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AI TQQQ SQQQ swing

Equity · Stocks · Started Mar 2020

Trades Own Strategy BrokerTransmit

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
28.7%
Max Drawdown
66.6%
Trades
731
Win Trades
47.3%
Profit Factor
1.10
Win Months
54.4%
Subscribe $120/mo

About this strategy

Investment Strategy Overview

This trading strategy is centered around the 3x Long NASDAQ ETF, TQQQ, with the capability to take short positions through SQQQ. This strategy is underpinned by the application of machine learning (Artificial Intelligence) techniques and swing/day trading.


Leveraged ETFs and Risk Mitigation

It is imperative to recognize that leveraged ETFs offer the potential for substantial returns but simultaneously carry a heightened degree of risk, attributable to their 3x leverage. Our approach seeks to mitigate this risk by adopting a dynamic stance that involves holding the long ETF during favorable market conditions while holding the inverse ETF during market downturns. This decision-making process is driven by our machine learning algorithms, ensuring a data-driven and disciplined approach.


Account Requirements and Geographic Considerations

Participants in our strategy should be aware that a margin account is required. We do not employ martingale strategies or margin utilization. In the case of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), IRA margin is mandatory. Additionally, it's important to note that the ETFs we utilize are not available through Interactive Brokers in Europe.


Account Size and Automation

We recommend a minimum account size of $30,000 to avoid Pattern Day Trader violations. Additionally, we highly recommend using Collective2's autotrading to ensure timely execution and adherence to our algorithmic approach. We emphasize that this strategy should only be implemented with funds designated as risk capital, capital that one is prepared to lose entirely if necessary. Be sure to exercise prudent judgment when setting scaling to align with one's risk tolerance. Our system is entirely algorithmic, devoid of discretionary decision-making.


Suggestion for how to calculate scaling:

1. Find strategy model account value by opening the strategy page.
2. Zoom the chart to the far right, and move mouse over current model account value (e.g., $27,150).
3. Suppose you have $33,000 in your IB account that you want to use in it's entirety.
4. Now divide to get scaling: $33,000 / $27,150 = 1.215, or 121%
5. So you would set your scaling to 121% when setting up autotrading.
6. You may want to choose a lower value to be less aggressive, but we do not recommend a higher value.
7. It is advisable to revisit scaling (yearly is good), and if necessary, update it.

Trend-following Sector: Technology

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20201.711.113.816.216.827.7-9.511.933.510.2232.2
2021-1.89.56.519.110.714.3-5.07.5-24.121.46.6-5.863.1
2022-11.7-25.411.915.92.5-3.721.3-4.7-12.0-11.2-11.417.7-20.6
202312.5-2.60.2-19.043.410.717.813.6-17.5-8.71.417.770.1
2024-5.19.3-10.74.416.00.42.2-18.1-23.2-15.4-5.2-2.5-43.5
2025-5.68.4-13.130.4-8.15.8-0.2-1.217.112.7-12.8-1.226.4
20261.1-6.5-6.220.010.6-0.8-8.1-5.7-3.3-2.2

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began3/26/2020
Suggested Minimum Capital$35,000
Age79 months
C2 Rank307
What it tradesStocks
# Trades731
# Profitable346
% Profitable47.3%
Avg trade duration3.0 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown66.5%
drawdown periodJuly 10, 2024 - April 07, 2025
Annual Return (Compounded)28.7%
Avg win$666
Avg loss$545

Ratios

W:L ratio1.11
Sharpe Ratio0.62
Sortino Ratio0.93
Calmar Ratio0.75

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.26
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life190.5%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)220.0%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)28.7%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.3%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)37.9%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity79.7%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.3%

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 loss66.5%
Chance of 20% account loss40.0%
Chance of 30% account loss20.5%
Chance of 40% account loss10.5%
Chance of 50% account loss4.0%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)2.0%
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%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.0%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)738
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)928
C2 Score307
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)788

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?185199
TOS percent100.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$545
Avg Win$666
# Winners346
Sum Trade PL (losers)$209,867
Sum Trade PL (winners)$230,481
Num Months Winners43
# Losers385
% Winners47.3%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct2140

