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Crisis Alpha

Auto-defensive on sharp market drops, return when vol normalizes

Crisis Alpha

3Y
Total Return
+55.6%
3Y
Sharpe Ratio
1.04
3Y
Max Drawdown
-13.5%
3Y
Win Rate
55.8%
3Y
Alpha
-7.2%
3Y
Comp. Score *
0.43
Risk Parameters
Max Allocation11.5%
Stop Loss12.1%
Take Profit8.0%
Max DD Tolerance13.5%
Rebalanceweekly
Execution Guidance
Order TypeMarket
Entry RuleEnter immediately when trigger fires. Speed matters more than price.
TimingSAFE TO BUY as portfolio insurance. *
ScalingFull position at trigger. No scaling — the signal is binary.
Positions — Vol-Adjusted Sizing
SymbolActionVol Stop LossTake ProfitSizeLinks
TLT BUY 13% 6.4% below entry 4.2% above entry 21.8% TVYH
GLD BUY 23% 11.7% below entry 7.7% above entry 12.0% TVYH
SPY BUY 17% 8.7% below entry 5.7% above entry 16.0% TVYH
QQQ BUY 22% 11.0% below entry 7.3% above entry 12.6% TVYH
▶ For Passive Investors (Buy & Hold)

This strategy has moderate long-term potential but requires monitoring. - Take profit: Rebalance when any position exceeds 2x its target weight. Trim back to target, redeploy to underweight positions. - Stop loss: NO price-based stop loss. This strategy recovered from -34% drawdown to return 59% long-term. - Exit rule: Review annually. Exit if strategy underperforms its benchmark for 3 consecutive years.

Avg 5Y Return
28.1%
Avg 5Y Sharpe
0.15
10Y Return
58.8%
10Y Sharpe
0.12
HODL Composite
0.31
Consistency
71%
Suitable for passive
No