muck Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) I've been putzing around with some new quantitative models here recently and have come across something that looks quite good ... but, because I've been offered a new job (still a little tentative about it), until I resolve whether or not to officially wind up my investment business to go do it, I'm not going to be trading the signal, so, I thought I'd pass it on to you free of charge in the interim. Caveat emptor. ***************************************************** Thesis: Markets are driven by fundamentals and psychology. Build a comprehensive model that takes both factors into account. Specifics: Signal is derived from both fundamental data and technical data (psychology). Specific information analyzed (in a proprietary fashion) includes moving averages, PE ratios, dividend yield, 5yr US treasury yield, projected multi-year return on S&P500, and market sentiment. Frequency: Trade Friday afternoon at the close. No mid-week trades. No stop-losses. No windfall profit rules. Signal: Either you are 100% long the market or 100% short the market. No scaling in or out. No bonds. No international. S&P500 only. Back-Tested Results: Since the summer of 1984, the signal results in an annualized return in excess of 21% / yr (some years are better and some are worse; some are negative). The signal made money in almost 3 of 5 weeks (59.4%). Best week was +18.2%. Worst week was -12.2%. The results do not account for transaction costs, slippage, margin interest paid on short positions,fees, etc. and they do not include dividends received (or paid if short). Generally, the signal is long, however, there have been two periods where the signal was predominately short -- November 6, 2000 to July 26, 2002, the signal was short 75 of 90 weeks ... and ... May 19. 2008 to March 13, 2009, the signal was short 32 of 43 weeks. I will try to this thread before the close of the market each Friday afternoon going forward for those that are interested... So, if you are interested, it'll be up to you guys to bump this thing because if it's not up top, I'll assume nobody is using the info and I won't waste my time. Recent signals: SHORT 8/13/2010 SHORT 8/20/2010 LONG 8/27/2010 SHORT 9/3/2010 LONG 9/10/2010 LONG 9/17/2010 LONG 9/24/2010 LONG 10/1/2010 LONG 10/8/2010 Edited October 8, 2010 by muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 What/which sentiment indicators are you using to determine psychology? What weight are you placing on fundamentals and psychology? What factors steered you toward a weekly timeline? Last but not least, why would you work for someone else when you have an investment company of your own? Seems like working for somebody else would be regressing at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 9, 2010 Author Share Posted October 9, 2010 What/which sentiment indicators are you using to determine psychology? Not telling you any specifics beyond "I have some unique ways this model looks at moving averages and their derivatives and constituents". And, I'm not telling you what it is that goes into the moving averages (i.e., I am not disclosing what exactly it is that I'm averaging either). What weight are you placing on fundamentals and psychology? Approx. 50/50 What factors steered you toward a weekly timeline? Nothing; I'm lazy. That and I don't want to be tied to the thing all day every day; I have other things to attend to. I just simply set up my in sample and out of sample data to look at things on a weekly basis...that's it. Last but not least, why would you work for someone else when you have an investment company of your own? Seems like working for somebody else would be regressing at this point. Seems like you also do not know of the opportunity I've been offered either. ******************************************************* In all seriousness, if I do not take this new opportunity, I may be launching a new investment fund with this model as the core component. For now, I'm offering it to the huddle tailgate for free if you want it ... all I ask is that if anyone wants to see the signal for the week to keep this thing bumped towards to the top of the tailgate on Friday afternoons and I will do what I can. No promises I'll be able to get to it before the close, but I'll try. No promises that it'll make you any money. And I won't be offended if nobody wants to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Not telling you any specifics beyond "I have some unique ways this model looks at moving averages and their derivatives and constituents". And, I'm not telling you what it is that goes into the moving averages (i.e., I am not disclosing what exactly it is that I'm averaging either). Approx. 50/50 Nothing; I'm lazy. That and I don't want to be tied to the thing all day every day; I have other things to attend to. I just simply set up my in sample and out of sample data to look at things on a weekly basis...that's it. Seems like you also do not know of the opportunity I've been offered either. ******************************************************* In all seriousness, if I do not take this new opportunity, I may be launching a new investment fund with this model as the core component. For now, I'm offering it to the huddle tailgate for free if you want it ... all I ask is that if anyone wants to see the signal for the week to keep this thing bumped towards to the top of the tailgate on Friday afternoons and I will do what I can. No promises I'll be able to get to it before the close, but I'll try. No promises that it'll make you any money. And I won't be offended if nobody wants to see it. Bump. I'm interested in what it projects for next week. I just put on a short trade into this rally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Does anyone here besides Muck have any clue what to do with this? Very generous of Muck to provide this but is it any use to us 401k slaves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Does anyone here besides Muck have any clue what to do with this? Very generous of Muck to provide this but is it any use to us 401k slaves? I was thinking about that, and if I'm understanding everything correctly, you could have a chunk of your 401k set aside and on friday, if muck's thing said long you could throw it all in like a common stock fund, and if it said short you could throw it in like a fixed income or govt securities fund. just shift it back and forth accordingly. as long as they execute those requests in a timely manner (usually they trade at the closing price for that