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Simplicity Trading

Futures · Started Nov 2016

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
0.0%
Max Drawdown
100.0%
Trades
56
Win Trades
80.4%
Profit Factor
0.70
Win Months
14.4%

About this strategy

Key Features:
· The system is based on a trend following approach, trading pullbacks
· Trades can be long or short reflecting the longer term trend, historically the system is long circa 60% of the time
· This is a purely mechanical system with no discretionary elements
· Trades are placed manually when signals are generated, usually around the close of the US markets but this may vary
· This is not a high frequency systems, we would expect 1-2 trades per week on average
· The system trades only two markets the S&P500 and EUSTOXX50
· The system has been actively traded on a real account for 5 years and refined during this time
· The system has been backtested from 2001 and in this testing has produced consistently profitable results
· Based on this backtesting staking levels are set to target an average return of around 5-6% per month, with compounding this aims to produce an annual return of circa 80%
· At these levels drawdown can be expected in the range of 5-15% in normal trading scenarios, in extreme cases we have seen short term drawdown of up to 30% in backtesting. Future results and drawdown may of course be larger or smaller than seen to date. Backtesting data is hypothetical and has not been verified by C2.
· While no system can guarantee risk-free or low-risk trading, and while unforeseen events can cause you to lose all your money we do make an effort to control risk. Current trading size on Collective2 is based on the level of risk seen in backtesting as described above.
· Please message us if you have any other questions

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20160.733.534.5
201716.78.918.65.74.113.811.79.41.50.81.5-2.1134.4
20183.5-29.8-5.3-11.5-16.32.30.00.05.2-93.7129.1-331.0-118.3
20190.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20200.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20210.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20220.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20230.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20240.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
2025-1.9-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.2-0.1-0.0-0.1-0.0-0.1-0.0-0.1
2026-0.1-0.1-0.2-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.0-0.10.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began11/23/2016
Suggested Minimum Capital$16,668
Age119 months
What it tradesFutures
# Trades56
# Profitable45
% Profitable80.4%
Avg trade duration5.8 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown100.0%
drawdown periodDec 06, 2018 - Dec 21, 2018
Annual Return (Compounded)0.0%
Avg win$1,373
Avg loss$7,609

Ratios

W:L ratio0.74
Sharpe Ratio-0.69
Sortino Ratio-0.74
Calmar Ratio-0.95

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.12
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life247.3%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-400.8%

Return Statistics

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

Slump

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

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures1.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Short Options - Percent Covered100.0%
Percent Trades Stocks0.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss100.0%
Chance of 20% account loss100.0%
Chance of 30% account loss100.0%
Chance of 40% account loss100.0%
Chance of 50% account loss100.0%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.0%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)0
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)0
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)0

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$7,609
Avg Win$1,373
# Winners45
Sum Trade PL (losers)$83,699
Sum Trade PL (winners)$61,782
Num Months Winners17
# Losers11
% Winners80.4%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct0

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table26

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)8376.95
Avg Position Time (hrs)139.62
Avg Trade Length5.80
Last Trade Ago2821

Regression

Alpha0
Beta2.85
Treynor Index0

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.06
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.58
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.20
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0.03
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades-6.23
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)0.03
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats60.50
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats10.07
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.56
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.26
Hold-and-Hope Ratio-0.16

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean-0.24
SD0.85
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.29
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.28
df37
t-0.51
p0.69
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.39
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.82
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.38
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.82
Sortino ratio-0.33
Upside Potential Ratio0.76
Upside part of mean0.56
Downside part of mean-0.80
Upside SD0.41
Downside SD0.73
N nonnegative terms15
N negative terms23
N of observations38
Mean of predictor0.37
Mean of criterion-0.24
SD of predictor0.26
SD of criterion0.85
Covariance0.05
r0.23
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.76
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.52
Mean Square Error0.70
DF error36
t(b)1.43
p(b)0.08
t(a)-1.03
p(a)0.84
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.32
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.84
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-1.55
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.51
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.32
Jensen alpha (a)-0.52
Mean-3.10
SD5.23
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.59
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.58
df37
t-1.05
p0.85
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.70
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.52
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.69
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.53
Sortino ratio-0.59
Upside Potential Ratio0.09
Upside part of mean0.49
Downside part of mean-3.59
Upside SD0.34
Downside SD5.23
N nonnegative terms15
N negative terms23
N of observations38
Mean of predictor0.33
Mean of criterion-3.10
SD of predictor0.25
SD of criterion5.23
Covariance0.37
r0.29
b (slope, estimate of beta)6.07
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-5.10
Mean Square Error25.79
DF error36
t(b)1.79
p(b)0.04
t(a)-1.66
p(a)0.95
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.79
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta12.92
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-11.31
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.12
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.51
Jensen alpha (a)-5.10
VaR(95%)0.94
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.96
VaR(95%)0.17
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.37
Mean-0.38
SD1.10
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.34
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.34
df843
t-0.62
p0.73
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.44
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.75
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.44
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.75
Sortino ratio-0.43
Upside Potential Ratio1.84
Upside part of mean1.62
Downside part of mean-2.00
Upside SD0.66
Downside SD0.88
N nonnegative terms153
N negative terms691
N of observations844
Mean of predictor0.40
Mean of criterion-0.38
SD of predictor0.27
SD of criterion1.10
Covariance0.06
r0.20
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.81
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.70
Mean Square Error1.16
DF error842
t(b)6.01
p(b)0
t(a)-1.17
p(a)0.88
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.55
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-1.88
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.48
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.47
Jensen alpha (a)-0.70
Mean-3.05
SD4.53
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.67
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.67
df843
t-1.21
p0.89
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.77
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.42
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.76
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.42
Sortino ratio-0.68
Upside Potential Ratio0.32
Upside part of mean1.46
Downside part of mean-4.50
Upside SD0.53
Downside SD4.50
N nonnegative terms153
N negative terms691
N of observations844
Mean of predictor0.36
Mean of criterion-3.05
SD of predictor0.28
SD of criterion4.53
Covariance0.19
r0.16
b (slope, estimate of beta)2.57
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-3.97
Mean Square Error20.02
DF error842
t(b)4.59
p(b)0
t(a)-1.59
p(a)0.94
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.47
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta3.67
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-8.88
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.94
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.18
Jensen alpha (a)-3.97
VaR(95%)0.38
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.44
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
Mean-0.03
SD0
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0
df0
t0
p0
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0
Sortino ratio-16.19
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0
Downside SD0.00
N nonnegative terms0
N negative terms131
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.16
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.48
SD of criterion0
Covariance0
r0
b (slope, estimate of beta)0
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0
Mean Square Error0
DF error0
t(b)0
p(b)0
t(a)0
p(a)0
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0
Treynor index (mean / b)0
Jensen alpha (a)0
Mean-0.03
SD0
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-9.74841826823373e+15
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-9.69206937105203e+15
df130
t-6893172865105920
p1
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.08701574255084e+16
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-8513981316595712
Sortino ratio-16.19
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0
Downside SD0.00
N nonnegative terms0
N negative terms131
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.04
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.48
SD of criterion0
Covariance0
r0
b (slope, estimate of beta)0
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.03
Mean Square Error0
DF error129
t(b)0
p(b)0.50
t(a)-6806163270139904
p(a)1
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.38
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.03
Treynor index (mean / b)-6.03157269922131e+31
Jensen alpha (a)-0.03
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.00
VaR(95%)0
Expected Shortfall on VaR0

