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MultiVol Plus

Equity · Stocks · Started Feb 2018

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
8.6%
Max Drawdown
59.2%
Trades
56
Win Trades
50.0%
Profit Factor
1.70
Win Months
61.3%

About this strategy

MultiVol Plus is a quant ETP strategy based largely on volatility data from the S&P 500 (VIX and several others), staying in the market 80-85% of trading days either short the market (long VXX and sometimes SQQQ), or long the market (long TQQQ and sometimes long inverse vol SVXY), and sometimes in cash. Trading frequency is moderate-low, typically 1 to several days when short the market and 5-30 days when long, but MultiVol Plus may stay long for months at a time during stable markets. It uses no leverage and can be traded in an IRA. Positions are held overnight where appropriate, but occasionally trading is intraday.

Cash is an integral part of the strategy, used in three ways: managing risk (long cash when volatility risk signals are mixed), buying into a new position with a partial purchase, and selling a partial position to take profit (or limit loss). MultiVol Plus typically (but not always) uses hard stops to both limit losses and take profits.

Trend-following

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
201817.9-13.20.16.3-12.52.211.40.2-17.2-12.118.8-6.0
20192.28.710.811.3-14.513.66.0-17.0-0.1-20.913.012.017.1
202010.4-10.6-19.9-19.33.819.218.45.9-6.31.08.95.47.5
20214.5-0.0-3.89.3-3.09.14.24.8-6.810.60.65.839.4
2022-15.3-10.76.6-15.6-4.9-6.14.6-1.5-11.72.01.6-6.4-46.4
20236.60.25.00.79.06.32.3-5.0-2.3-0.18.96.243.4
20240.38.21.1-5.07.08.5-7.85.61.0-0.65.86.833.7
2025-5.0-6.1-11.0-9.419.411.55.8-2.19.810.7-5.4-2.011.8
20261.6-6.8-6.125.516.04.6-16.76.98.3-17.10.58.8

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began2/4/2018
Suggested Minimum Capital$7,200
Age107 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades56
# Profitable28
% Profitable50.0%
Avg trade duration56.3 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown59.2%
drawdown periodJuly 26, 2019 - May 14, 2020
Annual Return (Compounded)8.6%
Avg win$766
Avg loss$460

Ratios

W:L ratio1.69
Sharpe Ratio0.30
Sortino Ratio0.43
Calmar Ratio0.50

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.35
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life174.9%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-68.5%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)8.6%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.1%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)9.6%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity24.4%
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 loss85.5%
Chance of 20% account loss67.5%
Chance of 30% account loss40.5%
Chance of 40% account loss16.0%
Chance of 50% account loss1.5%
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)0
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)0

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$460
Avg Win$766
# Winners28
Sum Trade PL (losers)$12,869
Sum Trade PL (winners)$21,441
Num Months Winners65
# Losers28
% Winners50.0%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct274

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table106

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)81104.37
Avg Position Time (hrs)1351.74
Avg Trade Length56.30
Last Trade Ago2319

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)2.33
Daily leverage (max)3.52

Regression

Alpha0.01
Beta0.63
Treynor Index0.05

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.05
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.11
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.08
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 trades4.44
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.66
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)—
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats29.54
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats12.47
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)—
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy—
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.31
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.16
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.33