day) you could "play along" fairly effectively I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I was thinking about that, and if I'm understanding everything correctly, you could have a chunk of your 401k set aside and on friday, if muck's thing said long you could throw it all in like a common stock fund, and if it said short you could throw it in like a fixed income or govt securities fund. just shift it back and forth accordingly. as long as they execute those requests in a timely manner (usually they trade at the closing price for that day) you could "play along" fairly effectively I think. Some, if not all, of my funds have penalties for moves over a certain amount so I'd have to limit how many times I played this game. It'd then be like the lottery - the week you don't do it, up comes your number. Might be better to have a little fund separate from the 401k and play via Schwab or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Some, if not all, of my funds have penalties for moves over a certain amount so I'd have to limit how many times I played this game. It'd then be like the lottery - the week you don't do it, up comes your number. Might be better to have a little fund separate from the 401k and play via Schwab or something? as muck said, the signal is long most of the time. how many moves are you allowed over what time frame before the penalties kick in? you probably wouldn't usually use more than a couple a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 as muck said, the signal is long most of the time. how many moves are you allowed over what time frame before the penalties kick in? you probably wouldn't usually use more than a couple a month. I don't know offhand, I'd have to look them all up and check. Good point about not having to do anything as long as it's the same signal from week to week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) The model was long since I first posted and continues to be long. Sorry for the delay. Edited October 22, 2010 by muck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 The model was long since I first posted and continues to be long. Sorry for the delay. just try and remember to bump this when it goes short, or you stop keeping track or stop wanting to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Az ... caveat emptor ... while I will try, I will make no committments to anything other than to respond if someone else bumps it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 that disclaimer won't stop me from coming after you if I lose my 401k, muck madoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 I don't know offhand, I'd have to look them all up and check. Good point about not having to do anything as long as it's the same signal from week to week. When it does go short, it tends to trade long/short flip-flops quite a bit ... so maybe something like: short short long short short short short short long short short long short short short short short short long short long short long long short short short short short long short short ...etc... ...just so you can knowwhen you're looking into whatever it is that you're going to look into... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 What the hell, put me down for $50, beats betting on the Steelers. Where do I meet the guy or mail the check or whatever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 just try and remember to bump this when it goes short, or you stop keeping track or stop wanting to post it. I suspect next Friday will signal a short. I know that may shock some of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 I suspect next Friday will signal a short. I know that may shock some of you. Given that's the 4 billlionth Friday in a row you've said that - nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) I suspect next Friday will signal a short. thanks for the heads up Edited October 22, 2010 by Azazello1313 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Given that's the 4 billlionth Friday in a row you've said that - nope. Not true but I understand why you posted that and I deserve the criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 I suspect next Friday will signal a short. I know that may shock some of you. What is it that you know about my model that would indicate that you think it'll be short next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) What is it that you know about my model that would indicate that you think it'll be short next week? My read on you is that you're good at forecasting, that's all. I think one of the next two Friday's your model will show a sell signal. E2A: I think your updates should be new posts that are un-edited just to confirm time of post and give the thread a bump. Edited October 23, 2010 by Brentastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My read on you is that you're good at forecasting, that's all. I think one of the next 826 Friday's your model will show a sell signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 My read on you is that you're good at forecasting, that's all. I think one of the next two Friday's your model will show a sell signal. E2A: I think your updates should be new posts that are un-edited just to confirm time of post and give the thread a bump. I ran the numbers last night; less than 1 in 6 weeks are "short" signals. I'm not going to try to forecast the forecast, but I will tell you (and everyone else) that short signals tend to come in bunches and rarely (if ever) do they show up after getting 5-10 consecutive weekly buy signals after the most recent sell signals. Because the model is a function of a variety of inputs (both fundamentals and price), it's possible that it could move to a sell in the next two weeks, but I would be a little surprised if it did. We'll see. PS - Remember, this thing is only 'right' about 58% of the time, so, it'll be wrong plenty of times ... I guess the thing it's done best (historically) is tell you when it's a good idea to get out of the way (and go short, if that's your thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 Still long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Still long. And as of right now, last weeks call of long is off (by only 1 S&P point). Granted, there is still some time for the market to rally a bit. Not calling you out in any way, just stating what I see. Looking forward to next week though, with elections and Fed meeting, it could get interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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