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Quant Models Volatility

Stocks, Options · Started Feb 2017

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
96.8%
Max Drawdown
23.2%
Trades
131
Win Trades
50.4%
Profit Factor
2.20
Win Months
13.8%

About this strategy

1. Quant Models Volatility trades volatility ETPs & options. Most of its future returns are expected to be from holding ETN positions, not from options trading. Instead of holding cash, sometimes ordinary stocks or ETFs (not based on volatility) will be purchased and held.
2. This strategy sometimes uses options to protect partially in case there is an unanticipated catastrophic "black swan" spike in volatility. Accordingly, the portfolio will sometimes own long-term, out-of-the-money VXX (or similar) call options. Nonetheless, volatility systems tend to be riskier than most other trading systems.
3. My basic volatility timing model suggests when to be long SVXY (or in similar positions) and when to be in cash. Other indicators are used to determine the relative size of the position, which can range up to 1.5x the size of the portfolio. To supplement this basic model, other volatility ETPs and options may be traded.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2017-3.5454.2151.67.90.17.1-14.93.32.3-6.310.31346.2
20180.20.1-2.0-0.2-1.6-1.4-0.60.91.1-4.5-0.1-1.2-9.1
20192.54.41.45.0-7.3-0.1-0.1-1.7-0.0-0.50.00.03.0
20200.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
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
20250.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began2/16/2017
Suggested Minimum Capital$2,160
Age116 months
What it tradesStocks, Options
# Trades131
# Profitable66
% Profitable50.4%
Avg trade duration10.5 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown23.2%
drawdown periodJuly 26, 2017 - Dec 01, 2017
Annual Return (Compounded)96.8%
Avg win$833
Avg loss$387

Ratios

W:L ratio2.18
Sharpe Ratio0.85
Sortino Ratio3.78
Calmar Ratio4.41

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.03
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life226.8%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)1199.7%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)96.8%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)1.0%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)32.5%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity18.0%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.9%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.3%
Short Options - Percent Covered0.0%
Percent Trades Stocks0.7%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss15.0%
Chance of 20% account loss0.5%
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)0
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)628
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)0

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/11

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$387
Avg Win$833
# Winners66
Sum Trade PL (losers)$25,168
Sum Trade PL (winners)$54,983
Num Months Winners16
# Losers65
% Winners50.4%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct-82

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table116

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)15145.85
Avg Position Time (hrs)252.43
Avg Trade Length10.50
Last Trade Ago2522

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)1
Daily leverage (max)6.36

Regression

Alpha0.08
Beta0.04
Treynor Index1.78

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.02
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.03
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.02
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 trades1.94
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.51
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats20.85
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats13.66
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.45
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.34
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.52

