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StrategyCategoriesOut-of-sample sinceCAGRMax drawdownSharpe
Adaptive Asset Allocation | SMA trend strategy | GiantSteps | LeveragedquantlyMomentum, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 11, 202214.4%-26.7%0.92
Scaled In Dip Buys 2xquantlyLeveraged ETFs, Trend following, Market timingNov 11, 202216.5%-18%1.06
OG 2x of OG Adaptive Asset Allocation - SPY, TLT, UUP, GLD | GiantStepsquantlyMomentum, Risk parity, Market timingNov 10, 202213%-17%0.93
OG V1.1 QQQ 1DMR - 2X LETF editionquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingNov 9, 202239.5%-26.6%1.38
BACKTEST | v1.5 Adaptive All Weather PortfolioquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, BondsNov 9, 202225.5%-21.4%1.52
OG v1.4 | Adaptive All Weather Portfolio | Beta Baller removedquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Defensive rotationNov 9, 202227%-20.8%1.59
v1.5 Adaptive All Weather PortfolioquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Drawdown protectionNov 9, 202224.7%-21.2%1.48
Adaptive Asset Allocation l BrianE Mod l - TECH, GOLD, BONDS, DBC, USDUquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 8, 202230.2%-37.2%1.16
Adaptive Asset Allocation l BrianE Mod l SH, USDU, XLU, TLTquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Defensive rotationNov 8, 20226.5%-16.1%0.74
V2 | Commander BND Monthly | HinnomTX | NON-US 1446(f)-free version by PskonejottquantlyMarket timing, Short hedge, Defensive rotationNov 7, 202239.7%-56.5%0.98
Pop Bot (SPY vs BND) l BrianE l May 30th 2007quantlyMarket timing, Leveraged ETFs, BondsNov 7, 202229.6%-25.9%1.30
OG V 1bb | 🚂 Gain Train DGAF | Deez | (A: 0.30, B: 0.01, R^2: 0, R: 0.02) BT - 1JAN2015 | no bb okhi2u modquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationNov 7, 202226.8%-20.8%1.25
$ Retirement Fund: Aggressive 1.1 (no K-1 edition) see notesquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationNov 6, 202226.2%-15%1.75
Copy of DOT COM Bust (Apr 26 1999) | Newbie GuidequantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationNov 6, 202214.5%-27%0.84
20% 3.0.4a + 80% SHY 10Y AR 59.7% DD 11.7% Beta 0.17 | 4NOV12-4NOV22| Tribute to ParetoquantlyMarket timing, Leveraged ETFs, Volatility hedgeNov 6, 202242.5%-24.9%2.32
V1 | Zero-Beta Strategy | GiantSteps | Adaptive Asset AllocationquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Short hedgeNov 6, 202214.6%-20.9%1.64
Drawdown/Skim Bots (USDU, no UUP)quantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Volatility hedgeNov 5, 202230.3%-13.9%1.73
Submission to Zero Beta Contest No. 2 - GiantStepsquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 5, 202215.2%-21.1%1.63
i5 - QQQ Bonds BasketquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, BondsNov 5, 202240.2%-28.2%1.62
Submission to the Zero Beta Contest No. 3 - GiantStepsquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 5, 202224.7%-31.5%1.59
V2 | Commander BND Monthly | HinnomTX | Trades 12 Times / Year | 109% AR | 25.1% DD | 12/2013-22quantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Leveraged ETFsNov 5, 202240.3%-56.5%1.04
V2.0u | Commander BND Unleveraged Monthly | HinnomTX | Trades 12 Times / Year | 38% AR | 19.1% DD | 12/2013-22quantlyMarket timing, Short hedge, Defensive rotationNov 5, 202214.2%-27%0.83
V 1a | 🚂 Gain Train DGAF | Deez | (A: 0.30, B: 0.01, R^2: 0, R: 0.02) BT - 1JAN2015quantlyMarket timing, Short hedge, Risk parityNov 5, 202221.4%-30.8%1.17
