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Buy the Fear

Equity · Stocks · Started Jun 2017

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
2.4%
Max Drawdown
14.4%
Trades
53
Win Trades
64.2%
Profit Factor
2.50
Win Months
7.9%

About this strategy



Buy the Fear is a mean reversion, short term swing trading strategy. It trades very liquid 3x leveraged ETFS that tracks broad and market sectors (S&P 500, NASDAQ, Russell 2000, Financial Sector and Gold Miners Sector). The tickers used as vehicles to trade those sectors are UPRO, TQQQ, URTY, FAS, NUGT, DUST.

The main goal of the system is to indentify soft, medium and strong markets downturns to buy these leveraged ETFS and try to capitalize potentials markets rebounds in the short term (1 to 20 trading days). The strategy do not use stop loss, instead of this, it trades inverse correlated instruments that tracks short term volatility (VXX) and Bond Sector (TMV, TMF) to hedge the long positions.

Each ETF traded on the system has a fixed amount of capital to trade, although not always this amount is fully used. The strategy use a Scale In technique to enter the trades averaging down up to the maximum amount allocated to each ETF with the purpose of increase the win rate and reduce the portfolio drawdown and volatility.

When markets are trending up in low volatility environment, and there is no pullbacks to trade, the system use a trend follower strategy consisting on buying an inverse volatility instrument like SVXY to catch those slow and large markets uptrends.

Trading alerts are usually sent after market close. Minimum capital recommended: USD 20.000

Short-term Reversal

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2017-0.11.7-1.43.30.21.3-0.64.4
2018-0.16.63.39.03.1-2.50.4-1.2-0.30.00.00.019.3
20190.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
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
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began6/30/2017
Suggested Minimum Capital$20,000
Age114 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades53
# Profitable34
% Profitable64.2%
Avg trade duration19.2 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown14.4%
drawdown periodFeb 07, 2018 - Feb 09, 2018
Annual Return (Compounded)2.4%
Avg win$286
Avg loss$202

Ratios

W:L ratio2.53
Sharpe Ratio0.08
Sortino Ratio0.12
Calmar Ratio1.33

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.12
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life204.4%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-189.4%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)2.4%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.0%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)2.8%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity4.8%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.9%

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 loss24.0%
Chance of 20% account loss3.0%
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)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$202
Avg Win$286
# Winners34
Sum Trade PL (losers)$3,839
Sum Trade PL (winners)$9,711
Num Months Winners9
# Losers19
% Winners64.2%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct1

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table114

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)27608.42
Avg Position Time (hrs)460.14
Avg Trade Length19.20
Last Trade Ago2975

Regression

Alpha0
Beta0.04
Treynor Index0.04

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.01
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.01
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 trades2.34
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.28
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)—
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats48.68
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats28.63
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)—
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy—
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.73
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.29
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.43

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.12
SD0.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.01
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.98
df26
t1.51
p0.07
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.33
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.36
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.31
Sortino ratio5.53
Upside Potential Ratio6.76
Upside part of mean0.15
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0.12
Downside SD0.02
N nonnegative terms22
N negative terms5
N of observations27
Mean of predictor0.58
Mean of criterion0.12
SD of predictor0.33
SD of criterion0.12
Covariance-0.00
r-0.05
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.02
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.13
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error25
t(b)-0.23
p(b)0.59
t(a)1.42
p(a)0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.17
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.32
Treynor index (mean / b)-7.18
Jensen alpha (a)0.13
Mean0.11
SD0.11
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.00
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.97
df26
t1.51
p0.07
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.33
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.36
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.31
Sortino ratio5.15
Upside Potential Ratio6.38
Upside part of mean0.14
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0.11
Downside SD0.02
N nonnegative terms22
N negative terms5
N of observations27
Mean of predictor0.52
Mean of criterion0.11
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.11
Covariance-0.00
r-0.03
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.01
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.12
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error25
t(b)-0.15
p(b)0.56
t(a)1.40
p(a)0.09
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.14
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.30
Treynor index (mean / b)-10.69
Jensen alpha (a)0.12
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.06
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.12
SD0.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.00
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.00
df590
t1.51
p0.07
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.30
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.31
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.30
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.31
Sortino ratio1.60
Upside Potential Ratio5.00
Upside part of mean0.38
Downside part of mean-0.26
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms468
N negative terms123
N of observations591
Mean of predictor0.56
Mean of criterion0.12
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.12
Covariance0.00
r0.12
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.05
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.10
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error589
t(b)2.93
p(b)0.00
t(a)1.19
p(a)0.12
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.25
Treynor index (mean / b)2.67
Jensen alpha (a)0.10
Mean0.11
SD0.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.95
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.95
df590
t1.42
p0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.36
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.25
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.36
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.25
Sortino ratio1.47
Upside Potential Ratio4.85
Upside part of mean0.38
Downside part of mean-0.26
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms468
N negative terms123
N of observations591
Mean of predictor0.51
Mean of criterion0.11
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.12
Covariance0.00
r0.12
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.05
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.09
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error589
t(b)2.98
p(b)0.00
t(a)1.13
p(a)0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.25
Treynor index (mean / b)2.48
Jensen alpha (a)0.09
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.00
Mean0
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 ratio0
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean0
Upside SD0
Downside SD0
N nonnegative terms131
N negative terms0
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.22
Mean of criterion0
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
Mean0
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 ratio0
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean0
Upside SD0
Downside SD0
N nonnegative terms131
N negative terms0
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.10
Mean of criterion0
SD of predictor0.47
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
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.01
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
VaR(95%)0
Expected Shortfall on VaR0
VaR(95%)0
Expected Shortfall on VaR0

