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Forex · Started Oct 2009

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
0.0%
Max Drawdown
100.0%
Trades
451
Win Trades
70.7%
Profit Factor
0.90
Win Months
4.9%

About this strategy

This system has high success rate for pinpointing the exact moment to enter a trade offering the lowest risk/reward ratio imaginable.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20097.963.98.391.6
201019.8-8.0-38.4-50.687.8199.9-9.7287.0-89.7408.56.84.7287.7
2011-18.4-36.2-9.9-132.7-10.3-53.5-37.2-21.3-162.3-125.5-332.6-3.9-104.6
2012-88.5-238.4-25.4-3.1-58.3-106.9-15.0-31.0-26.3-12.5-18.2-26.6
2013-10.4-7.3-5.5-20.6-0.6-2.7-5.3-4.8-10.4-4.4-10.4-11.7
2014-3.2-5.4-2.4-2.9-0.1-7.5-0.9-1.0-1.7-1.9-2.2-0.7
2015-5.0-7.6-5.3-5.6-5.7-1.1-1.8-3.4-0.9-3.9-0.8-1.2
2016-4.9-7.3-3.8-1.6-5.4-18.0-0.5-0.3-0.9-4.8-11.7-4.7
2017-2.8-1.2-0.3-7.5-0.7-3.5-2.2-2.2-7.9-1.0-2.4-1.0
2018-5.1-1.7-2.1-0.2-3.3-1.6-0.6-0.9-2.2-1.6-1.4-1.1
2019-3.8-3.1-0.5-1.5-0.00.0-2.5-3.8-5.2-2.6-2.1
2020-0.1-1.1-1.8-1.6-0.2-0.1-5.7-2.5-3.1-1.9-3.3-1.7
2021-2.6-3.1-1.5-1.2-2.0-0.2-0.6-0.2-0.4-2.7-1.3-2.1
2022-0.9-0.6-1.5-0.6-1.0-0.8-0.4-0.4-0.9-3.7-1.3-0.8
2023-1.6-0.0-1.9-2.6-0.5-3.2-0.9-0.4-0.9-0.8-2.4-0.2
2024-1.4-1.0-0.5-0.8-2.1-0.6-0.2-0.2-1.8-0.8-1.4-0.9
2025-0.2-0.3-1.8-1.9-0.6-1.9-0.2-0.20.00.00.00.0
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began10/20/2009
Suggested Minimum Capital$656
Age206 months
What it tradesForex
# Trades451
# Profitable319
% Profitable70.7%
Avg trade duration12.6 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown100.0%
drawdown periodOct 01, 2011 - Aug 11, 2025
Annual Return (Compounded)0.0%
Avg win$61
Avg loss$157

Ratios

W:L ratio0.95
Sharpe Ratio0.93
Sortino Ratio2.29
Calmar Ratio-0.78

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP500-0.01
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life599.7%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-4535.9%

Return Statistics

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

Slump

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

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 loss100.0%
Chance of 40% account loss100.0%
Chance of 50% account loss100.0%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)100.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated48.1%

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$157
Avg Win$61
# Winners319
Sum Trade PL (losers)$20,677
Sum Trade PL (winners)$19,598
Num Months Winners10
# Losers132
% Winners70.7%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct0

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table19

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)18176.48
Avg Position Time (hrs)302.94
Avg Trade Length12.60
Last Trade Ago392

Regression

Alpha0
Beta-0.18
Treynor Index0

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.03
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.13
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 trades-20.70
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.16
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats6.04
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats4.64
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.67
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-0.83
Hold-and-Hope Ratio-0.05

