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
-32%
Volatility
32%
CAGR
48%
Sharpe Ratio
1.37
Max Drawdown
-28%
Volatility
23%
CAGR
22%
Sharpe Ratio
0.98
Max Drawdown
-20%
Volatility
19%
CAGR
16%
Sharpe Ratio
0.90
Max Drawdown
-29%
Volatility
28%
CAGR
19%
Sharpe Ratio
0.77