miketranz
969 posts
msg #105075
- Ignore miketranz |
2/20/2012 5:46:25 PM
Kevin,thank you for sharing your methods.An outstanding credit to SF.Question,the TAA method,when and where are you entering?Also,exiting? Miketranz...
|
Kevin_in_GA
4,599 posts
msg #105076
- Ignore Kevin_in_GA |
2/20/2012 6:26:14 PM
All trades (I tend to think of them more as reallocations) are made on the last trading day of the month. You reallocate 100% into the asset class with the highest 3 month ROC, and stay there until at the end of some subsequent month a new asset class takes the lead. That's when you sell and buy the new asset class.
You average 3-4 trades per year. Perfect for most 401k accounts, which tend to give you limited fund choices and curtail the frequency of reallocation.
|
jldelta
16 posts
msg #105761
- Ignore jldelta |
4/1/2012 4:47:07 AM
'Morning, Kevin,
Your new blog link doesn't seem to be working this Sunday morning - it links to your 7 Feb post. I'm very interested in finding a practical trading application of Kelly's work, so am looking forward tor reading what you've come up with.
J.
|
Kevin_in_GA
4,599 posts
msg #105762
- Ignore Kevin_in_GA |
4/1/2012 8:21:45 AM
That's because I haven't finished it yet! I should have it done later today.
What I want to do is to back test it similarly to what I do with the other systems, but that has to be done manually which will take some time. The Kelly allocation is based on the original Kelly f work for discrete bets, plus adaptations from Ernest Chan to fit it into a portfolio approach. Long story short, the ratios are based on ROC / (std dev)^2. I will use a 3 month look back (63 days to be exact) and only reallocate on the last day of each month.
Truth is, I don't know if this works better than the TAA system. I doubt it does, but for many investors the idea of being 100% invested in only 1 asset class is too unsettling, even if it works better for achieving their goals.
Kevin
|
Kevin_in_GA
4,599 posts
msg #105770
- Ignore Kevin_in_GA |
4/1/2012 11:11:05 PM
Blog updated. While the Kelly f system did not perform as well as the current TAA system, I think this is because of the strong dependence on low volatility for good scores. I looked at a Sharpe ratio based system as well that does MUCH better, almost matching the TAA system in total return but with a lowered volatility and small max drawdown.
Stats are in the blog. I'll post some simple code for this approach using SF tomorrow.
|
jldelta
16 posts
msg #105774
- Ignore jldelta
modified |
4/2/2012 4:38:25 AM
Very interestng stuff, thank-you, Kevin. It's got my head spinning somewhat, reawkennig studies I looked into quite some years back into Sortino & Sterling as a possible alternatives to Sharpe. I concluded at the time that Sortino was best because it does not penalise upside volatility like Sharpe...
|
Kevin_in_GA
4,599 posts
msg #105776
- Ignore Kevin_in_GA |
4/2/2012 8:53:47 AM
Agreed, but it is much harder to calculate. My goal here is to share tools with people that can be readily used (and adapted) to meet their specific goals. I looked at Sortino the same way you did, but in the end went with Sharpe because it is easily determined and is more universally accepted as a measure of risk-adjusted returns.
|
duke56468
683 posts
msg #105850
- Ignore duke56468 |
4/8/2012 1:31:10 PM
Kevin_in_GA Stats are in the blog. I'll post some simple code for this approach using SF tomorrow.
2,301 posts
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Hi Kevin...has this code been posted to SF somewhere yet? Thanks for all your help.
|
Kevin_in_GA
4,599 posts
msg #105851
- Ignore Kevin_in_GA |
4/8/2012 5:56:03 PM
Here is the code I am currently using. Note that I am using the 60 day ROC of the MA(3), rather than the expected ROC(63,1). I did this to help "smooth out" the impact of exceptionally good/bad days as the Start date for the lookback period. Not really sure if it makes a difference, so feel free to modify as you see fit.
|
mahkoh
1,065 posts
msg #105858
- Ignore mahkoh |
4/9/2012 8:29:44 AM
Nice work! If I understand correct I am to allocate my capital as follows: 36% SPY, 35% IWM and 29% EFA. You state these allocations are to be adjusted on a monthly basis.
Assuming these values change daily, if after 1 week I notice the actual allocation getting out of sync with the suggested allocation from this filter would it be advisable to reallocate?
And is it likely that the filter will allocate 100 % to one security (probably AGG) in case of a market meltdown?
|