STRATEGIES & RQF
We've curated a portfolio, actively monitored with real funds in real-time starting in 2024, crafted from a blend of our two strategies — Ares and Astraeus. We call this the Radar Quant Fund (RQF). We utilize TFLO, a money market ETF, for cash holdings.
Any strategies below are hypothetical. Tickers listed do not constitute a buy or sell recommendation. These products are what we use in our strategies — they may not be the most cost-effective or tax-effective and can carry substantial risk. Consult with a financial professional before making complex financial decisions.
ARES STRATEGY
The ARES strategy capitalizes on shifting risk dynamics by taking long positions in select market sectors, operating with a standard leverage factor of 3x (with the exception of the gold fallback at 2x leverage).
The unleveraged version focuses on Nasdaq (QQQ), healthcare (XLV), utilities (XLU), and bonds (TLT) or gold (GLD). The leveraged version follows the same trend-based entry and exit signals but employs 3x leveraged instruments: Nasdaq (TQQQ), healthcare (CURE), utilities (UTSL), and bonds (TMF) or gold (UGL).
Trend signals are based on unleveraged total return sector indices, regardless of which version is used. Gold acts as a fallback asset in Slowdown and Risk-Off scenarios where bonds are not trending bullish, but gold is.
| Zone | Leveraged |
|---|---|
| RISK-ON | TQQQ |
| SLOWDOWN | CURE, UTSL, TMF or UGL |
| RISK-OFF | TMF or UGL |
ASTRAEUS STRATEGY
The ASTRAEUS strategy focuses on long exposure to Bitcoin, operating with a standard leverage factor of 2x. Signals rely on the spot Bitcoin trends, not the trends of the ETFs. Leverage was introduced in January 2024 following the approval of Bitcoin ETFs.
Since the introduction of the leveraged version, both strategies now require Bitcoin itself to be in a bullish trend before going Risk-On.
| Zone | Leveraged |
|---|---|
| RISK-ON | BITX |
| SLOWDOWN | BITX |
| RISK-OFF | CASH (TFLO) |
RADAR QUANT FUND (RQF)
RQF combines the sector-focused precision of ARES (80% allocation) with the Bitcoin-centric growth potential of ASTRAEUS (20% allocation), rebalanced quarterly. By default, RQF uses the leveraged versions of both strategies.
| Zone | ARES (80%) | ASTRAEUS (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| RISK-ON | TQQQ | BITX |
| SLOWDOWN | CURE, UTSL, TMF/UGL | BITX (if bullish) |
| RISK-OFF | TMF/UGL | CASH (TFLO) |
$100,000 PORTFOLIO EXAMPLE
Trade executions are notified via Discord and email. RQF holdings are displayed daily at the top of QuantBase.