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table79

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)4385.88
Avg Position Time (hrs)73.10
Avg Trade Length3
Last Trade Ago6

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)2.67
Daily leverage (max)5.93

Regression

Alpha0.06
Beta0.69
Treynor Index0.14

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.03
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.02
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.04
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0.02
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades-4.55
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)1.04
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats95.33
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.53
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.23
Hold-and-Hope Ratio-0.22

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.42
SD0.47
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.89
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.88
df75
t2.24
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.68
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.09
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.67
Sortino ratio1.60
Upside Potential Ratio3.35
Upside part of mean0.87
Downside part of mean-0.46
Upside SD0.40
Downside SD0.26
N nonnegative terms46
N negative terms30
N of observations76
Mean of predictor0.15
Mean of criterion0.42
SD of predictor0.15
SD of criterion0.47
Covariance0.03
r0.44
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.41
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.20
Mean Square Error0.18
DF error74
t(b)4.21
p(b)0.00
t(a)1.14
p(a)0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.74
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta2.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.15
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.55
Treynor index (mean / b)0.29
Jensen alpha (a)0.20
Mean0.31
SD0.46
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.67
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.66
df75
t1.69
p0.05
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.12
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.45
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.12
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.45
Sortino ratio1.07
Upside Potential Ratio2.79
Upside part of mean0.80
Downside part of mean-0.49
Upside SD0.36
Downside SD0.29
N nonnegative terms46
N negative terms30
N of observations76
Mean of predictor0.14
Mean of criterion0.31
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.46
Covariance0.03
r0.45
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.42
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.11
Mean Square Error0.17
DF error74
t(b)4.31
p(b)0.00
t(a)0.62
p(a)0.27
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.76
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta2.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.23
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.44
Treynor index (mean / b)0.22
Jensen alpha (a)0.11
VaR(95%)0.17
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.22
VaR(95%)0.08
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.15
Mean0.38
SD0.40
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.95
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.95
df1673
t2.40
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.17
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.72
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.17
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.72
Sortino ratio1.44
Upside Potential Ratio9.60
Upside part of mean2.50
Downside part of mean-2.13
Upside SD0.30
Downside SD0.26
N nonnegative terms854
N negative terms820
N of observations1674
Mean of predictor0.16
Mean of criterion0.38
SD of predictor0.18
SD of criterion0.40
Covariance0.02
r0.26
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.58
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.29
Mean Square Error0.15
DF error1672
t(b)10.85
p(b)0.37
t(a)1.89
p(a)0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.47
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.68
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.58
Treynor index (mean / b)0.65
Jensen alpha (a)0.29
Mean0.30
SD0.40
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.75
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.75
df1673
t1.90
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.53
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.02
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.53
Sortino ratio1.11
Upside Potential Ratio9.19
Upside part of mean2.46
Downside part of mean-2.16
Upside SD0.29
Downside SD0.27
N nonnegative terms854
N negative terms820
N of observations1674
Mean of predictor0.14
Mean of criterion0.30
SD of predictor0.18
SD of criterion0.40
Covariance0.02
r0.26
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.58
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.22
Mean Square Error0.15
DF error1672
t(b)10.84
p(b)0.37
t(a)1.43
p(a)0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.47
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.68
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.51
Treynor index (mean / b)0.52
Jensen alpha (a)0.22
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean0.06
SD0.27
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.20
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.20
df130
t0.14
p0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.57
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.98
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.57
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.98
Sortino ratio0.31
Upside Potential Ratio9.52
Upside part of mean1.70
Downside part of mean-1.65
Upside SD0.20
Downside SD0.18
N nonnegative terms66
N negative terms65
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.23
Mean of criterion0.06
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.27
Covariance0.02
r0.44
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.86
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.14
Mean Square Error0.06
DF error129
t(b)5.49
p(b)0.23
t(a)-0.40
p(a)0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.55
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.17
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.83
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.55
Treynor index (mean / b)0.06
Jensen alpha (a)-0.14
Mean0.02
SD0.27
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.07
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.07
df130
t0.05
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.70
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.84
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.70
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.84
Sortino ratio0.11
Upside Potential Ratio9.28
Upside part of mean1.68
Downside part of mean-1.66
Upside SD0.20
Downside SD0.18
N nonnegative terms66
N negative terms65
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.22
Mean of criterion0.02
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.27
Covariance0.02
r0.44
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.86
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.17
Mean Square Error0.06
DF error129
t(b)5.52
p(b)0.23
t(a)-0.49
p(a)0.53
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.55
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.17
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.86
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.52
Treynor index (mean / b)0.02
Jensen alpha (a)-0.17
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations76
Minimum0.74
Quartile 10.95
Median1.03
Quartile 31.13
Maximum1.33
Mean of quarter 10.86
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.07
Mean of quarter 41.22
Inter Quartile Range0.18
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)-1.71
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.12
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.12
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.52
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.15
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.18
Number of observations1674
Minimum0.87
Quartile 10.99
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.14
Mean of quarter 10.97
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.03
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low32
Percentage of outliers low0.02
Mean of outliers low0.93
Number of outliers high51
Percentage of outliers high0.03
Mean of outliers high1.07
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.14
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.04
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.07
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03
Number of observations131
Minimum0.96
Quartile 10.99
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.05
Mean of quarter 10.98
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.02
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high3
Percentage of outliers high0.02
Mean of outliers high1.05
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.04
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.03
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.16
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations7
Minimum0.02
Quartile 10.07
Median0.28
Quartile 30.38
Maximum0.43
Mean of quarter 10.04
Mean of quarter 20.18
Mean of quarter 30.37
Mean of quarter 40.41
Inter Quartile Range0.32
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 observations63
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.04
Quartile 30.09
Maximum0.51
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.07
Mean of quarter 40.21
Inter Quartile Range0.08
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.08
Mean of outliers high0.39
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.46
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.23
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.47
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.47
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.19
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.35
Number of observations7
Minimum0.02
Quartile 10.03
Median0.04
Quartile 30.09
Maximum0.20
Mean of quarter 10.02
Mean of quarter 20.04
Mean of quarter 30.05
Mean of quarter 40.17
Inter Quartile Range0.06
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.14
Mean of outliers high0.20
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?-404702592
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)271
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative1.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)1.16
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.40
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.93
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.97
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.82
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)1.10
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.39
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.75
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs1.86
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal8.01
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.05
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.05
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.24
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.29
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.42