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean227.84
SD380.92
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.60
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.59
df57
t1.31
p0.10
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.30
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.49
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.31
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.49
Sortino ratio186.20
Upside Potential Ratio188.01
Upside part of mean230.06
Downside part of mean-2.22
Upside SD383.30
Downside SD1.22
N nonnegative terms37
N negative terms21
N of observations58
Mean of predictor0.46
Mean of criterion227.84
SD of predictor0.39
SD of criterion380.92
Covariance-9.96
r-0.07
b (slope, estimate of beta)-67.05
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)258.86
Mean Square Error147010.83
DF error56
t(b)-0.51
p(b)0.69
t(a)1.40
p(a)0.08
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-331.00
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta196.90
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-111.24
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha628.97
Treynor index (mean / b)-3.40
Jensen alpha (a)258.86
Mean-1.51
SD6.80
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.22
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.22
df57
t-0.49
p0.69
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.11
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.67
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.11
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.67
Sortino ratio-0.30
Upside Potential Ratio0.96
Upside part of mean4.89
Downside part of mean-6.40
Upside SD4.41
Downside SD5.11
N nonnegative terms37
N negative terms21
N of observations58
Mean of predictor0.39
Mean of criterion-1.51
SD of predictor0.34
SD of criterion6.80
Covariance-0.85
r-0.37
b (slope, estimate of beta)-7.35
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)1.38
Mean Square Error40.68
DF error56
t(b)-2.95
p(b)1.00
t(a)0.45
p(a)0.33
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-12.33
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-2.36
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-4.75
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha7.52
Treynor index (mean / b)0.21
Jensen alpha (a)1.38
VaR(95%)0.97
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.98
VaR(95%)0.35
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.69
Mean298.40
SD307.99
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.97
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.97
df1267
t2.13
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.86
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.08
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.86
Sortino ratio137.52
Upside Potential Ratio143.05
Upside part of mean310.39
Downside part of mean-11.99
Upside SD308.41
Downside SD2.17
N nonnegative terms782
N negative terms486
N of observations1268
Mean of predictor0.45
Mean of criterion298.40
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion307.99
Covariance-1.25
r-0.01
b (slope, estimate of beta)-12.02
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)303.79
Mean Square Error94917.30
DF error1266
t(b)-0.45
p(b)0.51
t(a)2.16
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-64.64
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta40.59
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha28.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha579.54
Treynor index (mean / b)-24.82
Jensen alpha (a)303.79
Mean-1.51
SD9.17
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.16
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.16
df1267
t-0.36
p0.51
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.73
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.06
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.73
Sortino ratio-0.24
Upside Potential Ratio2.98
Upside part of mean19.17
Downside part of mean-20.68
Upside SD6.54
Downside SD6.42
N nonnegative terms782
N negative terms486
N of observations1268
Mean of predictor0.40
Mean of criterion-1.51
SD of predictor0.33
SD of criterion9.17
Covariance-0.10
r-0.03
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.91
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-1.15
Mean Square Error84.15
DF error1266
t(b)-1.16
p(b)0.52
t(a)-0.28
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-2.46
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-9.35
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha7.05
Treynor index (mean / b)1.65
Jensen alpha (a)-1.15
VaR(95%)0.61
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.68
VaR(95%)0.08
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.20
Mean1530.02
SD667.68
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)2.29
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)2.28
df130
t1.62
p0.43
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.50
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio5.07
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.51
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation5.06
Sortino ratio368.03
Upside Potential Ratio374.01
Upside part of mean1554.88
Downside part of mean-24.86
Upside SD671.80
Downside SD4.16
N nonnegative terms98
N negative terms33
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.12
Mean of criterion1530.02
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion667.68
Covariance-19.57
r-0.08
b (slope, estimate of beta)-154.13
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)1703.08
Mean Square Error446209.69
DF error129
t(b)-0.94
p(b)0.55
t(a)1.77
p(a)0.40
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-479.42
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta171.16
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-201.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha3607.51
Treynor index (mean / b)-9.93
Jensen alpha (a)1703.08
Mean-11.74
SD20.15
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.58
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.58
df130
t-0.41
p0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-3.35
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.19
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-3.35
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.19
Sortino ratio-0.85
Upside Potential Ratio3.78
Upside part of mean52.30
Downside part of mean-64.04
Upside SD14.57
Downside SD13.83
N nonnegative terms98
N negative terms33
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.06
Mean of criterion-11.74
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion20.15
Covariance0.04
r0.01
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.30
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-12.05
Mean Square Error409.28
DF error129
t(b)0.06
p(b)0.50
t(a)-0.41
p(a)0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-9.46
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.61
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta10.06
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-69.59
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha45.49
Treynor index (mean / b)-39.47
Jensen alpha (a)-12.05
VaR(95%)0.88
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.92
VaR(95%)0.13
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.31

