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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 17 Sep 2026
Updated 2026-09-18 00:00 UTC
Active Holding▶ LIVE
GLD
Gold  ·  Defensive leadership
Days In
30
Since
19 Aug 2026
Previous
DGRO
Switches
77
SPMO
$146.54
DGRO
$77.20
SPYG
$120.79
SPHQ
$83.43
IVE
$232.93
GLD
$398.36
DBMF
$32.02
SPY
$762.60
Pairwise Donchian Signal StateN=30 · shift(1) · ratio breakout / latch
Pair
Current
Upper
Lower
Status / Direction
Vote
SPMO/DGRO
1.8982
47% of range
1.9655upper
1.8374lower
flip 63d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DGRO
vote
SPMO/SPYG
1.2132
15% of range
1.2668upper
1.2038lower
flip 63d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 SPYG
vote
SPMO/SPHQ
1.7564
70% of range
1.7802upper
1.7013lower
flip 31d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 SPMO
vote
SPMO/IVE
0.6291
31% of range
0.6583upper
0.6160lower
flip 63d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPMO/GLD
0.3679
59% of range
0.3857upper
0.3425lower
flip 52d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPMO/DBMF
4.5765
26% of range
4.9195upper
4.4569lower
flip 62d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
DGRO/SPYG
0.6391
-16% of range
0.6665upper
0.6428lower
flip 0d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 SPYG
vote
DGRO/SPHQ
0.9253
83% of range
0.9306upper
0.9000lower
flip 72d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 DGRO
vote
DGRO/IVE
0.3314
-15% of range
0.3371upper
0.3322lower
flip 14d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
DGRO/GLD
0.1938
49% of range
0.2024upper
0.1856lower
flip 42d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
DGRO/DBMF
2.4110
11% of range
2.5743upper
2.3917lower
flip 8d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPYG/SPHQ
1.4478
128% of range
1.4346upper
1.3871lower
flip 45d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPYG
vote
SPYG/IVE
0.5186
74% of range
0.5238upper
0.5039lower
flip 83d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPYG/GLD
0.3032
69% of range
0.3138upper
0.2797lower
flip 29d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPYG/DBMF
3.7723
27% of range
3.9821upper
3.6948lower
flip 3d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPHQ/IVE
0.3582
5% of range
0.3721upper
0.3575lower
flip 64d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPHQ/GLD
0.2094
39% of range
0.2224upper
0.2011lower
flip 43d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPHQ/DBMF
2.6056
10% of range
2.8225upper
2.5825lower
flip 59d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
IVE/GLD
0.5847
66% of range
0.6012upper
0.5525lower
flip 42d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
IVE/DBMF
7.2745
16% of range
7.6764upper
7.1993lower
flip 7d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
GLD/DBMF
12.4410
15% of range
13.8043upper
12.1961lower
flip 43d 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
★★★★··
SPYG
Growth
3
★★★···
DGRO
Div. 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
+25.5%
SPY: +16.8%
Sharpe Ratio
1.31
SPY: 0.84
Max Drawdown
-16.6%
SPY: -33.7%
Calmar
1.54
SPY: 0.50
200d MA filter (toggle on chart): +25.8% ann · Sharpe 1.37 · MaxDD -16.6% · now CASH · 72 switches
Total Returns
Strategy
+377.5%
since inception
SPY B&H
+190.4%
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  ·  30 days
since 19 Aug 2026  ·  prev: DGRO
Vote Spread
GLD
6
DBMF
5
IVE
4
SPYG
3
DGRO
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 BELOW
+1 SPYG
DGRO/SPHQ IN BAND
+1 DGRO
DGRO/IVE BELOW
+1 IVE
DGRO/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
DGRO/DBMF IN BAND
+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 IN BAND
+1 DBMF
IVE/GLD IN BAND
+1 GLD
IVE/DBMF IN BAND
+1 DBMF
GLD/DBMF IN BAND
+1 GLD
Annual ReturnsStrategy vs SPY
Individual Factor Performance (Buy & Hold)
FactorAnn RetSharpeMax DDTotal Ret
SPMO Momentum +21.9% 0.94 -30.9% +290.2%
DGRO Div. Growth +13.5% 0.74 -35.1% +139.2%
SPYG Growth +19.1% 0.82 -32.7% +233.0%
SPHQ Quality +16.1% 0.82 -31.6% +179.9%
IVE Value +13.2% 0.70 -37.0% +134.1%
GLD Gold +15.7% 0.86 -26.4% +173.3%
DBMF Mgd Futures +7.3% 0.58 -23.3% +62.7%
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