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Quantex Efficient

Equity · Stocks · Started Sep 2019

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
9.8%
Max Drawdown
53.5%
Trades
196
Win Trades
56.6%
Profit Factor
2
Win Months
57.6%

About this strategy

As of December 1, 2022, we are incorporating some improvements to the Original strategy (Misti Strategy), especially related to risk management. These mechanisms have been developed and implemented by Quantex Capital, a company dedicated to the development of investment strategies.

Quantex Efficient is an Adaptive Asset Allocation (AAA) Strategy

*Adaptive Asset Allocation (AAA) is based on the Nobel Prize winning portfolio theory of Markowitz (1952).
*AAA combines asset's momentum, volatilities, and cross-correlations for building diversified investment portfolios.
*In a tactical application AAA exploits momentum for crash detection and results in consistent returns at mitigated risk levels.
*In up-trending markets capital is allocated into offensive assets, like stocks, some ETFs, REITs, and commodities, while during market sell-offs especially intermediate US-treasuries are in vogue or ETFs and Stocks with low correlation.

This strategy opens the possibility of capturing high returns in the short term of the leveraged ETFs. Through the use of ETFs with a low correlation between them, we seek to identify market anomalies with a Low ratio: Risk / Reward.

Through a quantitative methodology called "Adaptive Asset Allocation" (AAA), this strategy allows to adapt each month, both the composition of the portfolio and the size of each position. In this way, it seeks to maximize profitability over the medium term and control portfolio volatility.

The system has been backtested since 2011 and in this testing has produced consistently profitable results.

Backtesting data is hypothetical and it has not been verified by C2.
Our system generates around 50 trades a year. This is not a high frequency system, we would expect 4 trades per month on average. This is a purely mechanical system with no discretionary elements. If you wish to receive the results of the Back Testing applied to this strategy, feel free to request them.

I invite you to see an additional strategy that has been recording similar results: https://collective2.com/editSystem/125401215

Hedged Equity Trend-following

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2019-0.01.32.11.24.6
20204.0-4.411.97.11.62.98.90.9-3.0-4.76.81.437.0
2021-2.3-2.10.55.6-0.54.63.42.7-5.97.41.11.616.3
2022-7.2-4.2-1.4-14.0-0.8-4.32.0-1.2-1.6-3.2-0.2-0.9-32.0
20230.5-2.23.51.03.36.04.7-4.7-8.9-4.217.08.524.3
20242.38.72.4-8.07.97.7-1.32.13.6-12.84.7-3.811.7
20252.7-0.1-8.8-1.46.37.42.01.14.88.1-2.9-2.216.8
20260.60.5-0.20.66.4-0.9-6.03.50.04.2

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began9/18/2019
Suggested Minimum Capital$15,000
Age85 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades196
# Profitable111
% Profitable56.6%
Avg trade duration60.7 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown53.5%
drawdown periodJuly 10, 2024 - July 27, 2025
Annual Return (Compounded)9.8%
Avg win$542
Avg loss$387

Ratios

W:L ratio1.98
Sharpe Ratio0.36
Sortino Ratio0.58
Calmar Ratio0.42

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.31
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life152.9%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-62.3%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)9.8%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.1%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)11.7%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity4.1%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.0%

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 loss70.0%
Chance of 20% account loss43.5%
Chance of 30% account loss27.0%
Chance of 40% account loss14.0%
Chance of 50% account loss2.5%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.5%
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)502
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$388
Avg Win$536
# Winners111
Sum Trade PL (losers)$33,010
Sum Trade PL (winners)$59,510
Num Months Winners50
# Losers85
% Winners56.6%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct2543

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table85

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)87390.10
Avg Position Time (hrs)1456.50
Avg Trade Length60.70
Last Trade Ago92

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)1.34
Daily leverage (max)2.71

Regression

Alpha0.01
Beta0.35
Treynor Index0.08

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.05
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.02
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 trades3.69
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.20
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.49
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.72
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.28