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations58
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.67
Median1
Quartile 31.24
Maximum798
Mean of quarter 10.36
Mean of quarter 20.92
Mean of quarter 31.09
Mean of quarter 475.05
Inter Quartile Range0.57
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high6
Percentage of outliers high0.10
Mean of outliers high185.51
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.35
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.68
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.80
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-1.95
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.62
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.63
Number of observations1268
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.96
Median1
Quartile 31.04
Maximum460
Mean of quarter 10.83
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 45.73
Inter Quartile Range0.07
Number outliers low106
Percentage of outliers low0.08
Mean of outliers low0.64
Number of outliers high123
Percentage of outliers high0.10
Mean of outliers high13.07
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.63
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.16
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.48
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.18
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.14
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.22
Number of observations131
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.98
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum382
Mean of quarter 10.62
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 424.56
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low31
Percentage of outliers low0.24
Mean of outliers low0.60
Number of outliers high19
Percentage of outliers high0.15
Mean of outliers high41.92
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.56
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.19
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.53
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.71
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.30
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.36

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations6
Minimum0.24
Quartile 10.51
Median0.57
Quartile 30.87
Maximum1.00
Mean of quarter 10.37
Mean of quarter 20.56
Mean of quarter 30.57
Mean of quarter 40.99
Inter Quartile Range0.36
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 observations4
Minimum0.03
Quartile 10.10
Median0.51
Quartile 30.92
Maximum1.00
Mean of quarter 10.03
Mean of quarter 20.12
Mean of quarter 30.89
Mean of quarter 41.00
Inter Quartile Range0.82
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 observations1
Minimum1.00
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.00
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?-424174656
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)5063
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative1.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.21
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.78
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.78
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-0.79
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-0.79
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-0.21
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-0.78
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-0.78
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs-0.78
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-1.14
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)-1.99
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)-1.00
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)-1.00
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal-1.09

Trading record

Placed 13 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
GBP/JPY short50Jan 4, 2011Aug 21, 2025($73)
GBP/JPY long50Dec 23, 2010Jan 4, 2011$1
GBP/JPY short50Nov 3, 2010Dec 23, 2010$7
GBP/JPY long50Nov 1, 2010Nov 3, 2010$3
GBP/JPY short50Nov 1, 2010Nov 1, 2010($1)
GBP/JPY short250Sep 7, 2010Oct 12, 2010($30)
GBP/JPY short204.34999466Sep 1, 2010Sep 7, 2010$11
GBP/JPY short148.94000053Aug 29, 2010Aug 30, 2010$4
GBP/JPY short132.84000397Aug 26, 2010Aug 27, 2010$8
GBP/JPY short119.68999863Aug 23, 2010Aug 23, 2010$4
GBP/JPY short105.41000366Aug 20, 2010Aug 23, 2010$4
GBP/JPY short94.13000107Aug 18, 2010Aug 18, 2010$3
GBP/JPY long3.68999988Aug 17, 2010Aug 18, 2010$0
GBP/JPY short73.94000053Aug 12, 2010Aug 17, 2010$4
GBP/JPY short14.42999959Aug 12, 2010Aug 12, 2010$1
GBP/JPY long43.29999924Aug 10, 2010Aug 12, 2010$2
GBP/JPY short43.29999924Aug 1, 2010Aug 10, 2010$3
GBP/JPY short28.8499999Jul 27, 2010Jul 30, 2010$2
GBP/JPY long28.8499999Jul 26, 2010Jul 27, 2010$0
GBP/JPY short28.8499999Jul 25, 2010Jul 26, 2010$1
GBP/JPY long57.72999763Jul 15, 2010Jul 25, 2010($4)
GBP/JPY short54.97000217Jun 24, 2010Jun 29, 2010$1
GBP/JPY short43.02999973Jun 23, 2010Jun 23, 2010$2
GBP/JPY long43.02999973Jun 22, 2010Jun 23, 2010$2
GBP/JPY long42.69000053Jun 15, 2010Jun 17, 2010($1)
GBP/USD long21.34000063Jun 15, 2010Jun 15, 2010$124
GBP/JPY long21.34000063Jun 15, 2010Jun 15, 2010$0
GBP/JPY short21.34000063Jun 14, 2010Jun 14, 2010$0
GBP/JPY short18.53999972Jun 8, 2010Jun 8, 2010$1
GBP/USD short18.53999972Jun 8, 2010Jun 8, 2010$86

Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

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