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The Staircase

Forex · Started Nov 2008

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
-0.6%
Max Drawdown
27.7%
Trades
122
Win Trades
64.8%
Profit Factor
1.10
Win Months
2.8%

About this strategy

Our trading journey has gone from living and breathing the Futures and Forex markets and then we had one of those light bulb moments. Why are we trading? We wanted to trade to create the lifestyle we wanted with flexibility of income, travel and to enjoy our family. So now we trade once a day rather than being a slave to the computer for hours per day.
We are not out to set records but rather return 50% to 100% per year without large draw downs.

Past experience has shown that 4 losing trades is possible so we trade it with a leverage of not risking more than 2% of the account. Signals will be given minutes before the trade and the stops and limits are set as soon as you have entered the trade. Exit is via a limit order. We trade the GBP/JPY mainly and a couple of other currencies and the system usually has one trade daily and occasionally no trade depending on the setup.


















Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2008-6.52.8-3.8
20095.22.112.43.4-8.1-10.1-6.2-0.9-0.4-1.1-0.90.0-6.4
20100.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.0-0.00.3
20110.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20120.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20130.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20140.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20150.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20160.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20170.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
20180.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
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
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began11/15/2008
Suggested Minimum Capital$10,000
Age217 months
What it tradesForex
# Trades122
# Profitable79
% Profitable64.8%
Avg trade duration29.6 minutes
Max peak-to-valley drawdown27.7%
drawdown periodMay 06, 2009 - Nov 11, 2009
Annual Return (Compounded)-0.6%
Avg win$147
Avg loss$257

Ratios

W:L ratio1.05
Sharpe Ratio-0.47
Sortino Ratio-0.59
Calmar Ratio0.08

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.02
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life774.6%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-782.5%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)-0.6%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)-0.0%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)0.3%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity38.0%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life1.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex1.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Percent Trades Stocks0.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss100.0%
Chance of 20% account loss100.0%
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%
Chance of 100% 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$257
Avg Win$147
# Winners79
Sum Trade PL (losers)$11,047
Sum Trade PL (winners)$11,647
Num Months Winners7
# Losers43
% Winners64.8%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct0

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table215

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)29.58
Avg Position Time (hrs)0.49
Avg Trade Length0
Last Trade Ago6208

Regression

Alpha-0.01
Beta0
Treynor Index-1.76

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.03
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 trades-9.52
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.04
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats11.23
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats23.95
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.62
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.01
Hold-and-Hope Ratio-0.10