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.38
SD0.54
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.70
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.68
df37
t1.24
p0.11
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.42
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.81
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.43
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.80
Sortino ratio1.19
Upside Potential Ratio3.01
Upside part of mean0.96
Downside part of mean-0.58
Upside SD0.44
Downside SD0.32
N nonnegative terms23
N negative terms15
N of observations38
Mean of predictor0.36
Mean of criterion0.38
SD of predictor0.30
SD of criterion0.54
Covariance0.10
r0.60
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.08
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.01
Mean Square Error0.19
DF error36
t(b)4.53
p(b)0.00
t(a)-0.05
p(a)0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.60
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.56
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.54
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.52
Treynor index (mean / b)0.35
Jensen alpha (a)-0.01
Mean0.24
SD0.53
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.44
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.43
df37
t0.78
p0.22
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.67
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.54
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.67
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.54
Sortino ratio0.66
Upside Potential Ratio2.45
Upside part of mean0.87
Downside part of mean-0.64
Upside SD0.39
Downside SD0.36
N nonnegative terms23
N negative terms15
N of observations38
Mean of predictor0.31
Mean of criterion0.24
SD of predictor0.29
SD of criterion0.53
Covariance0.09
r0.57
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.05
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.09
Mean Square Error0.20
DF error36
t(b)4.19
p(b)0.00
t(a)-0.36
p(a)0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.54
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.55
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.62
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.44
Treynor index (mean / b)0.23
Jensen alpha (a)-0.09
VaR(95%)0.21
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.26
VaR(95%)0.10
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.19
Mean0.35
SD0.50
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.69
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.69
df845
t1.25
p0.11
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.40
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.79
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.40
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.78
Sortino ratio1.03
Upside Potential Ratio8.10
Upside part of mean2.74
Downside part of mean-2.39
Upside SD0.37
Downside SD0.34
N nonnegative terms488
N negative terms358
N of observations846
Mean of predictor0.37
Mean of criterion0.35
SD of predictor0.31
SD of criterion0.50
Covariance0.06
r0.41
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.68
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.10
Mean Square Error0.21
DF error844
t(b)13.15
p(b)0
t(a)0.38
p(a)0.35
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.58
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.78
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.41
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.60
Treynor index (mean / b)0.52
Jensen alpha (a)0.10
Mean0.22
SD0.50
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.44
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.44
df845
t0.80
p0.21
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.65
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.54
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.65
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.54
Sortino ratio0.63
Upside Potential Ratio7.60
Upside part of mean2.68
Downside part of mean-2.45
Upside SD0.36
Downside SD0.35
N nonnegative terms488
N negative terms358
N of observations846
Mean of predictor0.33
Mean of criterion0.22
SD of predictor0.31
SD of criterion0.50
Covariance0.06
r0.41
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.67
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.01
Mean Square Error0.21
DF error844
t(b)12.97
p(b)0
t(a)0.02
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.57
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.77
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.50
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.51
Treynor index (mean / b)0.33
Jensen alpha (a)0.01
VaR(95%)0.05
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.06
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean1.60
SD0.76
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)2.09
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)2.08
df130
t1.48
p0.44
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.69
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.87
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.70
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.87
Sortino ratio3.65
Upside Potential Ratio11.35
Upside part of mean4.98
Downside part of mean-3.38
Upside SD0.63
Downside SD0.44
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.41
Mean of criterion1.60
SD of predictor0.40
SD of criterion0.76
Covariance0.24
r0.78
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.49
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.51
Mean Square Error0.23
DF error129
t(b)14.08
p(b)0.06
t(a)-0.73
p(a)0.54
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.28
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.70
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-1.88
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.87
Treynor index (mean / b)1.07
Jensen alpha (a)-0.51
Mean1.31
SD0.75
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.76
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.74
df130
t1.24
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.53
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.04
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.52
Sortino ratio2.87
Upside Potential Ratio10.47
Upside part of mean4.79
Downside part of mean-3.48
Upside SD0.59
Downside SD0.46
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.33
Mean of criterion1.31
SD of predictor0.40
SD of criterion0.75
Covariance0.23
r0.77
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.47
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.64
Mean Square Error0.23
DF error129
t(b)13.88
p(b)0.06
t(a)-0.93
p(a)0.55
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.26
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.05
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.67
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-2.00
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.72
Treynor index (mean / b)0.90
Jensen alpha (a)-0.64
VaR(95%)0.07
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.09
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.06

