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VariantSegmentnSharpeRet (cum)MaxDDp vs baseCorrMktCorrEqMomResid
GLD buy-hold (baseline)IS27990.47+128.62%-45.56%nan0.040.050.33
GLD buy-hold (baseline)OOS26780.90+316.76%-26.40%nan0.070.150.82
GLD 126d-TSMOM long/cashIS27990.63+152.64%-26.32%nan0.020.050.47
GLD 126d-TSMOM long/cashOOS26780.76+190.26%-25.98%0.5050.040.130.72
EqMom baseline (12-1 top decile, hold21, net10bps)IS23630.62+195.59%-54.71%nan0.881.00-0.06
EqMom baseline (12-1 top decile, hold21, net10bps)OOS26671.06+1004.91%-38.55%nan0.771.000.44
EqMom x fast-credit gate (20d widening > 1std -> flat)IS23630.93+301.59%-32.95%nan0.660.780.59
EqMom x fast-credit gate (20d widening > 1std -> flat)OOS26670.95+525.58%-31.61%0.4970.520.850.49
EqMom x inversion gate (T10Y2Y < 0 -> flat)IS23630.62+195.59%-54.71%nan0.881.00-0.06
EqMom x inversion gate (T10Y2Y < 0 -> flat)OOS26670.82+425.16%-38.55%0.4880.710.920.14
Blend (OOS)SharpeMaxDD
EqMom+GLD_bh 50/501.29-23.45%
EqMom+GLD_trend 50/501.23-23.80%

Verdicts (OOS: uplift>0, p<0.05, resid>0)

  • GLD 126d-TSMOM long/cash: REJECT (uplift -0.15, p=0.505, resid 0.72, corrEqMom 0.13)
  • EqMom x fast-credit gate (20d widening > 1std -> flat): REJECT (uplift -0.11, p=0.497, resid 0.49, corrEqMom 0.85)
  • EqMom x inversion gate (T10Y2Y < 0 -> flat): REJECT (uplift -0.24, p=0.488, resid 0.14, corrEqMom 0.92)

Follow-up: EqMom+GLD_bh blend paired test

Uplift +0.23 Sharpe, maxDD -23.5% vs -38.6%, but paired p=0.51. Not significant. GLD buy-hold standalone (OOS Sharpe 0.90, corrEqMom 0.15, resid 0.82) has diversifier properties; blend stays MARGINAL candidate, no sleeve. GLD trend rule adds nothing over buy-hold (1.23 vs 1.29).