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Trend Countertrend V1

Stocks · Started Sep 2016

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
-2.5%
Max Drawdown
58.7%
Trades
129
Win Trades
61.2%
Profit Factor
1.10
Win Months
21.7%

About this strategy

This system is a mix of trend following and countertrend trading using SVXY, VXX and TQQQ (an ETF aiming for daily 3x leverage of the Nasdaq-100 index). Changes were made to the system after XIV was scheduled for liquidation in February 2018. Trend following trades may last weeks to months, but may sometimes last only 1-2 days. There will be periods, which can last weeks or longer, when this portion of the strategy is in cash. Countertrend trades are initiated only during periods when the Nasdaq-100 is determined to be oversold or VXX is determined to be overbought and technical trading criteria are met. Most countertrend trades will typically last from 1 day to 1 week, but may last weeks or longer. The majority of time the countertrend portion of this strategy will likely be spent in the safety of cash.

Trading frequency varies depending upon market conditions. Because this strategy is non-diversified, trades using leverage and volatile financial instruments, and there are no stop losses used, it is highly risky. Traders may decide to adjust the strategy or limit the proportion of funds allocated to this strategy based upon their own risk tolerance. Trading signals will generally be issued at the open or during the last 5 minutes of active trading, from 3:55PM-4:00PM, but this may occasionally vary.

Although mostly a technical strategy, I may subjectively choose not to initiate a trade, vary the exact date or time of a trade, or vary the degree of leverage or proportion of funds allocated to a given trade or position. I am not a professional trader or money manager.

This system is based on the opinion that the combination of trend following and countertrend trading provides for a nice balanced strategy for navigating the market.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2016-0.6-1.710.03.511.2
201715.51.811.5-1.8-3.93.34.93.84.810.33.47.679.3
20184.5-10.60.1-1.52.0-0.70.21.92.1-7.8-9.02.7-16.2
20193.04.1-7.14.52.9-1.43.7-5.9-1.67.57.2-0.416.3
2020-1.4-31.0-41.90.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0-60.5
20210.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20220.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20230.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20240.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20250.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began9/17/2016
Suggested Minimum Capital$10,000
Age121 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades129
# Profitable79
% Profitable61.2%
Avg trade duration9.3 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown58.7%
drawdown periodJan 21, 2020 - March 30, 2020
Annual Return (Compounded)-2.5%
Avg win$400
Avg loss$571

Ratios

W:L ratio1.11
Sharpe Ratio-0.20
Sortino Ratio-0.24
Calmar Ratio0.13

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.25
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life258.6%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-24.1%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)-2.5%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)-0.0%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)2.7%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity178.3%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.9%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Short Options - Percent Covered100.0%
Percent Trades Stocks1.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss19.0%
Chance of 20% account loss2.5%
Chance of 30% account loss0.0%
Chance of 40% account loss0.0%
Chance of 50% account loss0.0%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.0%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)578
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)872
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)771

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$571
Avg Win$400
# Winners79
Sum Trade PL (losers)$28,563
Sum Trade PL (winners)$31,603
Num Months Winners27
# Losers50
% Winners61.2%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct6

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table121

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)13368.90
Avg Position Time (hrs)222.82
Avg Trade Length9.30
Last Trade Ago2366

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)0.87
Daily leverage (max)2.57

Regression

Alpha-0.02
Beta0.21
Treynor Index-0.04

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.03
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.02
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.07
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0.01
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades20.97
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-1.42
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats71.75
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats14.97
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.40
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.78
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.05