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.02
SD0.10
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.22
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.21
df61
t0.49
p0.31
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.65
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.08
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.65
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.08
Sortino ratio0.33
Upside Potential Ratio1.01
Upside part of mean0.06
Downside part of mean-0.04
Upside SD0.07
Downside SD0.06
N nonnegative terms55
N negative terms7
N of observations62
Mean of predictor0.45
Mean of criterion0.02
SD of predictor0.28
SD of criterion0.10
Covariance-0.00
r-0.02
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.01
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.02
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error60
t(b)-0.14
p(b)0.55
t(a)0.50
p(a)0.31
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.12
Treynor index (mean / b)-3.33
Jensen alpha (a)0.02
Mean0.02
SD0.10
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.17
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.17
df61
t0.38
p0.35
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.70
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.03
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.70
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.03
Sortino ratio0.24
Upside Potential Ratio0.91
Upside part of mean0.06
Downside part of mean-0.04
Upside SD0.07
Downside SD0.07
N nonnegative terms55
N negative terms7
N of observations62
Mean of predictor0.41
Mean of criterion0.02
SD of predictor0.26
SD of criterion0.10
Covariance-0.00
r-0.03
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.01
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.02
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error60
t(b)-0.20
p(b)0.58
t(a)0.43
p(a)0.34
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.11
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.68
Jensen alpha (a)0.02
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.03
SD0.19
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.18
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.18
df1360
t0.41
p0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.68
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.04
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.68
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.04
Sortino ratio0.26
Upside Potential Ratio2.91
Upside part of mean0.38
Downside part of mean-0.34
Upside SD0.14
Downside SD0.13
N nonnegative terms1259
N negative terms102
N of observations1361
Mean of predictor0.50
Mean of criterion0.03
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion0.19
Covariance0.01
r0.13
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.00
Mean Square Error0.03
DF error1359
t(b)4.78
p(b)0.42
t(a)0.05
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.16
Treynor index (mean / b)0.57
Jensen alpha (a)0.00
Mean0.02
SD0.19
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.09
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.09
df1360
t0.19
p0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.77
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.95
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.77
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.95
Sortino ratio0.12
Upside Potential Ratio2.73
Upside part of mean0.37
Downside part of mean-0.35
Upside SD0.13
Downside SD0.13
N nonnegative terms1259
N negative terms102
N of observations1361
Mean of predictor0.41
Mean of criterion0.02
SD of predictor0.41
SD of criterion0.19
Covariance0.01
r0.12
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.01
Mean Square Error0.03
DF error1359
t(b)4.54
p(b)0.42
t(a)-0.08
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.17
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.15
Treynor index (mean / b)0.29
Jensen alpha (a)-0.01
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
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 predictor1.29
Mean of criterion0
SD of predictor0.44
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 predictor1.19
Mean of criterion0
SD of predictor0.44
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)0.02
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 observations62
Minimum0.87
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum1.10
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 41.02
Inter Quartile Range0
Number outliers low7
Percentage of outliers low0.11
Mean of outliers low0.97
Number of outliers high8
Percentage of outliers high0.13
Mean of outliers high1.04
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-21.84
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.00
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.03
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.04
Number of observations1361
Minimum0.87
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum1.14
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0
Number outliers low102
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high123
Percentage of outliers high0.09
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.07
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.00
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0
VaR(95%) (regression method)0
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
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 observations2
Minimum0.04
Quartile 10.07
Median0.11
Quartile 30.14
Maximum0.17
Mean of quarter 10.04
Mean of quarter 20
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40.17
Inter Quartile Range0.07
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 10.04
Median0.05
Quartile 30.06
Maximum0.21
Mean of quarter 10.02
Mean of quarter 20.04
Mean of quarter 30.06
Mean of quarter 40.11
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.06
Mean of outliers high0.21
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.18
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.12
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.18
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.08
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.15
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
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?-381522784
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)189
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.02
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.02
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.09
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.09
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.30
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.02
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.02
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.08
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.14
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.68
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

Placed 115 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
GBP/JPY short50Sep 16, 2009Sep 16, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long60Sep 15, 2009Sep 15, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short60Sep 14, 2009Sep 14, 2009$0
EUR/JPY short60Sep 9, 2009Sep 9, 2009($1)
GBP/JPY short50Sep 8, 2009Sep 8, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Sep 4, 2009Sep 4, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jul 3, 2009Jul 3, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jul 2, 2009Jul 2, 2009$0
GBP/JPY short50Jul 1, 2009Jul 1, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY long50Jun 30, 2009Jun 30, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 29, 2009Jun 29, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY long50Jun 26, 2009Jun 26, 2009$1
GBP/JPY short50Jun 25, 2009Jun 25, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 24, 2009Jun 24, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 23, 2009Jun 23, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 22, 2009Jun 22, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jun 19, 2009Jun 19, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jun 18, 2009Jun 18, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jun 17, 2009Jun 17, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 16, 2009Jun 16, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 16, 2009Jun 16, 2009($0)
GBP/JPY short50Jun 15, 2009Jun 15, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jun 12, 2009Jun 12, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY long50Jun 11, 2009Jun 11, 2009($2)
GBP/JPY long50Jun 9, 2009Jun 9, 2009$1
GBP/JPY short50Jun 8, 2009Jun 8, 2009$1
GBP/JPY short50Jun 5, 2009Jun 5, 2009$1
GBP/JPY long50Jun 4, 2009Jun 4, 2009$0
GBP/JPY long50Jun 3, 2009Jun 3, 2009$1
GBP/JPY short50Jun 2, 2009Jun 2, 2009$1

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.