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ETF SentimentMagic US 3L

Equity · Stocks · Started Jul 2019

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
3.5%
Max Drawdown
100.0%
Trades
76
Win Trades
46.1%
Profit Factor
1.10
Win Months
42.0%

About this strategy

We use 3 times leveraged ETF's that are based on the Nasdaq index, S&P500 index, Gold and Treasuries. All ETF's are listed on ARCA.

The algorithm distinguishes between 6 different market regimes being Super Bull, Bull, Bear and 3 more stable market regimes. Based on the identified market regime, it will invest in a specific combination of ETF's / indextrackers.

Backtests have shown the following results over a 15-year period:
- We target an average return of 80-85% per annum
- The algorithm is performing the best in trending markets, either upwards or downwards. In more stable markets, the performance is also good, but it does have more difficulty in accurately predicting the direction of the market then (which is logical, hedge funds will also show worse results in those years).
- Over the full 15 year period, the algorithm is showing profitability in every single year. This is quite unique for a strategy.
- The max drawdown over the full 15 year period is comparable to the drawdown you would have had with a buy-and-hold strategy on the (unleveraged) S&P500 index over this period.
- The algorithm is designed to trade daily, It will adjust the predicted market sentiment once per month, unless there is a reason to do it earlier. Daily rebalancing is done to increase the returns and lower risks, Its intent is not to react too much to daily noise, but focus on the monthly horizon.
- The algorithm only uses Long positions.
- Our professional team is monitoring the performance of all of our algorithms daily.

This strategy has been designed to be suitable for investment amounts from 5K upwards to very big volumes. The ETF's we are using have a very big liquidity so we hardly have any impact on the market with our volumes.

A PDF with backtesting results from 2004 to July 2019 is available upon request. We have tried our utmost best to avoid overtraining (design and validation on different periods, long period of paper trading etcetera).

Backtesting data is always hypothetical and it has not been verified by C2.

Hedged Equity

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2019-4.07.5-0.4-2.7-7.2-5.3-12.1
20203.1-7.716.5-41.8-10.1-7.6-23.6-58.838.2612.6168.7-10.1301.7
20219.1104.2-3.93.128.69.7-43.9-8.342.950.7-29.31.6147.8
202274.929.128.2-5.040.5-40.43.753.1-34.063.28.5-23.0228.7
20238.8-19.1-7.10.2-14.7-12.542.19.16.1-7.5-8.87.6-8.7
2024-19.628.328.47.5-10.6-12.8-6.15.80.4-104.5-16.8-10.8-105.2
2025-5.6-101.61764.5-69.1-301.9-27.0-126.7-32.2-16.3-11.1-4.9-11.8
2026-7.2-82.4-1182.9-118.7-163.8-16.8-102.53000.128.4119.7-260.8

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began7/19/2019
Suggested Minimum Capital$25,000
Age88 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades76
# Profitable35
% Profitable46.1%
Avg trade duration103.2 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown100.0%
drawdown periodFeb 22, 2025 - Jan 13, 2026
Annual Return (Compounded)3.5%
Avg win$3,505
Avg loss$2,747

Ratios

W:L ratio1.08
Sharpe Ratio-0.16
Sortino Ratio-0.18
Calmar Ratio0.21

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.02
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life156.1%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-131.6%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)3.5%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.0%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)4.1%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity3489.5%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.6%

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 loss85.0%
Chance of 20% account loss18.0%
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 Automated69.1%

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$2,747
Avg Win$3,505
# Winners35
Sum Trade PL (losers)$112,646
Sum Trade PL (winners)$122,687
Num Months Winners33
# Losers41
% Winners46.0%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct-1546

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table64

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)148659.42
Avg Position Time (hrs)2477.66
Avg Trade Length103.20
Last Trade Ago2368

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)3.31
Daily leverage (max)16.18

Regression

Alpha0
Beta0.40
Treynor Index0

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.04
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.06
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 trades9.56
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-2.17
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)—
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)—
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy—
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.09
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.22
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.15

