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Rules-based stock and ETF strategies shared by the Quantly community, each with at least a year of backtest history. Open one to see its results and current holdings.

StrategyCategoriesOut-of-sample sinceCAGRMax drawdownSharpe
V1 WEAT🌾quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationNov 21, 202217.4%-16.7%1.14
Volatility Index Black Swan Catcher W/TINA (Only meant for bear market)quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Volatility hedgeNov 28, 202243.3%-18.2%1.72
Monthly Mega-Cap V2 | MA of return + cumulative return | PskonejottquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Single stocksNov 29, 202226.1%-30.7%1.11
Pop Bot Q|0/68 - S|368quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityNov 29, 202255%-20.9%1.73
Magic Internet Money (+ Gain Train)quantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingNov 30, 202245.4%-50%1.11
ComposerQC SampleStrategyquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingDec 6, 202220%-48.6%0.78
Bond Movement vs Stock Movement (Framework)quantlyTrend following, Market timing, BondsDec 8, 202228.8%-15.8%1.59
Protective 🦺 Asset AllocationquantlyTrend following, Leveraged ETFs, BondsDec 11, 202212.7%-33.3%0.78
HEDGED & LEVERAGED - BONDS & STOCKS - V2.1a Replace UPRO with SOXLquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsDec 14, 202238.6%-34.1%1.32
Copy of V1.01|Anti-chop QLD For The Long TermquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Short hedgeDec 14, 202227.8%-25.6%1.30
Broke as a Joke (Recession Plays)quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Broad marketDec 16, 202224.7%-29.6%1.15
HEDGED & LEVERAGED - BONDS & STOCKS - V2.1.1 - BT 12-6-2012 Replace UPRO with TECL, TQQQ, and SOXLquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsDec 16, 202246.1%-36.6%1.38
HEDGED & LEVERAGED - BONDS & STOCKS - V4.1.1 Replace UPRO with TECL, TQQQ, and SOXLquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsDec 17, 202248.9%-36.6%1.38
Beat The Market V2quantlyTrend following, Momentum, Mean reversionDec 18, 202222.3%-22.6%1.23
Copy of HEDGED & LEVERAGED - BONDS & STOCKS - V2.1 (MultiLev, no Berkshire)quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityDec 19, 202226.6%-26.2%1.13
Remove unused rules of Framework 3.0.4 QQQ/PSQ | AR 49.6% | DD 15.7% | BT 20Oct11 - 08Aug23quantlyTrend following, Momentum, Mean reversionDec 26, 202234.9%-39.1%1.57
TQQQ For The Long Term V4.2 |with only QQQ/PSQ quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Short hedgeDec 26, 202226.6%-27.9%1.25
Monster/Ulta weekly juggler | BT Mar20 2009quantlyTrend following, Single stocks, Market timingJan 7, 202325.4%-42.4%0.87
Beat the Market (since 2002) SAVEquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityJan 10, 202317.1%-31.9%0.96
The Dave RamseyquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Volatility hedgeJan 23, 202346.7%-31.5%1.50
3x Leveraged | Dereck's Secular Market FrameworkquantlyLeveraged ETFs, Trend following, Market timingJan 24, 202346.1%-41.8%1.17
2x Leveraged | Dereck's Secular Market FrameworkquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsJan 24, 202332.5%-35.3%1.13
V1 | Retirement Fund | Michael B | AggressivequantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsJan 26, 202324.1%-18%1.70
V1.1 | Retirement Fund | Michael B | Aggressive (Higher Volume)quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityJan 26, 202325.1%-15%1.80
V1 BOTZ bot | QLD AI🤖 FTLTquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Short hedgeJan 27, 202342.6%-24.9%1.57
Copy of QLD For The Long TermquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Short hedgeFeb 1, 202337.8%-30%1.44
V2 QLD For The Long Term | Garen ModquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityFeb 5, 202325.9%-30%1.18
V1 ARKQ bot | QLD AI🤖 FTLTquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingFeb 9, 202337.5%-31.7%1.37
V.1.Z Dereck's Secular Market FrameworkquantlyMarket timing, Defensive rotation, Trend followingFeb 11, 202320.8%-10.8%1.34
Copy of V.1.Z Dereck's Secular Market FrameworkquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationFeb 17, 202320.8%-10.8%1.34
Secular Trinity Momentum - Stocks, Bonds, ComdsquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityFeb 18, 202316.6%-12.1%1.25
V1 QLD bot | QLD FTLTquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingMar 1, 202354.9%-42.1%1.38
Copy of V1 QLD bot | QLD FTLTquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingMar 1, 202354.9%-42.1%1.38
Pop Bots 2.2 - Black Swan UpdatequantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityMar 3, 202338.6%-21.5%1.24
HAA CANARY + DUAL MOMENTUM + BLACK SWAN CATCHERquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Market timingMar 4, 202344.6%-40.7%1.21
[Backtest] Vol Hedge MomentumquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Volatility hedgeMar 5, 202314.7%-8.6%1.42
JEPI-DBMF-TQQQ | Simple Monthly | JefequantlyTrend following, Leveraged ETFs, Market timingMar 11, 202318%-16.3%1.19
v2 JEPI-DBMF-TQQQ | Simple Monthly | JefequantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityMar 11, 202326%-26.5%1.14
Monthly Dow Jones Top 10 TradingquantlyTrend following, Market timing, BondsMar 21, 202310.6%-23.8%1.04
Monthly Nasdaq Top 10 TradingquantlyTrend following, Tech / Nasdaq focus, BondsMar 21, 202319.1%-31.5%1.14
2x Better UPRO - DailyquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Risk parityMar 23, 202351.1%-40.4%1.21
V1a Dereck Nielsen All Weather PortfolioquantlyTrend following, Momentum, Defensive rotationMar 25, 202325.3%-18.4%1.71
V2 All Weather Alpha 3x LeveragequantlyLeveraged ETFs, Trend following, Market timingMar 29, 202329.9%-39.9%1.21
V3 Dereck Nielsen All Weather PortfolioquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationMar 29, 202317.9%-11.6%1.77
HFEA 3.0quantlyTrend following, Market timing, Leveraged ETFsMar 30, 202352.4%-30.4%1.38
Boring TQQQ TrendzquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityMar 31, 202348.5%-21.6%1.85
Copy of Boring TQQQ TrendzquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityMar 31, 202344.6%-16.1%1.97
Dereck's Secular Market FrameworkquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Defensive rotationApr 2, 202319.4%-16.4%1.27
OG Boring TQQQ TrendzquantlyTrend following, Market timing, Risk parityApr 2, 202348.5%-24.5%1.89
SPY For The Long TermquantlyMarket timing, Volatility hedge, BondsApr 2, 202340.5%-28.2%1.42

Backtest results are hypothetical and do not guarantee future returns. Strategies are shared by Quantly users for research only and are not investment advice.

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