sharpe ratio.  23% CAGR.  MAX DD 11.54%
 
 
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