Truly amazing how well that worked out. I sat watching in disbelief while his returns in a week were more than mine over the last 2 years. Nevertheless I'm content with the steady path of passive investing + my algotrading models guiding my hedging decisions.
It's the best of both worlds to me, I don't have to pick stocks or worry about the markets because the models tell me when it's time to hedge. My strongest model (https://grizzlybulls.com/models/vix-ta-macro-mp-extreme) has returned > 70% ROI since April 2020, and 60% ROI longer term in the backtest with much lower volatility than the market as a whole.