DAA (Defensive Asset Allocation) Tactical Asset Allocation Strategy

Dual-canary crash protection with three-tier allocation. VWO and BND momentum controls a 0/50/100% bond fraction; offense selects top 6 of 12 global assets by weighted multi-period momentum. Monthly rebalancing.

Backtest Performance (1997-04-30 to 2026-04-07)

MetricDAA (Defensive Asset Allocation)
Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)10.8%
Maximum Drawdown-19.6%
Sharpe Ratio1.02
Sortino Ratio1.32
Annualized Volatility10.6%
Calmar Ratio0.55
Total Return1860.3%
Backtest Period28.9 years

Strategy Details

Type
Tactical (TAA)
Rebalancing
monthly
Risk Level
moderate
Variants
1
Author
Wouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning

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