LOW BETA TRIAL2quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Volatility hedgeNov 5, 202242.2%-30.6%1.36
Submission to the Zero Beta Contest No. 5 - GiantStepsquantlyMomentum, Risk parity, Market timingNov 5, 202210.2%-18.6%0.93
Submission to Zero Beta Contest No. 1 - GiantStepsquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 5, 202214.6%-20.9%1.64
Stop the Drop and Diversify a modified Opus-12 by PerfektquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Risk parityNov 4, 202215.3%-13.5%1.32
v1.5.0 | Dippy Qutie | Garen,Pietros,EricS - BrianE Mod (In.Vol) l Nov 20th 2011quantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Leveraged ETFsNov 4, 202240.4%-27.5%1.52
What stock market?quantlyMarket timing, Leveraged ETFs, Short hedgeNov 4, 20225.6%-16.5%0.63
RSI Bug ?quantlyMarket timing, Mean reversion, BondsNov 4, 20226.7%-31.9%0.61
Submission to the Zero Beta Contest No. 4 - GiantStepsquantlyMomentum, Risk parity, Market timingNov 4, 202210.8%-20%0.90
Relaxed Trader AlgoquantlyTrend following, Market timing, BondsNov 4, 20228.4%-22.2%0.79
Anti-chop QLD For The Long TermquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Short hedgeNov 2, 202236.4%-30%1.41
BACKTEST v1.3a | Adaptive All Weather PortfolioquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, BondsNov 2, 202230.5%-20.7%1.58
Copy of V2 - no leverage (69.8% w 22.0 dd) since 10-28-11quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Volatility hedgeNov 2, 202255.8%-26.5%1.72
Factor AlphaquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingNov 1, 202214.9%-35.1%0.87
V1 | Frankensymphony | Michael BquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Volatility hedgeOct 31, 202243.3%-26.3%1.81
BACKTEST v1.3 | Adaptive All Weather PortfolioquantlyMarket timing, Leveraged ETFs, Defensive rotationOct 30, 202226.6%-20.7%1.60
Exhibit 4 | Adaptive Asset Allocation | 3 choose 2 - QLD, QID, GLDquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Short hedgeOct 30, 202211%-27.3%0.67
V 1.1 | 📈 Levered S&P 10 Actively Traded | Deez | PRODquantlyMean reversion, Market timing, Short hedgeOct 30, 202228.8%-17.2%1.46
V2 | Emerging Markets | Otterly Foolish | Dereck Nielsen ModquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingOct 30, 202247.7%-38%1.12
VIXn' Short l BrianE Mod l Nov 2nd 2011quantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Volatility hedgeOct 30, 202224.2%-18.6%1.27
v1.3 | Adaptive All Weather PortfolioquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Risk parityOct 30, 202227.5%-20.8%1.62
Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATION | 5C2quantlyMomentum, Market timing, Defensive rotationOct 28, 202211.9%-17.3%0.97
V1.2a Adaptive All Weather Portfolio | Garen Crash Protection ModquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Drawdown protectionOct 28, 202231.9%-20.8%1.61
Exhibit 3 | ADAPTIVE ASSET ALLOCATIONquantlyMomentum, Market timing, Broad marketOct 27, 20226.8%-23.3%0.66
V 1.0 | 📈 Actively Managed S&P 10 | DeezquantlyMean reversion, Market timing, BondsOct 26, 202231.8%-23.8%1.48
Vixen BasketquantlyMarket timing, Risk parity, Volatility hedgeOct 24, 202229.3%-44.8%0.92
v1.1 Low Beta One Liner - no K-1 editionquantlyMomentum, Market timing, Broad marketOct 24, 202210%-19.9%0.84
v1.2 Adaptive All Weather Portfolio | Garen Crash Protection ModquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Risk parityOct 24, 202228%-20.8%1.63

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