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Factor Donchian Rotation  ·  Factors + Defensives — 7-ETF
N=30 · shift(1) · pairwise ratio Donchian · latching signal · internal use only
5-ETF View
As of 16 Sep 2026
Updated 2026-09-17 02:28 UTC
Active Holding▶ LIVE
GLD
Gold  ·  Defensive leadership
Days In
29
Since
19 Aug 2026
Previous
DGRO
Switches
77
SPMO
$143.66
DGRO
$76.82
SPYG
$119.00
SPHQ
$82.95
IVE
$231.24
GLD
$391.74
DBMF
$32.12
SPY
$754.05
Pairwise Donchian Signal StateN=30 · shift(1) · ratio breakout / latch
Pair
Current
Upper
Lower
Status / Direction
Vote
SPMO/DGRO
1.8701
26% of range
1.9655upper
1.8374lower
flip 62d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DGRO
vote
SPMO/SPYG
1.2072
5% of range
1.2668upper
1.2038lower
flip 62d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 SPYG
vote
SPMO/SPHQ
1.7319
39% of range
1.7802upper
1.7013lower
flip 30d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 SPMO
vote
SPMO/IVE
0.6213
18% of range
0.6557upper
0.6137lower
flip 62d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPMO/GLD
0.3667
39% of range
0.4040upper
0.3425lower
flip 51d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPMO/DBMF
4.4726
3% of range
4.9257upper
4.4569lower
flip 61d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
DGRO/SPYG
0.6455
12% of range
0.6665upper
0.6427lower
flip 98d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 DGRO
vote
DGRO/SPHQ
0.9261
85% of range
0.9306upper
0.9000lower
flip 71d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 DGRO
vote
DGRO/IVE
0.3322
27% of range
0.3358upper
0.3309lower
flip 20d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
DGRO/GLD
0.1961
42% of range
0.2105upper
0.1856lower
flip 41d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
DGRO/DBMF
2.3917
-9% of range
2.5743upper
2.4066lower
flip 7d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPYG/SPHQ
1.4346
107% of range
1.4315upper
1.3871lower
flip 44d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPYG
vote
SPYG/IVE
0.5146
64% of range
0.5218upper
0.5019lower
flip 82d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPYG/GLD
0.3038
50% of range
0.3274upper
0.2797lower
flip 28d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPYG/DBMF
3.7049
3% of range
3.9919upper
3.6948lower
flip 2d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPHQ/IVE
0.3587
14% of range
0.3706upper
0.3567lower
flip 63d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPHQ/GLD
0.2117
34% of range
0.2328upper
0.2011lower
flip 42d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPHQ/DBMF
2.5825
-1% of range
2.8387upper
2.5862lower
flip 58d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
IVE/GLD
0.5903
47% of range
0.6299upper
0.5547lower
flip 41d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
IVE/DBMF
7.1993
-8% of range
7.7069upper
7.2348lower
flip 6d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
GLD/DBMF
12.1961
0% of range
13.8043upper
12.1916lower
flip 42d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 GLD
vote
Vote Tally  ·  max 6 per factor · latching signal
GLD
Gold
6
★★★★★★
DBMF
Mgd Futures
5
★★★★★·
IVE
Value
4
★★★★··
DGRO
Div. Growth
3
★★★···
SPYG
Growth
2
★★····
SPMO
Momentum
1
★·····
SPHQ
Quality
0
······
Winner: GLD — Gold (6/6 votes)  ·  Each ratio votes for the ETF breaking above its 30-day Donchian high (latches until broken down).
Performancevs SPY B&H
Since Inception
Ann. Return
+25.2%
SPY: +16.6%
Sharpe Ratio
1.30
SPY: 0.83
Max Drawdown
-16.6%
SPY: -33.7%
Calmar
1.52
SPY: 0.49
200d MA filter (toggle on chart): +25.8% ann · Sharpe 1.37 · MaxDD -16.6% · now CASH · 72 switches
Total Returns
Strategy
+369.5%
since inception
SPY B&H
+187.1%
since inception
Volatility
19.4%
annualised
Regime Allocation
SPMO
SPYG
IVE
GLD
DBMF
SPMO 24%
DGRO 5%
SPYG 16%
IVE 10%
GLD 31%
DBMF 13%
Signal Pipeline N=30 · Shift=1 · Pairwise ratio Donchian · Latching · No confirmation window
⚠ MONITORING
GLD leads by 1 vote  ·  DBMF (5/6) within striking range
Hold GLD · reassess on any pair flip
Current Regime
GLD
Gold  ·  6/6 votes  ·  29 days
since 19 Aug 2026  ·  prev: DGRO
Pairs near boundary  ·  vote could shift
GLDDBMF  GLD/DBMF · 0%
DGROSPYG  DGRO/SPYG · 12%
Vote Spread
GLD
6
DBMF
5
IVE
4
DGRO
3
SPYG
2
SPMO
1
SPHQ
0
Cumulative Returns — Full Period (rebased 100) Rotation vs Factors vs SPY B&H
SPMO/DGRO IN BAND
+1 DGRO
SPMO/SPYG IN BAND
+1 SPYG
SPMO/SPHQ IN BAND
+1 SPMO
SPMO/IVE IN BAND
+1 IVE
SPMO/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
SPMO/DBMF IN BAND
+1 DBMF
DGRO/SPYG IN BAND
+1 DGRO
DGRO/SPHQ IN BAND
+1 DGRO
DGRO/IVE IN BAND
+1 IVE
DGRO/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
DGRO/DBMF BELOW
+1 DBMF
SPYG/SPHQ ABOVE
+1 SPYG
SPYG/IVE IN BAND
+1 IVE
SPYG/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
SPYG/DBMF IN BAND
+1 DBMF
SPHQ/IVE IN BAND
+1 IVE
SPHQ/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
SPHQ/DBMF BELOW
+1 DBMF
IVE/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
IVE/DBMF BELOW
+1 DBMF
GLD/DBMF IN BAND
+1 GLD
Annual ReturnsStrategy vs SPY
Individual Factor Performance (Buy & Hold)
FactorAnn RetSharpeMax DDTotal Ret
SPMO Momentum +21.5% 0.93 -30.9% +282.6%
DGRO Div. Growth +13.4% 0.73 -35.1% +138.0%
SPYG Growth +18.9% 0.81 -32.7% +228.1%
SPHQ Quality +16.1% 0.81 -31.6% +178.3%
IVE Value +13.1% 0.70 -37.0% +132.4%
GLD Gold +15.5% 0.84 -26.4% +168.8%
DBMF Mgd Futures +7.4% 0.59 -23.3% +63.2%
Switch Log (last 20)Total: 77 switches
DateFrom → To
19 Aug 2026 DGRO GLD
16 Jul 2026 SPMO DGRO
08 Apr 2026 DBMF SPMO
18 Mar 2026 GLD DBMF
02 Sep 2025 SPMO GLD
12 May 2025 GLD SPMO
21 Jan 2025 DBMF GLD
13 Jan 2025 GLD DBMF
10 Jan 2025 SPYG GLD
09 Dec 2024 SPMO SPYG
06 Nov 2024 GLD SPMO
05 Aug 2024 IVE GLD
30 Jul 2024 DGRO IVE
24 Jul 2024 SPYG DGRO
16 Jul 2024 SPMO SPYG
07 Jun 2024 SPYG SPMO
23 May 2024 DGRO SPYG
15 May 2024 DBMF DGRO
30 Apr 2024 GLD DBMF
01 Apr 2024 SPMO GLD