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.18
SD0.23
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.79
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.77
df40
t1.46
p0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.86
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.30
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.85
Sortino ratio1.08
Upside Potential Ratio2.43
Upside part of mean0.40
Downside part of mean-0.22
Upside SD0.16
Downside SD0.16
N nonnegative terms29
N negative terms12
N of observations41
Mean of predictor0.08
Mean of criterion0.18
SD of predictor0.12
SD of criterion0.23
Covariance0.01
r0.54
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.01
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.10
Mean Square Error0.04
DF error39
t(b)4.01
p(b)0.00
t(a)0.93
p(a)0.18
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.50
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.12
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.31
Treynor index (mean / b)0.18
Jensen alpha (a)0.10
Mean0.15
SD0.24
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.63
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.62
df40
t1.17
p0.12
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.44
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.70
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.45
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.69
Sortino ratio0.83
Upside Potential Ratio2.12
Upside part of mean0.39
Downside part of mean-0.24
Upside SD0.15
Downside SD0.18
N nonnegative terms29
N negative terms12
N of observations41
Mean of predictor0.07
Mean of criterion0.15
SD of predictor0.12
SD of criterion0.24
Covariance0.02
r0.55
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.07
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.07
Mean Square Error0.04
DF error39
t(b)4.06
p(b)0.00
t(a)0.67
p(a)0.25
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.53
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.15
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.30
Treynor index (mean / b)0.14
Jensen alpha (a)0.07
VaR(95%)0.10
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.12
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.07
Mean0.07
SD0.20
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.34
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.34
df915
t0.63
p0.26
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.71
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.39
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.71
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.39
Sortino ratio0.43
Upside Potential Ratio6.33
Upside part of mean1.02
Downside part of mean-0.95
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.16
N nonnegative terms480
N negative terms436
N of observations916
Mean of predictor0.03
Mean of criterion0.07
SD of predictor0.19
SD of criterion0.20
Covariance0.01
r0.33
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.35
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.00
Mean Square Error0.04
DF error914
t(b)10.64
p(b)0
t(a)0.56
p(a)0.29
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.28
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.41
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.26
Treynor index (mean / b)0.20
Jensen alpha (a)0.06
Mean0.05
SD0.21
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.23
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.23
df915
t0.44
p0.33
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.81
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.28
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.82
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.28
Sortino ratio0.29
Upside Potential Ratio6.12
Upside part of mean1.01
Downside part of mean-0.96
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.17
N nonnegative terms480
N negative terms436
N of observations916
Mean of predictor0.01
Mean of criterion0.05
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion0.21
Covariance0.01
r0.34
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.36
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.04
Mean Square Error0.04
DF error914
t(b)10.89
p(b)0
t(a)0.42
p(a)0.34
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.42
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.25
Treynor index (mean / b)0.14
Jensen alpha (a)0.04
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
Mean-0.96
SD0.29
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-3.35
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-3.33
df130
t-2.37
p0.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-6.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.54
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-6.13
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.53
Sortino ratio-3.45
Upside Potential Ratio2.63
Upside part of mean0.73
Downside part of mean-1.70
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.28
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor-0.31
Mean of criterion-0.96
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion0.29
Covariance0.06
r0.49
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.34
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.86
Mean Square Error0.06
DF error129
t(b)6.30
p(b)0.20
t(a)-2.40
p(a)0.63
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.23
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-1.56
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)-2.83
Jensen alpha (a)-0.86
Mean-1.01
SD0.30
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-3.40
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-3.38
df130
t-2.41
p0.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-6.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.59
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-6.19
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.58
Sortino ratio-3.49
Upside Potential Ratio2.54
Upside part of mean0.73
Downside part of mean-1.74
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.29
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor-0.39
Mean of criterion-1.01
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion0.30
Covariance0.06
r0.50
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.35
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.87
Mean Square Error0.07
DF error129
t(b)6.48
p(b)0.20
t(a)-2.38
p(a)0.63
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.25
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-1.59
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)-2.84
Jensen alpha (a)-0.87
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations41
Minimum0.76
Quartile 10.98
Median1.03
Quartile 31.06
Maximum1.11
Mean of quarter 10.93
Mean of quarter 21.02
Mean of quarter 31.05
Mean of quarter 41.08
Inter Quartile Range0.08
Number outliers low1
Percentage of outliers low0.02
Mean of outliers low0.76
Number of outliers high0
Percentage of outliers high0
Mean of outliers high0
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.31
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.11
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.37
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.12
Number of observations916
Minimum0.90
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.05
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low54
Percentage of outliers low0.06
Mean of outliers low0.97
Number of outliers high28
Percentage of outliers high0.03
Mean of outliers high1.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.53
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.03
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.33
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.02
Number of observations131
Minimum0.91
Quartile 11.00
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.03
Mean of quarter 10.98
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low13
Percentage of outliers low0.10
Mean of outliers low0.95
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.01
Mean of outliers high1.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.87
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.19
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.39
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.04

