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Uncl Al - Market Neutral

Stocks · Started Sep 2013

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
0.2%
Max Drawdown
15.8%
Trades
45
Win Trades
57.8%
Profit Factor
1.20
Win Months
1.9%

About this strategy

Uncl' Al's Market Neutral model has been running in various guises for over 3 years now. Over those 3 years around 100 thousand lines of code have been written to bring it from proof-of-concept to it's current state. A live InteractiveBrokers account has been running the model from it's POC days with several hundred thousand dollars of real money.

Uncl' Al's Market Neutral model attempts to do something that is generally considered unachievable over the long term, create alpha. At all times the model is perfectly market neutral (more accurately beta neutral). It will perform equally well (or badly) whether the market is going up or the market is going down).

The Model uses a large number of Factors that have been optimized over up to 24 years of point-in-time data to filter and rank stocks. These include:

Fundamentals such as Growth, Valuation, Cash Flows, EVA, Quality Indicators and Red Flags.

Common Technical Indicators

Sentiment Indicators such as Analyst, Insider, Institutional and Options activity

Text Analysis of Message Board activity and News Headlines that looks for words and phrases that have historically led to statistically significant under or out performances of stocks over the ensuing months.

A Dynamic Factor that adjusts itself based on whichever factors are working in a particular market environment.

Proprietary Indicators such as a greatly improved
Discounted Cash Flow calculation that uses historical data to estimate a range of values for each input rather than using a single naive estimate, as well as many other improvements.

And finally, Alpha Harvesting, which is the most important part of the system. Alpha Harvesting uses web-crawlers to download the positions of the tens of thousands of institutional and non-institutional investors that publically post their positions on the internet. With that information it uses a proprietary algorithm to rank every single investor and then uses the picks of the best investors to rank stocks.

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2013-1.27.113.6-4.115.3
2014-7.9-3.30.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0-10.8
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
20190.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
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 began9/9/2013
Suggested Minimum Capital$50,000
Age158 months
What it tradesStocks
# Trades45
# Profitable26
% Profitable57.8%
Avg trade duration70.1 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown15.8%
drawdown periodDec 12, 2013 - Feb 27, 2014
Annual Return (Compounded)0.2%
Avg win$479
Avg loss$568

Ratios

W:L ratio1.18
Sharpe Ratio-0.44
Sortino Ratio-0.70
Calmar Ratio0.09

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.00
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life353.8%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)-355.2%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)0.2%
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 Equity17.3%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life1.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Percent Trades Stocks1.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss100.0%
Chance of 20% account loss0.0%
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%

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? 0/11

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$568
Avg Win$479
# Winners26
Sum Trade PL (losers)$10,801
Sum Trade PL (winners)$12,464
Num Months Winners3
# Losers19
% Winners57.8%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct277

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table157

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)100998.43
Avg Position Time (hrs)1683.31
Avg Trade Length70.10
Last Trade Ago4582

Regression

Alpha0
Beta0
Treynor Index-5.75

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.01
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.01
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.01
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades11.73
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-1.45
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats85.44
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats53.68
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.43
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.31
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.09

