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Fearless Value

Options · Options · Started Oct 2017

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
50.4%
Max Drawdown
65.2%
Trades
831
Win Trades
76.5%
Profit Factor
2.50
Win Months
59.0%
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About this strategy

This is a value-oriented trading strategy that combines fundamental conviction with market-driven flexibility. Often contrarian in nature.
It adapts to changing market environments and uses conservative option tactics to enhance entry and exit points.
The goal is to generate long-term returns by staying disciplined, opportunistic, and grounded in fundamentals – even when the market isn’t.

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Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2017-1.710.59.118.4
2018-3.3-4.01.20.9-9.46.9-8.0-2.3-11.48.1-0.9-8.2-28.2
2019-11.7-14.43.4-15.50.0-21.5-8.1-0.241.626.1-9.4
202051.710.2-35.294.16.923.341.463.4-6.50.533.114.0812.4
202137.4-15.6-16.211.8-10.311.8-0.15.011.745.03.15.3101.0
2022-5.33.23.35.93.4-2.22.9-5.03.0-1.22.4-0.49.6
202319.9-7.716.99.4-8.8-0.54.7-7.7-14.618.1-1.716.743.6
2024-18.7-15.730.45.8-1.9-2.38.120.80.90.6-10.3-7.20.0
20250.87.15.50.91.06.54.811.68.6-4.11.7-2.349.5
20263.72.0-2.15.4-1.0-0.33.41.412.9

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began10/10/2017
Suggested Minimum Capital$35,000
Age108 months
C2 RankTop 5.3%
What it tradesStocks, Options
# Trades831
# Profitable636
% Profitable76.5%
Avg trade duration26.8 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown65.2%
drawdown periodJune 18, 2018 - Oct 11, 2019
Annual Return (Compounded)50.4%
Avg win$155
Avg loss$221

Ratios

W:L ratio2.47
Sharpe Ratio0.85
Sortino Ratio1.63
Calmar Ratio1.89

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.25
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life200.0%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)3455.6%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)50.4%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.5%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status0.0%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)51.7%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity4.0%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.8%
Short Options - Percent Covered23.4%
Percent Trades Stocks0.2%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss76.5%
Chance of 20% account loss54.0%
Chance of 30% account loss40.5%
Chance of 40% account loss30.5%
Chance of 50% account loss17.5%
Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)9.5%
Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)2.5%
Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)1.5%
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)755
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)954
C2 Score947
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)868

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/11

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?0
TOS percent0.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$221
Avg Win$155
# Winners636
Sum Trade PL (losers)$43,178
Sum Trade PL (winners)$98,724
Num Months Winners62
# Losers195
% Winners76.5%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct3877

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table107

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)38542.10
Avg Position Time (hrs)642.37
Avg Trade Length26.80
Last Trade Ago0

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)1.66
Daily leverage (max)10.30

Regression

Alpha0.12
Beta0.69
Treynor Index0.20

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.02
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.01
MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
MAE:Equity, average, winning trades0.02
MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades7.32
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)5.76
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats61.39
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats96.99
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades3.51
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.11
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.13