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations3
Minimum0.04
Quartile 10.09
Median0.15
Quartile 30.20
Maximum0.26
Mean of quarter 10.04
Mean of quarter 20.15
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40.26
Inter Quartile Range0.11
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high0
Percentage of outliers high0
Mean of outliers high0
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0
VaR(95%) (moments method)0
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0
VaR(95%) (regression method)0
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations52
Minimum0
Quartile 10.00
Median0.01
Quartile 30.02
Maximum0.49
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.10
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.10
Mean of outliers high0.19
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.74
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.10
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.40
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.92
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.09
Expected Shortfall (regression method)1.13
Number of observations12
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.01
Quartile 30.01
Maximum0.49
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.19
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.17
Mean of outliers high0.27
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.73
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.09
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.44
Extreme Value Index (regression method)2.63
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.53
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-247285232
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)69
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.25
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.19
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.75
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.75
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.62
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.09
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.08
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.16
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.82
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal3.07
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.77
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.62
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-1.27
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-3.33
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-15.35

Trading record

Placed 208 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
SVXY long478Feb 11, 2020Mar 18, 2020($8,379)
TQQQ long75Feb 21, 2020Feb 28, 2020($3,021)
SVXY long246Feb 6, 2020Feb 10, 2020($229)
TQQQ long86Jan 31, 2020Feb 3, 2020$340
SVXY long253Dec 12, 2019Jan 31, 2020$722
TQQQ long82Jan 24, 2020Jan 28, 2020($125)
TQQQ long91Dec 30, 2019Jan 2, 2020$256
SVXY long456Oct 14, 2019Dec 11, 2019$1,833
TQQQ long102Dec 2, 2019Dec 3, 2019($160)
SVXY long28Oct 2, 2019Oct 7, 2019$52
TQQQ long125Oct 2, 2019Oct 3, 2019$242
TQQQ long124Sep 27, 2019Sep 30, 2019$205
SVXY long260Sep 24, 2019Sep 30, 2019($564)
TQQQ long118Sep 24, 2019Sep 25, 2019$268
VXX long266Sep 4, 2019Sep 5, 2019($351)
TQQQ long122Sep 3, 2019Sep 4, 2019$287
VXX long261Aug 26, 2019Aug 30, 2019($326)
TQQQ long130Aug 23, 2019Aug 26, 2019$316
VXX long274Aug 19, 2019Aug 22, 2019($487)
TQQQ long129Aug 14, 2019Aug 15, 2019($24)
TQQQ long123Aug 12, 2019Aug 13, 2019$435
SVXY long528Jun 28, 2019Aug 8, 2019$690
TQQQ long112Jul 31, 2019Aug 6, 2019($934)
TQQQ long110Jul 19, 2019Jul 22, 2019$183
TQQQ long119Jun 25, 2019Jun 27, 2019$182
VXX long252May 24, 2019Jun 5, 2019$116
TQQQ long141May 31, 2019Jun 4, 2019$62
TQQQ long133May 28, 2019May 29, 2019($205)
TQQQ long132May 23, 2019May 24, 2019$122
SVXY long274May 22, 2019May 24, 2019($177)

Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results that have certain inherent limitations. Unlike the results shown in an actual performance record, these results do not represent actual trading. Also, because these trades have not actually been executed, these results may have under-or over-compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated or hypothetical trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to these being shown.