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Fundamental Income Generator

Options · Options · Started Oct 2012

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
5.7%
Max Drawdown
42.8%
Trades
483
Win Trades
80.5%
Profit Factor
1.80
Win Months
66.9%

About this strategy

Fundamental Analysis
The system aims at finding well established companies with predictable and stable earning power and substantial competitive advantages, based on a bottom-up fundamental analysis, which their stocks are traded at or below their economic intrinsic value. The system then tries to find mispriced options on such stocks and thereby exploit the price discrepancy. Also, a certain diversification among the underlying companies is kept to somewhat mitigate company specific or sector specific risks.

Use of Options to Generate Income
The focus is on companies that their stock prices are not expected to decline substantially rather than to predict certain price appreciations of such stocks. In such situations the fundamental views can be better reflected through options rather than through outright stock purchases. In these cases the system uses the options (mainly puts) to sell premiums and, hopefully, generating income. However, it should be emphasized that the system, as any trading system, cannot guarantee profits and substantial losses may occur.

Trading Method
The system is focused on fundamental research and finding the best ideas and let them work and to benefit from the options time decay, so that the length of each trade is expected to be a few weeks and not less than that. The trades are entered manually during the regular trading hours in the U.S. The strategy is not based on speculations, day trading, or technical analysis. As most of the trades include shorting options they are made in a margin account. The system tries that at any time the margin requirements of the systems account will not exceed 60% of the accounts equity.

Risks
Even stock prices of good companies may totally collapse due to various reasons, so that alongside a chance for profits there is also a substantial risk of loss and there is no guarantee of any profits as a result of using this trading system. Any potential subscriber should be well aware of this fact and decide for himself if he is willing to take such risk.

Covered Calls

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2012-0.90.91.61.6
20134.8-0.13.11.73.0-1.71.5-0.25.31.93.70.325.6
2014-6.44.81.41.81.51.1-0.83.9-1.51.01.4-2.25.5
2015-4.68.1-2.41.01.1-1.63.8-8.30.211.81.50.19.7
2016-6.94.57.73.23.00.02.53.2-1.11.61.21.221.0
20171.73.9-0.61.4-0.32.51.8-6.92.7-1.01.13.39.4
20180.6-5.9-9.2-2.80.96.23.30.4-3.5-8.6-5.8-18.4-37.0
201920.22.72.22.6-0.3-1.92.0-2.4-1.63.63.61.635.1
20200.0-2.1-10.45.53.30.010.41.47.0
2021-0.30.52.90.50.40.50.70.8-1.6-1.10.01.14.6
2022-0.7-2.60.60.2-0.4-3.90.70.5-1.9-0.20.30.6-6.7
20230.91.40.62.00.21.00.4-0.60.30.60.50.17.3
20241.83.20.9-2.01.81.00.42.00.40.31.6-0.111.7
20252.40.9-1.6-1.93.22.51.11.00.3-1.1-4.81.93.7
20260.41.8-2.42.00.7-2.5-0.20.7

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began10/7/2012
Suggested Minimum Capital$25,000
Age169 months
What it tradesOptions
# Trades483
# Profitable389
% Profitable80.5%
Avg trade duration102.9 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown42.8%
drawdown periodJan 23, 2018 - Dec 24, 2018
Annual Return (Compounded)5.7%
Avg win$218
Avg loss$533

Ratios

W:L ratio1.77
Sharpe Ratio0.29
Sortino Ratio0.39
Calmar Ratio0.38

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.41
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life425.0%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-311.2%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)5.7%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.1%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)6.9%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity4.3%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.1%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.9%
Short Options - Percent Covered2.5%
Percent Trades Stocks0.1%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss43.0%
Chance of 20% account loss12.0%
Chance of 30% account loss5.0%
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%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)

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? 0/11

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$533
Avg Win$218
# Winners389
Sum Trade PL (losers)$50,126
Sum Trade PL (winners)$84,974
Num Months Winners111
# Losers94
% Winners80.5%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct3881

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table163

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)195898.80
Avg Position Time (hrs)3264.98
Avg Trade Length136
Last Trade Ago2080

Regression

Alpha0
Beta0.32
Treynor Index0.04

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.02
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 trades14.01
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)0.08
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats48.83
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats20.62
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades1.31
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.15
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.02