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean2.75
SD5.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.54
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.53
df43
t1.03
p0.15
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.50
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.56
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.50
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.56
Sortino ratio27.12
Upside Potential Ratio28.62
Upside part of mean2.90
Downside part of mean-0.15
Upside SD5.12
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms14
N negative terms30
N of observations44
Mean of predictor0.12
Mean of criterion2.75
SD of predictor0.21
SD of criterion5.12
Covariance-0.07
r-0.06
b (slope, estimate of beta)-1.58
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)2.94
Mean Square Error26.68
DF error42
t(b)-0.41
p(b)0.66
t(a)1.07
p(a)0.14
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-9.26
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta6.11
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-2.58
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha8.46
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.74
Jensen alpha (a)2.94
Mean0.71
SD1.25
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.56
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.55
df43
t1.08
p0.14
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.47
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.59
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.48
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.59
Sortino ratio6.67
Upside Potential Ratio8.15
Upside part of mean0.86
Downside part of mean-0.16
Upside SD1.25
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms14
N negative terms30
N of observations44
Mean of predictor0.10
Mean of criterion0.71
SD of predictor0.23
SD of criterion1.25
Covariance-0.01
r-0.03
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.18
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.73
Mean Square Error1.61
DF error42
t(b)-0.22
p(b)0.58
t(a)1.09
p(a)0.14
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-1.91
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.54
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.62
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha2.07
Treynor index (mean / b)-3.84
Jensen alpha (a)0.73
VaR(95%)0.42
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.49
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.07
Mean0.80
SD0.46
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.72
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.72
df961
t3.31
p0.00
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.70
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.75
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.70
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.75
Sortino ratio8.16
Upside Potential Ratio12.73
Upside part of mean1.24
Downside part of mean-0.45
Upside SD0.45
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms267
N negative terms695
N of observations962
Mean of predictor0.12
Mean of criterion0.80
SD of predictor0.21
SD of criterion0.46
Covariance0.00
r0.03
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.07
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.66
Mean Square Error0.21
DF error960
t(b)1.03
p(b)0.15
t(a)3.27
p(a)0.00
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.21
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.31
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.26
Treynor index (mean / b)10.92
Jensen alpha (a)0.79
Mean0.71
SD0.40
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.75
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.75
df961
t3.35
p0.00
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.72
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.78
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.72
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.77
Sortino ratio7.10
Upside Potential Ratio11.64
Upside part of mean1.16
Downside part of mean-0.45
Upside SD0.39
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms267
N negative terms695
N of observations962
Mean of predictor0.10
Mean of criterion0.71
SD of predictor0.21
SD of criterion0.40
Covariance0.00
r0.04
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.08
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.70
Mean Square Error0.16
DF error960
t(b)1.25
p(b)0.11
t(a)3.32
p(a)0.00
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.20
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.11
Treynor index (mean / b)9.20
Jensen alpha (a)0.70
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
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 predictor0.45
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.20
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 predictor0.43
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.20
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)-6807055012724736
p(a)1
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.04
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)5.18828069090519e+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 observations44
Minimum0.89
Quartile 10.99
Median1
Quartile 31.03
Maximum10.80
Mean of quarter 10.96
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.96
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low3
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.90
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.11
Mean of outliers high3.07
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.70
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.16
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.41
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.05
Number of observations962
Minimum0.92
Quartile 11.00
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.55
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.02
Inter Quartile Range0.00
Number outliers low174
Percentage of outliers low0.18
Mean of outliers low0.99
Number of outliers high214
Percentage of outliers high0.22
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.73
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.35
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01
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 observations2
Minimum0.13
Quartile 10.13
Median0.13
Quartile 30.14
Maximum0.14
Mean of quarter 10.13
Mean of quarter 20
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40.14
Inter Quartile Range0.00
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 observations9
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.02
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.19
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.03
Mean of quarter 40.15
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.22
Mean of outliers high0.15
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-11.91
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.07
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.07
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.75
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.23
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.26
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?-283770912
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)128
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)3.78
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)1.09
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)7.94
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs7.94
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal2.21
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)3.77
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)1.09
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)5.58
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs7.30
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal22.82
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 215 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
SVXY long100Oct 4, 2019Oct 8, 2019($73)
SQQQ short550Apr 3, 2019Oct 8, 2019($966)
VXX short500Aug 13, 2019Aug 23, 2019($460)
SVXY long500Mar 11, 2019Aug 23, 2019($291)
UPRO short330Feb 20, 2019Aug 13, 2019($425)
SQQQ short1000Mar 27, 2019Apr 3, 2019$1,120
SQQQ short1400Feb 20, 2019Mar 27, 2019$764
SVXY long400Jan 11, 2019Mar 7, 2019$1,841
SVXY long400Jan 2, 2019Jan 3, 2019($224)
SVXY long200Dec 13, 2018Dec 19, 2018($322)
SVXY long200Oct 25, 2018Oct 26, 2018($432)
SVXY long200Oct 12, 2018Oct 16, 2018$494
SVXY long400Oct 1, 2018Oct 5, 2018($1,383)
SVXY long400Sep 21, 2018Sep 24, 2018($196)
SVXY long500Sep 18, 2018Sep 20, 2018$685
VXX long300Sep 17, 2018Sep 18, 2018($42)
SVXY long500Sep 14, 2018Sep 17, 2018($80)
SVXY long1000Aug 28, 2018Aug 29, 2018$28
SVXY long1400Aug 23, 2018Aug 24, 2018$93
SVXY long1000Aug 16, 2018Aug 17, 2018$175
SVXY long1200Jul 20, 2018Jul 27, 2018($160)
SVXY long1500Jun 15, 2018Jun 19, 2018($377)
SVXY long800May 14, 2018May 15, 2018($404)
SVXY long700May 4, 2018May 7, 2018$44
SVXY long1100Apr 27, 2018May 3, 2018($83)
VXX1820D75 long1Mar 27, 2018Apr 21, 2018($65)
SVXY long700Mar 26, 2018Mar 27, 2018($292)
VXX1816C60 long2Mar 8, 2018Mar 17, 2018($27)
SVXY long1400Mar 7, 2018Mar 13, 2018$46
VMIN long1500Feb 28, 2018Mar 1, 2018($240)

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.