Very conservative consistent strategy?

CXO Advisory has just published 20-year results for the SPY:SMA10 strategy (refers to 10-month MA). Compound return 10.1%, SD 10.2, rough Sharpe 0.99, worst drawdown -18%, worst annual return -4.2% (in 2015). No, I can't post it; you have to pay for their site; but you can easily figure this out for yourself. Maybe it's not as consistent as you want. You can try it with a less volatile ETF.

Don't need to pay for this simple test. One can do it and much more for free here.

Here is the result for same strategy from 1990.

https://tinyurl.com/y7usxzox

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Here is the result for same strategy from 1990.
Out of curiosity, how does the quality of PnL (Sharpe, Max DD) vary with the length of the SMA? I'd imagine this has to be fairly curve-fit (10 month, why no 12 or 9?).
 
Out of curiosity, how does the quality of PnL (Sharpe, Max DD) vary with the length of the SMA? I'd imagine this has to be fairly curve-fit (10 month, why no 12 or 9?).

Meb Faber has done work on parametric study on different datasets (US, international, real estate, commodities and Bonds)

From his studies 3-12 months has similar characterstic. 10 month SMA is probably because, it is lot closer to 200 day sma (self fulfilling because lot of traders use it) and tax considerations.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962461

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Meb Faber has done work on parametric study on different datasets (US, international, real estate, commodities and Bonds)

From his studies 3-12 months has similar characterstic. 10 month SMA is probably because, it is lot closer to 200 day sma (self fulfilling because lot of traders use it) and tax considerations.

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=962461

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Interesting. I've never played with anything on that scale (mostly because I have to be market-neutral), but it's pretty :)
 
I fear that the discussion is going off-topic? The topic starter is asking for an investment with low risk for an investment period of 2 or 3 months. He is not looking for investment advice for a decade or more.
 
Anything that gives stable income for low risk. Right now I'm parked in T-bills paying 0.16% and selling CSP's in SPY with 30DTE for 0.15%

There must be something out there that do better than 0.31%
Anything paying better than the risk free rate has risks or arbitrageurs would arb it away.
 
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