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations38
Minimum0.73
Quartile 10.93
Median1.04
Quartile 31.13
Maximum1.38
Mean of quarter 10.83
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.08
Mean of quarter 41.22
Inter Quartile Range0.20
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)-2.23
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.15
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.16
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.87
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.17
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.18
Number of observations846
Minimum0.86
Quartile 10.99
Median1
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.20
Mean of quarter 10.97
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.04
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low37
Percentage of outliers low0.04
Mean of outliers low0.92
Number of outliers high40
Percentage of outliers high0.05
Mean of outliers high1.08
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.32
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.06
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.18
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.05
Number of observations131
Minimum0.89
Quartile 10.98
Median1.00
Quartile 31.03
Maximum1.20
Mean of quarter 10.96
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.06
Inter Quartile Range0.04
Number outliers low6
Percentage of outliers low0.05
Mean of outliers low0.90
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.03
Mean of outliers high1.16
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.40
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.05
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.09
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.02
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.06

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations4
Minimum0.06
Quartile 10.22
Median0.33
Quartile 30.42
Maximum0.47
Mean of quarter 10.06
Mean of quarter 20.27
Mean of quarter 30.40
Mean of quarter 40.47
Inter Quartile Range0.20
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 observations19
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.03
Median0.04
Quartile 30.23
Maximum0.50
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.03
Mean of quarter 30.12
Mean of quarter 40.35
Inter Quartile Range0.21
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)-0.15
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.39
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.47
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.35
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.41
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.60
Number of observations16
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.04
Quartile 30.09
Maximum0.26
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.07
Mean of quarter 40.18
Inter Quartile Range0.08
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.12
Mean of outliers high0.24
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-6.45
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.18
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.18
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-1.19
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.28
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.30
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-1018389888
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)293
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.2%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.35
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.27
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.57
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.57
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.03
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.33
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.25
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.50
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.71
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal4.09
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)1.86
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)2.72
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)10.32
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs14.84
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal31.52

Trading record

Placed 118 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
VXX long140Mar 19, 2020May 11, 2020($3,527)
SQQQ long350Mar 2, 2020Mar 19, 2020$472
SQQQ long100Feb 27, 2020Feb 28, 2020$299
TQQQ long50Feb 5, 2020Feb 26, 2020($797)
VXX long300Jan 27, 2020Feb 4, 2020($101)
TQQQ long100Oct 30, 2019Jan 27, 2020$2,372
VXX long300Oct 2, 2019Oct 11, 2019($1,184)
TQQQ long130Sep 24, 2019Oct 2, 2019($871)
TQQQ long135Sep 13, 2019Sep 16, 2019($176)
TQQQ long140Aug 29, 2019Sep 6, 2019$489
VXX long300Aug 26, 2019Aug 28, 2019$128
TQQQ long140Aug 22, 2019Aug 23, 2019($647)
VXX long300Aug 14, 2019Aug 16, 2019($163)
VXX long325Aug 5, 2019Aug 7, 2019($254)
TQQQ long150May 21, 2019Aug 2, 2019$651
TQQQ long100May 9, 2019May 10, 2019($264)
TQQQ long150Apr 26, 2019May 7, 2019($706)
TQQQ long150Apr 9, 2019Apr 24, 2019$722
TQQQ long150Jan 31, 2019Apr 2, 2019$1,929
TQQQ long160Jan 8, 2019Jan 23, 2019$103
VXX long100Dec 19, 2018Dec 28, 2018$487
SQQQ long100Dec 19, 2018Dec 28, 2018($10)
VXX long150Dec 4, 2018Dec 10, 2018$575
SQQQ long60Dec 4, 2018Dec 10, 2018$51
VMIN long600Nov 8, 2018Nov 13, 2018($134)
TQQQ long80Nov 8, 2018Nov 13, 2018($514)
VXX long130Oct 24, 2018Nov 1, 2018($337)
VXX long200Oct 10, 2018Oct 12, 2018$106
VMIN long900Jul 31, 2018Oct 10, 2018($202)
TQQQ long75Jul 31, 2018Oct 10, 2018($168)

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