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean2786.96
SD3497.89
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.80
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.76
df18
t1.00
p0.39
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.79
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.37
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.81
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.34
Sortino ratio2931.09
Upside Potential Ratio2932.60
Upside part of mean2788.40
Downside part of mean-1.44
Upside SD3498.36
Downside SD0.95
N nonnegative terms9
N negative terms10
N of observations19
Mean of predictor0.63
Mean of criterion2786.96
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion3497.89
Covariance531.94
r0.37
b (slope, estimate of beta)3138.14
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)822.04
Mean Square Error11187461
DF error17
t(b)1.64
p(b)0.27
t(a)0.28
p(a)0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-901.85
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta7178.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-5330.27
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha6974.35
Treynor index (mean / b)0.89
Jensen alpha (a)822.04
Mean-1.11
SD13.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.08
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.08
df18
t-0.11
p0.51
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.64
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.47
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.64
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.48
Sortino ratio-0.10
Upside Potential Ratio0.78
Upside part of mean8.35
Downside part of mean-9.46
Upside SD7.01
Downside SD10.68
N nonnegative terms9
N negative terms10
N of observations19
Mean of predictor0.53
Mean of criterion-1.11
SD of predictor0.42
SD of criterion13.12
Covariance-0.63
r-0.12
b (slope, estimate of beta)-3.61
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.80
Mean Square Error179.84
DF error17
t(b)-0.48
p(b)0.57
t(a)0.07
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-19.55
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta12.33
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-23.22
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha24.82
Treynor index (mean / b)0.31
Jensen alpha (a)0.80
VaR(95%)1.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR1.00
VaR(95%)0.28
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.58
Mean41616.99
SD32034.22
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.30
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.30
df424
t1.65
p0.05
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.24
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.84
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.24
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.84
Sortino ratio20163.34
Upside Potential Ratio20167.99
Upside part of mean41626.57
Downside part of mean-9.58
Upside SD32099.65
Downside SD2.06
N nonnegative terms209
N negative terms216
N of observations425
Mean of predictor0.64
Mean of criterion41616.99
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion32034.22
Covariance-1863.58
r-0.14
b (slope, estimate of beta)-11258.54
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)48860.56
Mean Square Error1007586624
DF error423
t(b)-2.97
p(b)1.00
t(a)1.95
p(a)0.03
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-18706.18
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-3810.91
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-361.25
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha98082.37
Treynor index (mean / b)-3.70
Jensen alpha (a)48860.56
Mean0.16
SD23.69
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.01
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.01
df424
t0.01
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.53
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.55
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.53
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.55
Sortino ratio0.01
Upside Potential Ratio2.14
Upside part of mean37.03
Downside part of mean-36.86
Upside SD16.11
Downside SD17.33
N nonnegative terms209
N negative terms216
N of observations425
Mean of predictor0.56
Mean of criterion0.16
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion23.69
Covariance-2.44
r-0.25
b (slope, estimate of beta)-14.67
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)8.38
Mean Square Error526.59
DF error423
t(b)-5.37
p(b)1
t(a)0.46
p(a)0.32
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-20.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-9.30
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-27.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha43.92
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.01
Jensen alpha (a)8.38
VaR(95%)0.91
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.95
VaR(95%)0.08
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.19
Mean135002.77
SD57432.35
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)2.35
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)2.34
df130
t1.66
p0.43
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.44
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio5.13
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.45
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation5.12
Sortino ratio38346.34
Upside Potential Ratio38352.04
Upside part of mean135022.83
Downside part of mean-20.06
Upside SD57817.47
Downside SD3.52
N nonnegative terms60
N negative terms71
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.21
Mean of criterion135002.77
SD of predictor0.52
SD of criterion57432.35
Covariance-6372.36
r-0.21
b (slope, estimate of beta)-23373.11
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)163286.64
Mean Square Error3173948416
DF error129
t(b)-2.47
p(b)0.63
t(a)2.03
p(a)0.39
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-42096.22
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-4650.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha4030.39
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha322542.91
Treynor index (mean / b)-5.78
Jensen alpha (a)163286.64
Mean-3.37
SD42.64
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.08
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.08
df130
t-0.06
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.85
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.69
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.85
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.69
Sortino ratio-0.11
Upside Potential Ratio3.35
Upside part of mean104.34
Downside part of mean-107.71
Upside SD28.85
Downside SD31.18
N nonnegative terms60
N negative terms71
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.07
Mean of criterion-3.37
SD of predictor0.52
SD of criterion42.64
Covariance-7.90
r-0.35
b (slope, estimate of beta)-28.89
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)27.60
Mean Square Error1602.72
DF error129
t(b)-4.30
p(b)0.72
t(a)0.48
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-42.17
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.91
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-15.60
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-85.32
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha140.52
Treynor index (mean / b)0.12
Jensen alpha (a)27.60
VaR(95%)0.99
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.99
VaR(95%)0.18
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.39