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations27
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.15
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.05
Inter Quartile Range0.00
Number outliers low4
Percentage of outliers low0.15
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.19
Mean of outliers high1.06
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-29.54
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.00
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.79
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03
Number of observations591
Minimum0.95
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.07
Mean of quarter 11.00
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.00
Number outliers low88
Percentage of outliers low0.15
Mean of outliers low0.99
Number of outliers high111
Percentage of outliers high0.19
Mean of outliers high1.01
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.90
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.03
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.64
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.00
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 observations5
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.01
Quartile 30.02
Maximum0.03
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.02
Mean of quarter 40.03
Inter Quartile Range0.01
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 observations20
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.02
Maximum0.09
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.02
Mean of quarter 40.05
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.10
Mean of outliers high0.09
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.21
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.08
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-1.39
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.06
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?-433673056
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)2
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.13
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.12
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)4.85
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs4.85
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal2.14
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.13
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.12
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.33
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.32
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal8.16
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

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
VXX long39Aug 15, 2018Sep 10, 2018($104)
TMV short206Aug 21, 2018Sep 10, 2018($161)
NUGT long253Aug 14, 2018Aug 23, 2018($60)
FAS long19Aug 13, 2018Aug 22, 2018$46
VXX short85Jul 17, 2018Aug 15, 2018($156)
TQQQ long22Jul 31, 2018Aug 3, 2018$107
TMV short210May 30, 2018Jul 25, 2018($42)
VXX long33Jun 28, 2018Jul 17, 2018($294)
FAS long42Jun 27, 2018Jul 10, 2018$253
TQQQ long23Jun 26, 2018Jul 10, 2018$135
URTY long27Jun 26, 2018Jul 6, 2018$156
VXX short78Jun 5, 2018Jun 28, 2018($484)
VXX long35May 29, 2018Jun 5, 2018($142)
SVXY long254Apr 13, 2018May 29, 2018$252
VXX short1Apr 12, 2018May 29, 2018$9
UPRO long18Apr 25, 2018May 11, 2018$243
FAS long111Mar 23, 2018May 10, 2018$663
TQQQ long16Apr 25, 2018Apr 27, 2018$249
TMF long229Apr 18, 2018Apr 23, 2018($328)
UPRO long80Apr 3, 2018Apr 18, 2018$1,388
TQQQ long69Mar 20, 2018Apr 18, 2018$406
TMV short235Mar 27, 2018Apr 3, 2018$150
UPRO long80Mar 20, 2018Apr 2, 2018($822)
TMV short465Mar 14, 2018Mar 26, 2018$144
VXX long1Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018($2)
SVXY long338Feb 27, 2018Mar 22, 2018($494)
FAS long50Mar 1, 2018Mar 12, 2018$464
UPRO long25Mar 2, 2018Mar 12, 2018$526
TQQQ long21Mar 2, 2018Mar 9, 2018$525
VXX short114Feb 26, 2018Feb 27, 2018($11)

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