Alpha Report
All Symbols
Portfolio (Inverse Volatility)
2022–2026

Market SectorMulti-AssetModelPythia-v0.12.0SignalComposite
Date FromJan 03 2022Date ToSep 28 2026
Published Oct 13, 2026

1. Executive Summary

CategoryValue
PORTFOLIOAll 8 signals, inverse volatility (previous year)
SIGNALSES, NQ, RTY, YM, CL, NG, SI, GC
WEIGHTINGinverse volatility: w_i = (1/σ_i) / Σ_j (1/σ_j), σ_i the annualized volatility of signal i in the previous year (2022: equal weight)
MODELPythia-v0.12.0 committees, one per signal and year (see each signal's report)

This report shows the combined performance of a fixed-weight portfolio built from the independent signal backtests of the multi-year signal reports. Each signal is backtested on its own on the same capital. To combine them, we:

  1. Take each signal's minute-by-minute equity curve for the year
  2. Normalize each curve so it starts at 1.0
  3. Weight and sum the normalized curves
  4. Scale the result back to the portfolio capital

Weights are set at the start of each year, when each year's walk-forward committee starts, and are not rebalanced within the year. Portfolio metrics are computed on the combined curve with the same definitions as the signal reports.

2. Portfolio Composition

Weights, set at the start of each year:

Table 1: Portfolio weights by year

SymbolAsset20222023202420252026
ESS&P 500 futures12.5%17.2%17.7%24.4%15.1%
NQNasdaq-100 futures12.5%13.4%14.1%19.9%13.0%
RTYRussell 2000 futures12.5%15.1%16.4%12.5%14.3%
YMDow Jones Industrial Average futures12.5%20.3%23.0%19.8%17.4%
CLCrude Oil (WTI) futures12.5%5.3%6.0%6.7%7.5%
NGNatural Gas futures12.5%2.7%3.3%2.6%4.4%
SISilver futures12.5%10.2%6.9%5.1%11.2%
GCGold futures12.5%15.9%12.6%9.0%17.0%

Annualized volatility (%) of each signal's previous-year run, from which the inverse-volatility weights are computed (2022 has no previous year in the backtests: equal weight):

Table 2: Previous-year annualized volatility (%) used for inverse-volatility weights

Symbol2022 → 2023 weights2023 → 2024 weights2024 → 2025 weights2025 → 2026 weights
ES7.074.562.648.38
NQ9.065.753.259.77
RTY8.044.925.178.82
YM5.963.523.277.27
CL22.9413.549.6816.79
NG45.2524.5324.5628.63
SI11.9311.6912.6511.29
GC7.616.447.217.45

3. Trading Strategy

Each signal trades as defined in Section 2 of its own report, on fixed capital:

Table 3: Trading schedule and costs by symbol

SymbolDecisions (ET)Decisions per dayExit (ET)Cost bp per side
ES09:45–15:256915:55–16:000.50
NQ09:45–15:256915:55–16:000.50
RTY09:45–15:256915:55–16:001.00
YM09:45–15:256915:55–16:000.75
CL10:45–11:00414:25–14:300.75
NG09:30–09:45414:25–14:301.25
SI09:45–10:15713:20–13:251.50
GC09:30–09:45413:25–13:300.75

4. Performance Metrics: walk-forward, 2022 – 2026

4.1 Return and Risk Metrics

Return is the actual return over each quarter or year (not annualized); Sharpe is per session on fixed capital; Win % is the weight-averaged win rate of the signals. 2026 runs to 2026-09-28.

Table 4: Quarterly and Annual Metrics

QuarterFoldReturn %SharpeWin %CalmarAnn. Vol %MDD %
2026F111.8292.46953.6956.1426.944-2.573
26Q3F1-0.192-0.24754.755-0.4913.031-1.539
26Q2F13.4743.09252.2915.6874.962-2.531
26Q1F18.5473.57854.53114.81212.608-2.573
2025F27.0641.29753.8801.5345.668-4.477
25Q4F21.1341.74350.2964.6592.609-0.959
25Q3F20.5731.29652.9942.8331.716-0.779
25Q2F24.7241.87558.5924.65112.074-4.285
25Q1F20.6330.98551.6041.9832.588-1.269
2024F3-1.129-0.41349.643-0.4242.667-2.590
24Q4F3-0.239-0.30545.510-0.5503.030-1.678
24Q3F30.0210.03251.5600.0432.464-1.868
24Q2F30.7471.13953.2162.0242.606-1.446
24Q1F3-1.658-2.54948.399-2.8632.462-2.259
2023F42.4380.68354.3330.9433.587-2.534
23Q4F41.8302.98256.02711.0472.568-0.670
23Q3F4-0.348-0.48653.629-0.9262.727-1.449
23Q2F41.7712.33356.6257.6423.166-0.936
23Q1F4-0.815-0.62051.333-1.2505.070-2.534
2022F510.7101.50852.6822.5347.270-4.123
22Q4F53.1921.82750.5935.3487.707-2.463
22Q3F5-1.041-0.78453.141-1.5874.884-2.468
22Q2F54.8602.06552.1636.78811.090-3.027
22Q1F53.6992.44954.9686.2986.742-2.441

Figure 1: Cumulative equity from $1,000,000, quarterly returns compounded from 22Q1 (out-of-sample)

$1,000,000 to $1,351,202 (+35.1%)

The curve compounds the quarterly returns from $1,000,000 for illustration. The strategy metrics in this report assume fixed capital, so the ending value is not the sum of the quarterly returns.

4.2 Participation, Recall and Effective Leverage

Participation, Recall and Hit rate are the weight-averaged values of the signals; Recall is ½ (recall UP + recall DOWN) on the slots each signal traded (a coin flip scores 50%). Effective Leverage is the weighted sum of the signals' Effective Leverage, the portfolio's average gross exposure relative to its capital.

Table 5: Quarterly and Annual Participation, Recall and Effective Leverage

QuarterFoldParticipation %Recall %Hit rate %Effective Leverage (x)
2026F153.2554.5654.540.416
26Q3F150.9254.7355.050.400
26Q2F159.6052.1052.570.449
26Q1F149.2055.9256.860.399
2025F248.1154.2454.910.315
25Q4F245.5749.9351.270.307
25Q3F243.8252.9454.160.290
25Q2F257.9657.7058.770.364
25Q1F245.1051.9853.620.300
2024F348.4949.7050.080.347
24Q4F350.8545.9746.600.364
24Q3F342.3851.4251.870.311
24Q2F352.9351.3553.300.370
24Q1F347.8650.1748.520.341
2023F457.2454.5454.460.402
23Q4F453.6656.3755.630.374
23Q3F453.5854.9354.010.377
23Q2F461.8456.9357.040.431
23Q1F459.8751.2451.370.426
2022F556.8852.3252.770.450
22Q4F557.4950.8350.510.464
22Q3F552.5851.7653.390.422
22Q2F559.7652.9352.280.461
22Q1F557.8053.9455.120.455

4.3 Portfolio and signals by year

Table 6: Annual Sharpe of the portfolio and of each signal

YearPortfolioESNQRTYYMCLNGSIGC
20262.471.291.982.322.161.290.721.351.59
20251.300.670.381.491.010.221.561.420.22
2024-0.41-1.17-0.670.11-0.920.450.16-0.160.15
20230.681.221.010.721.38-1.211.13-0.17-0.27
20221.510.910.451.100.912.120.340.300.35

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