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.11
SD0.15
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.73
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.73
df87
t1.99
p0.03
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.00
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.46
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.00
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.46
Sortino ratio1.12
Upside Potential Ratio2.52
Upside part of mean0.25
Downside part of mean-0.14
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms61
N negative terms27
N of observations88
Mean of predictor0.21
Mean of criterion0.11
SD of predictor0.22
SD of criterion0.15
Covariance0.02
r0.70
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.48
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.01
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error86
t(b)8.97
p(b)0
t(a)0.28
p(a)0.39
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.37
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.59
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.10
Treynor index (mean / b)0.23
Jensen alpha (a)0.01
Mean0.10
SD0.15
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.65
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.65
df87
t1.77
p0.04
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.38
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.08
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.38
Sortino ratio0.95
Upside Potential Ratio2.34
Upside part of mean0.25
Downside part of mean-0.15
Upside SD0.11
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms61
N negative terms27
N of observations88
Mean of predictor0.18
Mean of criterion0.10
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion0.15
Covariance0.02
r0.71
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.53
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.00
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error86
t(b)9.32
p(b)0
t(a)0.05
p(a)0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.42
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.08
Treynor index (mean / b)0.19
Jensen alpha (a)0.00
VaR(95%)0.06
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.08
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean0.11
SD0.15
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.73
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.73
df1932
t1.98
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.45
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.01
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.45
Sortino ratio0.97
Upside Potential Ratio6.60
Upside part of mean0.74
Downside part of mean-0.63
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms1103
N negative terms830
N of observations1933
Mean of predictor0.22
Mean of criterion0.11
SD of predictor0.23
SD of criterion0.15
Covariance0.01
r0.42
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.28
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.05
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error1931
t(b)20.15
p(b)0.24
t(a)0.97
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.25
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.30
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.05
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.40
Jensen alpha (a)0.05
Mean0.10
SD0.15
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.65
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.65
df1932
t1.76
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.37
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.07
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.37
Sortino ratio0.85
Upside Potential Ratio6.40
Upside part of mean0.74
Downside part of mean-0.64
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.12
N nonnegative terms1103
N negative terms830
N of observations1933
Mean of predictor0.19
Mean of criterion0.10
SD of predictor0.24
SD of criterion0.15
Covariance0.02
r0.42
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.27
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.05
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error1931
t(b)20.45
p(b)0.24
t(a)0.90
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.24
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.30
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.05
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.36
Jensen alpha (a)0.05
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.23
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.64
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.63
df130
t1.16
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.42
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.15
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.41
Sortino ratio2.37
Upside Potential Ratio9.11
Upside part of mean0.89
Downside part of mean-0.66
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms75
N negative terms56
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.04
Mean of criterion0.23
SD of predictor0.50
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.04
r0.50
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.14
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.08
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)6.57
p(b)0.20
t(a)0.49
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.18
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.26
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.43
Treynor index (mean / b)1.64
Jensen alpha (a)0.08
Mean0.22
SD0.14
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.57
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.56
df130
t1.11
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.21
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.34
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.22
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.34
Sortino ratio2.24
Upside Potential Ratio8.96
Upside part of mean0.88
Downside part of mean-0.66
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.10
N nonnegative terms75
N negative terms56
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.91
Mean of criterion0.22
SD of predictor0.51
SD of criterion0.14
Covariance0.04
r0.50
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.14
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.09
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)6.61
p(b)0.19
t(a)0.54
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.10
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.18
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.25
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.44
Treynor index (mean / b)1.58
Jensen alpha (a)0.09
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations88
Minimum0.88
Quartile 11.00
Median1.02
Quartile 31.03
Maximum1.14
Mean of quarter 10.96
Mean of quarter 21.01
Mean of quarter 31.02
Mean of quarter 41.06
Inter Quartile Range0.04
Number outliers low5
Percentage of outliers low0.06
Mean of outliers low0.90
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.05
Mean of outliers high1.11
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.93
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.52
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.07
Number of observations1933
Minimum0.89
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.06
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 low134
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high117
Percentage of outliers high0.06
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.58
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.34
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 low9
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.04
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.43
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.38
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations12
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.04
Quartile 30.06
Maximum0.29
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.05
Mean of quarter 40.16
Inter Quartile Range0.06
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.08
Mean of outliers high0.29
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.26
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.16
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.21
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.33
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.28
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations115
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.01
Maximum0.35
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.05
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high15
Percentage of outliers high0.13
Mean of outliers high0.09
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.70
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.19
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.65
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.17
Number of observations11
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.06
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.05
Inter Quartile Range0.03
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)-0.65
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.06
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.85
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.07
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.27
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-556273152
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)335
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.5%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.21
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.14
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.47
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.86
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.72
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.21
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.13
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.38
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.48
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal7.16
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.26
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.28
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)4.37
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs5.66
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal16.66

Trading record

Placed 342 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
SPY2018X270 long1Aug 17, 2018Dec 19, 2020($1,948)
SPY2018X350 short1Aug 17, 2018Dec 19, 2020$6,546
MSFT1918P95 short2Aug 21, 2018Apr 19, 2019$549
MSFT1918P90 long2Aug 21, 2018Apr 19, 2019($362)
DWDP short300Mar 16, 2019Mar 16, 2019($1,506)
DWDP1915O62.5 short3Aug 21, 2018Mar 16, 2019$703
DWDP1915O57.5 long3Aug 21, 2018Mar 16, 2019($374)
SUM short400Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019($2,008)
PCAR1915N58 long2Aug 21, 2018Feb 16, 2019($321)
SUM1915N22.5 short4Jul 30, 2018Feb 16, 2019$537
PCAR1915N63 short2Aug 21, 2018Feb 16, 2019$569
SUM1915N17.5 long4Jul 30, 2018Feb 16, 2019($163)
PM long200Jan 19, 2019Feb 1, 2019$164
BUD long200Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($1,004)
FB short170Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($853)
FB long100Sep 22, 2018Jan 19, 2019$177
GD short200Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($1,004)
KHC long300Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($1,506)
MHK short100Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($502)
MHK1918M165 short1Jul 30, 2018Jan 19, 2019$524
AAPL long100Jan 19, 2019Jan 19, 2019($502)
T1918M25 long8Aug 17, 2018Jan 19, 2019($94)
MHK1918M160 long1Jul 30, 2018Jan 19, 2019($436)
T1918M30 short8Aug 17, 2018Jan 19, 2019$490
WBC long100Dec 22, 2018Dec 22, 2018($502)
SPY long200Dec 22, 2018Dec 22, 2018($1,004)
PCAR long100Aug 18, 2018Sep 25, 2018($74)
WFC short200Sep 22, 2018Sep 22, 2018($1,004)
BRKB2017M185 long1Aug 17, 2018Aug 17, 2018($12)
SPY1920X270 long1Aug 16, 2018Aug 16, 2018($11)

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.