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Forex Alpha

Forex · Started Oct 2009

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
7.2%
Max Drawdown
80.0%
Trades
752
Win Trades
89.5%
Profit Factor
4.70
Win Months
54.4%

About this strategy

Our disciplined risk-controlled approach utilises quantitative models
which take into account, volatility and return forecasts for ach currency pair to construct optimized portfolios.

Members have been selected for this team because of their strong
backgrounds in quantitative research and trading, and in designing and implementing proprietary trading systems.

We risk 1% of equity per trade.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20091.38.84.415.1
201018.93.76.25.63.6-9.512.43.2-30.6-41.8100.4-36.7-23.0
201115.83.511.7-30.511.0-2.3-32.317.457.521.3-6.20.644.5
2012-6.721.05.8-8.1-8.46.5-5.20.8-3.58.910.212.332.9
201313.02.61.26.44.3-2.80.10.1-0.30.35.43.338.2
2014-3.6-0.32.0-0.8-1.2-0.01.21.96.14.06.30.917.1
2015-2.41.80.5-0.03.2-0.60.3-2.3-0.80.61.8-1.9-0.0
20160.6-7.0-1.3-0.4-1.1-8.9-0.60.2-1.24.78.94.4-2.9
2017-1.6-0.6-3.40.6-0.21.1-1.2-1.62.12.3-1.40.5-3.7
2018-4.3-2.1-0.74.1-1.52.40.30.82.0-0.70.5-3.2-2.7
2019-1.01.30.30.8-1.6-2.70.3-2.01.80.51.10.3-0.9
2020-1.00.5-1.7-1.21.6-1.0-1.3-0.60.3-1.1-0.4-0.9-6.7
20211.42.34.3-1.70.51.5-0.90.32.01.9-0.41.413.2
20220.20.15.84.9-0.24.7-1.32.24.11.3-6.4-1.014.7
2023-2.04.1-1.82.10.93.0-1.22.21.30.5-0.6-3.45.0
20242.91.30.41.30.81.1-2.4-2.8-1.74.3-0.52.57.1
2025-1.1-2.00.2-2.2-1.20.42.3-0.20.00.00.00.0-3.8
20260.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began10/26/2009
Suggested Minimum Capital$100,000
Age206 months
What it tradesForex
# Trades752
# Profitable673
% Profitable89.5%
Avg trade duration8.7 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown80.0%
drawdown periodSept 17, 2010 - Nov 04, 2010
Annual Return (Compounded)7.2%
Avg win$456
Avg loss$822

Ratios

W:L ratio4.72
Sharpe Ratio0.27
Sortino Ratio0.41
Calmar Ratio0.24

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP500-0.04
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life615.5%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-382.3%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)7.2%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.1%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)7.5%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity5.6%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.1%

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)6.7%
Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.1%

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$822
Avg Win$456
# Winners673
Sum Trade PL (losers)$64,972
Sum Trade PL (winners)$306,692
Num Months Winners111
# Losers79
% Winners89.5%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct0

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table204

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)12474.23
Avg Position Time (hrs)207.90
Avg Trade Length8.70
Last Trade Ago392

Regression

Alpha0.03
Beta-0.07
Treynor Index-0.38

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.01
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 trades3.14
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)8.34
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats94.35
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats92.43
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades1.88
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-2.97
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.32