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations19
Minimum0
Quartile 10.93
Median1.00
Quartile 31.17
Maximum4403
Mean of quarter 10.58
Mean of quarter 20.97
Mean of quarter 31.08
Mean of quarter 4883.93
Inter Quartile Range0.24
Number outliers low2
Percentage of outliers low0.11
Mean of outliers low0.26
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.21
Mean of outliers high1104.61
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.52
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.27
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.32
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.22
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.67
Expected Shortfall (regression method)1.24
Number of observations425
Minimum0
Quartile 10.98
Median1
Quartile 31.02
Maximum36644
Mean of quarter 10.86
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 4638.01
Inter Quartile Range0.04
Number outliers low54
Percentage of outliers low0.13
Mean of outliers low0.76
Number of outliers high53
Percentage of outliers high0.12
Mean of outliers high1274.98
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.95
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.12
Expected Shortfall (moments method)2.58
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.30
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.09
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.12
Number of observations131
Minimum0
Quartile 10.94
Median1
Quartile 31.07
Maximum36644
Mean of quarter 10.70
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.03
Mean of quarter 42046.77
Inter Quartile Range0.13
Number outliers low9
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.26
Number of outliers high11
Percentage of outliers high0.08
Mean of outliers high6138.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.65
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.26
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.84
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-1.67
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.18
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.19

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations4
Minimum0.05
Quartile 10.10
Median0.39
Quartile 30.75
Maximum1
Mean of quarter 10.05
Mean of quarter 20.11
Mean of quarter 30.67
Mean of quarter 41
Inter Quartile Range0.66
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 observations16
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.06
Median0.14
Quartile 30.31
Maximum1
Mean of quarter 10.03
Mean of quarter 20.11
Mean of quarter 30.23
Mean of quarter 40.69
Inter Quartile Range0.25
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.12
Mean of outliers high0.91
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-3.86
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.71
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.71
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-1.19
VaR(95%) (regression method)1.05
Expected Shortfall (regression method)1.12
Number of observations4
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.10
Median0.21
Quartile 30.47
Maximum1
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.13
Mean of quarter 30.29
Mean of quarter 41
Inter Quartile Range0.37
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?-525990944
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)325
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.5%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.52
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.66
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.66
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-0.66
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-0.66
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.23
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.21
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.21
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.31
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.22
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-1.62
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.96
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.96
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-0.96
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-0.97

Trading record

Placed 48 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
TYD short2Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020($1)
TMF short11Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020($0)
TMF short10Apr 15, 2020Apr 17, 2020($22)
TMF long1Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020($0)
TMF long198Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020$61
TYD long163Apr 7, 2020Apr 9, 2020($121)
TMF long192Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020($73)
AGQ short300Apr 2, 2020Apr 7, 2020($816)
TMF short26Mar 23, 2020Apr 6, 2020($149)
TVIX short5Apr 1, 2020Apr 2, 2020$98
AGQ short500Mar 24, 2020Apr 1, 2020$268
TYD short4Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020($1)
NUGT long1000Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020$165
SVXY long850Mar 16, 2020Mar 24, 2020$875
SPXL short500Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020$129
NUGT long3200Mar 20, 2020Mar 24, 2020$4,085
SPXL long145Mar 23, 2020Mar 24, 2020$351
TYD short8Mar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020($28)
TMF long47Mar 19, 2020Mar 20, 2020$240
SPXL short89Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020$126
NUGT long2260Feb 26, 2020Mar 19, 2020($1,454)
TYD long5Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020($8)
SPXL long79Mar 19, 2020Mar 19, 2020$83
SPXL short47Mar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020$105
SPXL long794Feb 26, 2020Mar 16, 2020($2,435)
SQQQ long400Mar 5, 2020Mar 16, 2020$3,600
TMF long393Feb 25, 2020Mar 13, 2020$1,966
TYD long346Feb 25, 2020Mar 12, 2020$744
NUGT long250Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020($518)
TYD long89Feb 10, 2020Feb 25, 2020$202

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.