Risk Overlays can help adjusting factor exposures based on shifting market regimes. They help downweight factors like when is negative, and substantially boost risk-adjusted returns in certain cases. There are two types:
Factor Risk Overlays: based on the factor's own past performance (endogenous)
Risk Regimes: based on overall crypto market performance and state (exogenous), like funding rates, etc.
Max Drawdown
-35%
Volatility
34%
CAGR
94%
Sharpe Ratio
2.12
Max Drawdown
-30%
Volatility
32%
CAGR
68%
Sharpe Ratio
1.79
Max Drawdown
-32%
Volatility
28%
CAGR
53%
Sharpe Ratio
1.69
Max Drawdown
-23%
Volatility
21%
CAGR
23%
Sharpe Ratio
1.11