Trading record

Placed 1665 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
TQQQ long225Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$118
TQQQ long225Aug 27, 2026Sep 1, 2026($982)
SQQQ long436Aug 27, 2026Aug 27, 2026($265)
TQQQ long232Aug 19, 2026Aug 27, 2026$72
TQQQ long234Aug 12, 2026Aug 19, 2026($782)
SQQQ long458Aug 10, 2026Aug 11, 2026$314
TQQQ long230Aug 4, 2026Aug 10, 2026($88)
SQQQ long451Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026($770)
TQQQ long266Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 2026$865
SQQQ long386Jul 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026($775)
TQQQ long293Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026$955
TQQQ long286Jul 27, 2026Jul 29, 2026($1,177)
TQQQ long293Jul 24, 2026Jul 27, 2026($329)
SQQQ long433Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026$1,072
TQQQ long251Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026$133
TQQQ long245Jul 16, 2026Jul 21, 2026$230
TQQQ long235Jul 9, 2026Jul 15, 2026($628)
SQQQ long471Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026($472)
TQQQ long246Jul 8, 2026Jul 9, 2026$409
TQQQ long252Jul 7, 2026Jul 8, 2026($246)
TQQQ long263Jul 2, 2026Jul 7, 2026$113
TQQQ long248Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026($997)
SQQQ long556Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026($1,007)
TQQQ long273Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$52
TQQQ long294Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026($755)
SQQQ long557Jun 25, 2026Jun 25, 2026$981
TQQQ long291Jun 23, 2026Jun 24, 2026($752)
TQQQ long291Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026($2,549)
SQQQ long663Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026($396)
TQQQ long301Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1,430

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.