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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 21 Sep 2026
Updated 2026-09-22 00:36 UTC
Active Holding▶ LIVE
GLD
Gold  ·  Defensive leadership
Days In
34
Since
19 Aug 2026
Previous
DGRO
Switches
77
SPMO
$152.14
DGRO
$77.10
SPYG
$124.10
SPHQ
$84.81
IVE
$233.45
GLD
$398.38
DBMF
$32.06
SPY
$773.50
Pairwise Donchian Signal StateN=30 · shift(1) · ratio breakout / latch
Pair
Current
Upper
Lower
Status / Direction
Vote
SPMO/DGRO
1.9733
106% of range
1.9655upper
1.8374lower
flip 0d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPMO
vote
SPMO/SPYG
1.2259
35% of range
1.2668upper
1.2038lower
flip 67d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 SPYG
vote
SPMO/SPHQ
1.7939
117% of range
1.7802upper
1.7013lower
flip 35d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPMO
vote
SPMO/IVE
0.6517
84% of range
0.6583upper
0.6160lower
flip 67d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPMO/GLD
0.3819
98% of range
0.3828upper
0.3425lower
flip 56d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPMO/DBMF
4.7455
62% of range
4.9195upper
4.4569lower
flip 66d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
DGRO/SPYG
0.6213
-35% of range
0.6665upper
0.6330lower
flip 4d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 SPYG
vote
DGRO/SPHQ
0.9091
30% of range
0.9306upper
0.9000lower
flip 76d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 DGRO
vote
DGRO/IVE
0.3303
-20% of range
0.3371upper
0.3314lower
flip 18d ago
BELOW
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
DGRO/GLD
0.1935
57% of range
0.1995upper
0.1856lower
flip 46d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
DGRO/DBMF
2.4049
10% of range
2.5743upper
2.3857lower
flip 12d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPYG/SPHQ
1.4633
125% of range
1.4478upper
1.3871lower
flip 49d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPYG
vote
SPYG/IVE
0.5316
139% of range
0.5238upper
0.5039lower
flip 3d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPYG
vote
SPYG/GLD
0.3115
107% of range
0.3093upper
0.2797lower
flip 0d ago
ABOVE
▲ last up
+1 SPYG
vote
SPYG/DBMF
3.8709
62% of range
3.9774upper
3.6948lower
flip 7d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
SPHQ/IVE
0.3633
40% of range
0.3721upper
0.3575lower
flip 68d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 IVE
vote
SPHQ/GLD
0.2129
65% of range
0.2192upper
0.2011lower
flip 47d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
SPHQ/DBMF
2.6454
30% of range
2.7943upper
2.5825lower
flip 63d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
IVE/GLD
0.5860
77% of range
0.5957upper
0.5525lower
flip 46d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 GLD
vote
IVE/DBMF
7.2817
18% of range
7.6764upper
7.1948lower
flip 11d ago
IN BAND
▼ last down
+1 DBMF
vote
GLD/DBMF
12.4261
14% of range
13.8043upper
12.1961lower
flip 47d ago
IN BAND
▲ last up
+1 GLD
vote
Vote Tally  ·  max 6 per factor · latching signal
SPYG
Growth
5
★★★★★·
GLD
Gold
5
★★★★★·
DBMF
Mgd Futures
5
★★★★★·
IVE
Value
3
★★★···
SPMO
Momentum
2
★★····
DGRO
Div. Growth
1
★·····
SPHQ
Quality
0
······
Winner: GLD — Gold (5/6 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: +17.0%
Sharpe Ratio
1.31
SPY: 0.85
Max Drawdown
-16.6%
SPY: -33.7%
Calmar
1.53
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
+194.5%
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 0 vote  ·  GLD (5/6) within striking range
Hold GLD · reassess on any pair flip
Current Regime
GLD
Gold  ·  5/6 votes  ·  34 days
since 19 Aug 2026  ·  prev: DGRO
Pairs near boundary  ·  vote could shift
GLDSPMO  SPMO/GLD · 98%
GLDDBMF  GLD/DBMF · 14%
Vote Spread
SPYG
5
GLD
5
DBMF
5
IVE
3
SPMO
2
DGRO
1
SPHQ
0
Cumulative Returns — Full Period (rebased 100) Rotation vs Factors vs SPY B&H
SPMO/DGRO ABOVE
+1 SPMO
SPMO/SPYG IN BAND
+1 SPYG
SPMO/SPHQ ABOVE
+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 ABOVE
+1 SPYG
SPYG/GLD ABOVE
+1 SPYG
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 +22.5% 0.97 -30.9% +305.2%
DGRO Div. Growth +13.5% 0.73 -35.1% +138.8%
SPYG Growth +19.6% 0.84 -32.7% +242.1%
SPHQ Quality +16.4% 0.83 -31.6% +184.5%
IVE Value +13.2% 0.71 -37.0% +134.6%
GLD Gold +15.7% 0.86 -26.4% +173.3%
DBMF Mgd Futures +7.3% 0.59 -23.3% +62.9%
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