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations38
Minimum0.00
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31.05
Maximum1.56
Mean of quarter 10.75
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.17
Inter Quartile Range0.05
Number outliers low5
Percentage of outliers low0.13
Mean of outliers low0.52
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.13
Mean of outliers high1.27
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0
VaR(95%) (moments method)0
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.63
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.37
Expected Shortfall (regression method)1.42
Number of observations844
Minimum0.00
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum1.85
Mean of quarter 10.97
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 41.02
Inter Quartile Range0
Number outliers low98
Percentage of outliers low0.12
Mean of outliers low0.94
Number of outliers high162
Percentage of outliers high0.19
Mean of outliers high1.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)1.92
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.08
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations131
Minimum1
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum1
Mean of quarter 11
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 41
Inter Quartile Range0
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

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations1
Minimum1.00
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.00
Mean of quarter 10
Mean of quarter 20
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40
Inter Quartile Range0
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 observations27
Minimum0
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.01
Maximum1.00
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.17
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.19
Mean of outliers high0.24
Extreme Value Index (moments method)1.47
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.10
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)2.03
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.15
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations0
Minimum0
Quartile 10
Median0
Quartile 30
Maximum0
Mean of quarter 10
Mean of quarter 20
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40
Inter Quartile Range0
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
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-406092800
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)15
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.5%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.32
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.95
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.95
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-0.99
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.31
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.95
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.95
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-5.44
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-2.15
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0

Trading record

Placed 132 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
ES Z8long3Oct 5, 2018Dec 21, 2018($38,424)
ES Z8long2Sep 6, 2018Sep 11, 2018$1,434
EX U8short3Jun 11, 2018Jun 18, 2018$603
EX M8short24Apr 10, 2018May 16, 2018($13,476)
ES M8long4May 2, 2018May 4, 2018$1,111
ES M8long1Apr 25, 2018Apr 26, 2018$2,011
EX M8short3Apr 4, 2018Apr 6, 2018($837)
EX M8long3Apr 4, 2018Apr 4, 2018($43)
ES M8long1Apr 2, 2018Apr 3, 2018$1,851
EX M8long3Mar 22, 2018Mar 26, 2018($252)
ES M8long2Mar 19, 2018Mar 26, 2018($6,787)
EX H8long6Mar 1, 2018Mar 8, 2018$2,727
ES H8long1Mar 1, 2018Mar 5, 2018$2,292
EX H8long3Feb 8, 2018Feb 12, 2018$1,115
ES H8long1Feb 8, 2018Feb 9, 2018$1,438
EX H8long9Jan 30, 2018Feb 6, 2018($12,064)
ES H8long1Feb 1, 2018Feb 6, 2018($6,731)
EX H8long6Dec 20, 2017Jan 3, 2018($2,616)
EX H8long3Dec 14, 2017Dec 18, 2017$2,074
EX Z7long3Dec 1, 2017Dec 4, 2017$1,370
EX Z7long12Nov 9, 2017Nov 21, 2017($1,289)
ES Z7long2Nov 14, 2017Nov 21, 2017$2,080
EX Z7long3Oct 19, 2017Oct 26, 2017$520
ES Z7long1.001000047Sep 25, 2017Sep 29, 2017$783
ES U7long1.998999953Aug 17, 2017Aug 22, 2017$1,932
ES U7long1.001000047Aug 10, 2017Aug 14, 2017$1,355
ES U7long1.001000047Aug 1, 2017Aug 7, 2017$329
EX U7long2.665999889Aug 1, 2017Aug 4, 2017$836
EX U7long5.333000183Jul 21, 2017Jul 26, 2017$2,175
EX U7long2.332999945Jul 6, 2017Jul 10, 2017$779

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.