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.38
SD0.76
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.50
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.49
df61
t1.13
p0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.37
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.36
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.38
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.36
Sortino ratio1.13
Upside Potential Ratio2.36
Upside part of mean0.79
Downside part of mean-0.41
Upside SD0.68
Downside SD0.33
N nonnegative terms36
N negative terms26
N of observations62
Mean of predictor0.38
Mean of criterion0.38
SD of predictor0.29
SD of criterion0.76
Covariance-0.01
r-0.04
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.09
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.41
Mean Square Error0.58
DF error60
t(b)-0.27
p(b)0.61
t(a)1.14
p(a)0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.78
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.59
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.31
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.13
Treynor index (mean / b)-4.02
Jensen alpha (a)0.41
Mean0.16
SD0.64
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.25
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.24
df61
t0.56
p0.29
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.62
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.11
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.62
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.11
Sortino ratio0.36
Upside Potential Ratio1.47
Upside part of mean0.65
Downside part of mean-0.49
Upside SD0.46
Downside SD0.44
N nonnegative terms36
N negative terms26
N of observations62
Mean of predictor0.34
Mean of criterion0.16
SD of predictor0.27
SD of criterion0.64
Covariance-0.01
r-0.04
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.10
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.19
Mean Square Error0.42
DF error60
t(b)-0.32
p(b)0.63
t(a)0.63
p(a)0.27
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.72
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.52
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.42
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.80
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.60
Jensen alpha (a)0.19
VaR(95%)0.25
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.31
VaR(95%)0.07
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.15
Mean0.33
SD0.60
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.56
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.56
df1374
t1.28
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.30
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.42
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.30
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.42
Sortino ratio0.84
Upside Potential Ratio6.24
Upside part of mean2.49
Downside part of mean-2.16
Upside SD0.44
Downside SD0.40
N nonnegative terms758
N negative terms617
N of observations1375
Mean of predictor0.41
Mean of criterion0.33
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.60
Covariance-0.01
r-0.05
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.10
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.38
Mean Square Error0.35
DF error1373
t(b)-1.96
p(b)0.53
t(a)1.44
p(a)0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.00
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.89
Treynor index (mean / b)-3.39
Jensen alpha (a)0.38
Mean0.16
SD0.60
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.26
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.26
df1374
t0.59
p0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.60
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.11
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.60
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.11
Sortino ratio0.35
Upside Potential Ratio5.47
Upside part of mean2.40
Downside part of mean-2.25
Upside SD0.41
Downside SD0.44
N nonnegative terms758
N negative terms617
N of observations1375
Mean of predictor0.36
Mean of criterion0.16
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.60
Covariance-0.01
r-0.04
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.09
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.19
Mean Square Error0.36
DF error1373
t(b)-1.67
p(b)0.53
t(a)0.71
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.19
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.33
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.70
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.83
Jensen alpha (a)0.19
VaR(95%)0.06
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.07
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean0.06
SD0.13
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.51
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.51
df130
t0.36
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.26
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.28
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.26
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.28
Sortino ratio0.73
Upside Potential Ratio7.35
Upside part of mean0.65
Downside part of mean-0.58
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.09
N nonnegative terms95
N negative terms36
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.04
Mean of criterion0.06
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion0.13
Covariance0.01
r0.18
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.00
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error129
t(b)2.07
p(b)0.39
t(a)-0.01
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.00
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.12
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.35
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.35
Treynor index (mean / b)1.02
Jensen alpha (a)-0.00
Mean0.06
SD0.13
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.45
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.45
df130
t0.32
p0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-2.32
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.22
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-2.33
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.22
Sortino ratio0.63
Upside Potential Ratio7.24
Upside part of mean0.64
Downside part of mean-0.59
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.09
N nonnegative terms95
N negative terms36
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.97
Mean of criterion0.06
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion0.13
Covariance0.01
r0.18
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.01
Mean Square Error0.02
DF error129
t(b)2.13
p(b)0.38
t(a)-0.03
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.00
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.12
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.36
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.34
Treynor index (mean / b)0.88
Jensen alpha (a)-0.01
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations62
Minimum0.44
Quartile 10.98
Median1.01
Quartile 31.06
Maximum2.40
Mean of quarter 10.87
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.04
Mean of quarter 41.22
Inter Quartile Range0.07
Number outliers low4
Percentage of outliers low0.06
Mean of outliers low0.67
Number of outliers high5
Percentage of outliers high0.08
Mean of outliers high1.48
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.90
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.11
Expected Shortfall (moments method)1.17
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.72
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.12
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.49
Number of observations1375
Minimum0.66
Quartile 10.99
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.43
Mean of quarter 10.97
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.03
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low99
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.93
Number of outliers high103
Percentage of outliers high0.07
Mean of outliers high1.08
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.69
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.10
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.40
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.05
Number of observations131
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11.00
Median1
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.03
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.00
Number outliers low20
Percentage of outliers low0.15
Mean of outliers low0.99
Number of outliers high15
Percentage of outliers high0.11
Mean of outliers high1.01
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.23
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.22
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations8
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.04
Quartile 30.22
Maximum0.68
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.13
Mean of quarter 40.48
Inter Quartile Range0.21
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.12
Mean of outliers high0.68
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 observations35
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.02
Quartile 30.08
Maximum0.70
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.04
Mean of quarter 40.23
Inter Quartile Range0.08
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.11
Mean of outliers high0.40
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.54
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.25
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.62
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.69
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.21
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.64
Number of observations8
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.01
Maximum0.08
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.00
Mean of quarter 40.05
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.12
Mean of outliers high0.08
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?-410062720
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)48
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.24
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.17
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.25
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.35
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.56
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.24
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.17
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.24
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.72
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal2.31
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.06
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.06
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.69
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs1.19
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal3.70

Trading record

Placed 671 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
USD/CAD long200Oct 29, 2010Nov 1, 2010($572)
GBP/USD short200Oct 29, 2010Oct 29, 2010($800)
USD/CAD short200Oct 26, 2010Oct 27, 2010($572)
GBP/USD long200Oct 22, 2010Oct 22, 2010$436
USD/CAD short210Oct 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010($600)
USD/CAD short210Oct 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010($600)
GBP/USD long210Oct 19, 2010Oct 19, 2010($840)
USD/CAD short210Oct 17, 2010Oct 18, 2010($587)
GBP/USD short210Oct 15, 2010Oct 15, 2010($840)
EUR/JPY short210Oct 13, 2010Oct 14, 2010$5
USD/CAD long210Oct 13, 2010Oct 14, 2010($600)
GBP/USD short210Oct 13, 2010Oct 14, 2010($838)
EUR/GBP short210Oct 12, 2010Oct 13, 2010$121
GBP/CHF long200Oct 12, 2010Oct 13, 2010$1,015
USD/CAD short210Oct 11, 2010Oct 12, 2010($600)
EUR/JPY long210Oct 11, 2010Oct 12, 2010($5)
EUR/CHF short200Oct 8, 2010Oct 8, 2010$1,515
EUR/GBP short200Oct 8, 2010Oct 8, 2010$1,483
EUR/JPY long210Oct 8, 2010Oct 8, 2010$1
GBP/USD short210Oct 4, 2010Oct 4, 2010$607
EUR/GBP short210Oct 3, 2010Oct 4, 2010$1,030
EUR/JPY short210Oct 3, 2010Oct 3, 2010($5)
EUR/JPY short210Oct 1, 2010Oct 1, 2010($6)
USD/CAD long210Sep 29, 2010Sep 29, 2010$600
EUR/JPY short210Sep 29, 2010Sep 29, 2010$5
USD/CAD long200Sep 27, 2010Sep 27, 2010$572
EUR/JPY short200Sep 27, 2010Sep 27, 2010$0
GBP/USD short200Sep 27, 2010Sep 27, 2010$228
GBP/USD short200Sep 24, 2010Sep 24, 2010($780)
USD/CAD long200Sep 24, 2010Sep 24, 2010$370

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.