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.11
SD0.16
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.65
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.64
df78
t1.66
p0.05
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.12
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.42
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.13
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.41
Sortino ratio1.04
Upside Potential Ratio2.63
Upside part of mean0.27
Downside part of mean-0.16
Upside SD0.13
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms47
N negative terms32
N of observations79
Mean of predictor0.14
Mean of criterion0.11
SD of predictor0.22
SD of criterion0.16
Covariance0.02
r0.62
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.47
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.04
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error77
t(b)7.01
p(b)0
t(a)0.75
p(a)0.23
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.61
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.14
Treynor index (mean / b)0.22
Jensen alpha (a)0.04
Mean0.09
SD0.16
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.57
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.56
df78
t1.46
p0.07
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.33
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.21
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.33
Sortino ratio0.87
Upside Potential Ratio2.43
Upside part of mean0.26
Downside part of mean-0.17
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms47
N negative terms32
N of observations79
Mean of predictor0.12
Mean of criterion0.09
SD of predictor0.23
SD of criterion0.16
Covariance0.02
r0.58
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.41
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.04
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error77
t(b)6.21
p(b)0
t(a)0.85
p(a)0.20
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.28
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.54
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.23
Jensen alpha (a)0.04
VaR(95%)0.07
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.09
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.06
Mean0.10
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.73
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.72
df1727
t1.86
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.49
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.04
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.49
Sortino ratio1.03
Upside Potential Ratio8.64
Upside part of mean0.83
Downside part of mean-0.73
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms939
N negative terms789
N of observations1728
Mean of predictor0.14
Mean of criterion0.10
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.01
r0.47
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.32
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.06
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1726
t(b)22.02
p(b)0.27
t(a)1.20
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.34
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.31
Jensen alpha (a)0.06
Mean0.09
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.66
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.66
df1727
t1.68
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.11
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.42
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.11
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.42
Sortino ratio0.92
Upside Potential Ratio8.51
Upside part of mean0.83
Downside part of mean-0.74
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms939
N negative terms789
N of observations1728
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.09
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.01
r0.47
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.31
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.05
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1726
t(b)21.98
p(b)0.27
t(a)1.14
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.34
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.29
Jensen alpha (a)0.05
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.07
SD0.11
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.63
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.63
df130
t0.45
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.41
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.14
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.40
Sortino ratio0.92
Upside Potential Ratio8.21
Upside part of mean0.64
Downside part of mean-0.57
Upside SD0.08
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms64
N negative terms67
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.22
Mean of criterion0.07
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.11
Covariance0.01
r0.66
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.54
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.05
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)10.07
p(b)0.11
t(a)-0.38
p(a)0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.43
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.19
Treynor index (mean / b)0.13
Jensen alpha (a)-0.05
Mean0.07
SD0.11
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.58
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.57
df130
t0.41
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.35
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.20
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.35
Sortino ratio0.83
Upside Potential Ratio8.10
Upside part of mean0.64
Downside part of mean-0.58
Upside SD0.08
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms64
N negative terms67
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.21
Mean of criterion0.07
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.11
Covariance0.01
r0.66
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.54
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.05
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)10.11
p(b)0.11
t(a)-0.39
p(a)0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.43
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.19
Treynor index (mean / b)0.12
Jensen alpha (a)-0.05
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations79
Minimum0.88
Quartile 10.98
Median1.01
Quartile 31.03
Maximum1.16
Mean of quarter 10.95
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.02
Mean of quarter 41.07
Inter Quartile Range0.05
Number outliers low3
Percentage of outliers low0.04
Mean of outliers low0.89
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.01
Mean of outliers high1.16
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.42
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.09
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.47
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.07
Number of observations1728
Minimum0.96
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 low57
Percentage of outliers low0.03
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high45
Percentage of outliers high0.03
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.05
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.07
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01
Number of observations131
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.03
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 low6
Percentage of outliers low0.05
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high6
Percentage of outliers high0.05
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.21
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.22
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations12
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.02
Quartile 30.04
Maximum0.29
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.03
Mean of quarter 40.20
Inter Quartile Range0.03
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)-167.60
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.14
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-3.03
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.49
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.49
Number of observations52
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.01
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.30
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.02
Mean of quarter 40.10
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high8
Percentage of outliers high0.15
Mean of outliers high0.14
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.32
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.09
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.17
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.29
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.11
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.20
Number of observations12
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.01
Maximum0.08
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.00
Mean of quarter 40.04
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 high0.05
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.37
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.04
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.43
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.08
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-476968992
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)382
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.5%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.18
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.13
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.43
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.64
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.50
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.18
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.12
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.42
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs1.24
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal7.37
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.10
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.10
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.19
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.63
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal6.94

Trading record

Placed 97 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
ARKW long11Jan 6, 2026May 1, 2026($81)
TLT long93Dec 5, 2024Feb 27, 2026($74)
TMF long217Dec 5, 2024Feb 27, 2026($522)
QQQ long53Nov 4, 2024Feb 27, 2026$3,098
TQQQ long70Nov 4, 2024Jan 6, 2026$756
SPXL long10Nov 4, 2024Jan 6, 2026$483
QLD long154Nov 4, 2024Jan 6, 2026$2,221
SSO long122Nov 4, 2024Jan 6, 2026$1,408
SPY long18Nov 4, 2024Jan 6, 2026$1,925
TQQQ long11Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$71
SPXL long6Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$62
QLD long90Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$568
SSO long37Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$149
QQQ long20Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$376
SPY long14Sep 3, 2024Nov 1, 2024$210
TMF long545Aug 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024($5,585)
SSO long49Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024$16
SPY long16Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024$52
SPXL long9Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024($6)
TQQQ long18Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024($71)
QQQ long25Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024($107)
QLD long90Aug 1, 2024Sep 3, 2024($264)
TQQQ long35Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024($128)
SPXL long12Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024$80
QLD long90Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024($244)
SSO long63Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024$165
QQQ long33Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024($162)
SPY long18Jul 1, 2024Aug 1, 2024$194
TQQQ long40May 13, 2024Jul 1, 2024$518
SPXL long13May 13, 2024Jul 1, 2024$176

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.