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean-0.01
SD0.09
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.13
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.12
df33
t-0.21
p0.58
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.29
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.04
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.29
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.04
Sortino ratio-0.20
Upside Potential Ratio1.11
Upside part of mean0.06
Downside part of mean-0.07
Upside SD0.07
Downside SD0.06
N nonnegative terms3
N negative terms31
N of observations34
Mean of predictor0.53
Mean of criterion-0.01
SD of predictor0.32
SD of criterion0.09
Covariance0.00
r0.07
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.02
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.02
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error32
t(b)0.39
p(b)0.35
t(a)-0.36
p(a)0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.12
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.10
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.58
Jensen alpha (a)-0.02
Mean-0.01
SD0.09
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.17
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.16
df33
t-0.28
p0.61
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.33
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.00
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.33
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.00
Sortino ratio-0.25
Upside Potential Ratio1.03
Upside part of mean0.06
Downside part of mean-0.07
Upside SD0.06
Downside SD0.06
N nonnegative terms3
N negative terms31
N of observations34
Mean of predictor0.47
Mean of criterion-0.01
SD of predictor0.29
SD of criterion0.09
Covariance0.00
r0.08
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.02
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.03
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error32
t(b)0.44
p(b)0.33
t(a)-0.44
p(a)0.67
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.08
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.14
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.09
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.63
Jensen alpha (a)-0.03
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean-0.01
SD0.07
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.18
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.18
df750
t-0.31
p0.62
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.98
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.34
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.98
Sortino ratio-0.28
Upside Potential Ratio3.58
Upside part of mean0.16
Downside part of mean-0.17
Upside SD0.05
Downside SD0.04
N nonnegative terms62
N negative terms689
N of observations751
Mean of predictor0.57
Mean of criterion-0.01
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion0.07
Covariance0.00
r0.00
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.00
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.01
Mean Square Error0.00
DF error749
t(b)0.11
p(b)0.46
t(a)-0.32
p(a)0.62
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.09
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.07
Treynor index (mean / b)-16.65
Jensen alpha (a)-0.01
Mean-0.01
SD0.07
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-0.22
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-0.22
df750
t-0.37
p0.64
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.37
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.94
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.37
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.94
Sortino ratio-0.33
Upside Potential Ratio3.51
Upside part of mean0.16
Downside part of mean-0.17
Upside SD0.05
Downside SD0.04
N nonnegative terms62
N negative terms689
N of observations751
Mean of predictor0.50
Mean of criterion-0.01
SD of predictor0.36
SD of criterion0.07
Covariance0.00
r0.00
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.00
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.02
Mean Square Error0.00
DF error749
t(b)0.12
p(b)0.45
t(a)-0.37
p(a)0.65
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.09
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.06
Treynor index (mean / b)-18.38
Jensen alpha (a)-0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.00
Mean-0.03
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 ratio-16.19
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0
Downside SD0.00
N nonnegative terms0
N negative terms131
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.23
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.52
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
Mean-0.03
SD0
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)-9.74841826823373e+15
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)-9.69206937105203e+15
df130
t-6893172865105920
p1
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.08701574255084e+16
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-8513981316595712
Sortino ratio-16.19
Upside Potential Ratio0
Upside part of mean0
Downside part of mean-0.03
Upside SD0
Downside SD0.00
N nonnegative terms0
N negative terms131
N of observations131
Mean of predictor1.09
Mean of criterion-0.03
SD of predictor0.52
SD of criterion0
Covariance0
r0
b (slope, estimate of beta)0
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)-0.03
Mean Square Error0
DF error129
t(b)0
p(b)0.50
t(a)-6810089407119360
p(a)1
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.03
Treynor index (mean / b)-1.00867180315655e+32
Jensen alpha (a)-0.03
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.00
VaR(95%)0
Expected Shortfall on VaR0

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations34
Minimum0.92
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 low3
Percentage of outliers low0.09
Mean of outliers low0.96
Number of outliers high3
Percentage of outliers high0.09
Mean of outliers high1.06
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0
VaR(95%) (moments method)0
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.33
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.04
Number of observations751
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11
Median1
Quartile 31
Maximum1.05
Mean of quarter 11.00
Mean of quarter 21
Mean of quarter 31
Mean of quarter 41.00
Inter Quartile Range0
Number outliers low56
Percentage of outliers low0.07
Mean of outliers low0.99
Number of outliers high64
Percentage of outliers high0.09
Mean of outliers high1.01
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.60
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.00
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.27
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.00
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01
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 observations1
Minimum0.13
Quartile 10.13
Median0.13
Quartile 30.13
Maximum0.13
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
Number of observations9
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.01
Quartile 30.02
Maximum0.14
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.02
Mean of quarter 40.09
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.11
Mean of outliers high0.14
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.18
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.07
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.09
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.47
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.20
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?-435292672
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)77
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.01
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.01
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.11
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal0.26
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.01
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.01
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.09
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs0.14
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal1.54
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 12 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
INFI short240Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($409)
ROSE short65Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014$991
ARCP short260Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($296)
X short160Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$447
CUZ short360Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($93)
MT short260Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014$205
VRTX short51Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($392)
MDR short550Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014($324)
MKTX long86Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($675)
BRO long190Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014($430)
BIN long230Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014($168)
ECOL long170Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$177
SCI long340Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$170
GALT short410Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($2,743)
SNI long77Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$405
BPI long350Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$910
HY long68Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014$376
PEGA long300Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014$389
RYAAY long130Nov 11, 2013Feb 27, 2014$1,291
OMER short520Oct 21, 2013Feb 27, 2014($2,090)
GS short26Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013($154)
FDP long190Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013($648)
BPL long79Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013$0
RL long33Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013$252
EPB long140Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013($105)
OZM long470Oct 21, 2013Nov 11, 2013$405
BIO long47Sep 18, 2013Oct 21, 2013$305
CACC long52Sep 18, 2013Oct 21, 2013$132
WNS long290Sep 18, 2013Oct 21, 2013$174
MSG long110Sep 18, 2013Oct 21, 2013$114

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.