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean1.15
SD1.33
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.86
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.85
df59
t1.93
p0.03
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.75
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.04
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.74
Sortino ratio7.30
Upside Potential Ratio8.91
Upside part of mean1.41
Downside part of mean-0.26
Upside SD1.35
Downside SD0.16
N nonnegative terms36
N negative terms24
N of observations60
Mean of predictor0.22
Mean of criterion1.15
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion1.33
Covariance0.09
r0.34
b (slope, estimate of beta)2.23
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.67
Mean Square Error1.59
DF error58
t(b)2.78
p(b)0.00
t(a)1.13
p(a)0.13
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.63
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta3.84
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.52
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.85
Treynor index (mean / b)0.52
Jensen alpha (a)0.67
Mean0.71
SD0.76
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.93
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.92
df59
t2.08
p0.02
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.04
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.82
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.03
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.81
Sortino ratio4.25
Upside Potential Ratio5.85
Upside part of mean0.98
Downside part of mean-0.27
Upside SD0.77
Downside SD0.17
N nonnegative terms36
N negative terms24
N of observations60
Mean of predictor0.20
Mean of criterion0.71
SD of predictor0.20
SD of criterion0.76
Covariance0.05
r0.34
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.28
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.46
Mean Square Error0.53
DF error58
t(b)2.72
p(b)0.00
t(a)1.37
p(a)0.09
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.34
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta2.23
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.21
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.14
Treynor index (mean / b)0.55
Jensen alpha (a)0.46
VaR(95%)0.26
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.32
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.09
Mean0.89
SD0.62
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.43
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.43
df1315
t3.21
p0.44
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.56
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.31
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.56
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.31
Sortino ratio2.76
Upside Potential Ratio9.11
Upside part of mean2.95
Downside part of mean-2.06
Upside SD0.53
Downside SD0.32
N nonnegative terms681
N negative terms635
N of observations1316
Mean of predictor0.22
Mean of criterion0.89
SD of predictor0.25
SD of criterion0.62
Covariance0.05
r0.32
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.79
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.72
Mean Square Error0.35
DF error1314
t(b)12.32
p(b)0.34
t(a)2.72
p(a)0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.66
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.91
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.23
Treynor index (mean / b)1.13
Jensen alpha (a)0.72
Mean0.71
SD0.60
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.19
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.19
df1315
t2.67
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.31
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.07
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.31
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.07
Sortino ratio2.08
Upside Potential Ratio8.29
Upside part of mean2.82
Downside part of mean-2.11
Upside SD0.49
Downside SD0.34
N nonnegative terms681
N negative terms635
N of observations1316
Mean of predictor0.19
Mean of criterion0.71
SD of predictor0.25
SD of criterion0.60
Covariance0.05
r0.33
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.79
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.56
Mean Square Error0.32
DF error1314
t(b)12.71
p(b)0.33
t(a)2.23
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.66
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.91
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.07
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha1.05
Treynor index (mean / b)0.90
Jensen alpha (a)0.56
VaR(95%)0.06
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.07
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
Mean0.22
SD0.13
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.70
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.69
df130
t1.20
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.09
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.47
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.09
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.47
Sortino ratio2.76
Upside Potential Ratio11.56
Upside part of mean0.92
Downside part of mean-0.70
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms66
N negative terms65
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.21
Mean of criterion0.22
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.13
Covariance0.01
r0.36
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.33
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.15
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)4.37
p(b)0.28
t(a)0.88
p(a)0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.18
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.19
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.50
Treynor index (mean / b)0.67
Jensen alpha (a)0.15
Mean0.21
SD0.13
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.63
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.62
df130
t1.16
p0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.15
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio4.41
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.15
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation4.40
Sortino ratio2.64
Upside Potential Ratio11.43
Upside part of mean0.92
Downside part of mean-0.71
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms66
N negative terms65
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.20
Mean of criterion0.21
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.13
Covariance0.01
r0.36
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.33
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.15
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error129
t(b)4.38
p(b)0.28
t(a)0.85
p(a)0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.18
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.06
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.19
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.49
Treynor index (mean / b)0.64
Jensen alpha (a)0.15
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations60
Minimum0.85
Quartile 10.98
Median1.02
Quartile 31.07
Maximum3.36
Mean of quarter 10.92
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.04
Mean of quarter 41.43
Inter Quartile Range0.09
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high4
Percentage of outliers high0.07
Mean of outliers high2.23
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.83
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.07
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.75
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.09
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.10
Number of observations1316
Minimum0.81
Quartile 10.99
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.33
Mean of quarter 10.97
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.04
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low81
Percentage of outliers low0.06
Mean of outliers low0.93
Number of outliers high93
Percentage of outliers high0.07
Mean of outliers high1.10
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.55
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.03
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.07
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.27
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.04
Number of observations131
Minimum0.98
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.03
Mean of quarter 10.99
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.01
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low1
Percentage of outliers low0.01
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.02
Mean of outliers high1.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.29
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
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 observations10
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.03
Median0.05
Quartile 30.12
Maximum0.43
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.04
Mean of quarter 30.08
Mean of quarter 40.23
Inter Quartile Range0.09
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.10
Mean of outliers high0.43
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.05
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.25
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.35
Extreme Value Index (regression method)1.78
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.54
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations60
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.02
Quartile 30.06
Maximum0.58
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.04
Mean of quarter 40.21
Inter Quartile Range0.05
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high8
Percentage of outliers high0.13
Mean of outliers high0.30
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.11
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.17
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.26
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.42
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.18
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.36
Number of observations9
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.02
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.05
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.03
Mean of quarter 40.05
Inter Quartile Range0.01
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)-37280.22
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-7.74
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.14
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.14
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-390485216
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)480
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.5%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)7.85
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)1.09
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)2.57
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs4.71
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal3.37
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)7.86
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)1.09
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.89
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs5.25
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal15.45
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.26
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.27
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)5.74
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs5.75
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal17.38

Trading record

Placed 367 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
SPCX2621T95 short2Jul 14, 2026Aug 22, 2026$325
STRC2621T90 short1Aug 7, 2026Aug 22, 2026$54
SPCX2621T65 short1Aug 3, 2026Aug 22, 2026$42
B2621T31 short1Jul 17, 2026Aug 22, 2026$53
NBIS long4Aug 5, 2026Aug 17, 2026$159
GME2607T21.5 short2Jul 30, 2026Aug 8, 2026$37
GME2607T19 short2Aug 3, 2026Aug 8, 2026$61
SPY long5Aug 4, 2026Aug 6, 2026$39
VXX2631S22 short1Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026$2
TQQQ2631S55 short1Jul 22, 2026Jul 28, 2026($64)
BMNR2624G15.5 short1Jul 17, 2026Jul 25, 2026$70
BMNR long100Jun 27, 2026Jul 25, 2026$48
GME2624S21.5 short2Jul 21, 2026Jul 23, 2026($33)
BMNR2621T14 short1Jul 20, 2026Jul 23, 2026$9
GME2617G26 short4Jun 17, 2026Jul 18, 2026$89
TQQQ2617S45 short1Jun 23, 2026Jul 18, 2026$49
BMNR2617G16 short1Jul 10, 2026Jul 18, 2026$30
SPCX2617S100 short1Jun 25, 2026Jul 18, 2026$45
TQQQ2624S50 short1Jun 30, 2026Jul 17, 2026$9
BMNR2624S14 short1Jul 10, 2026Jul 16, 2026$20
GME2617S21.5 short2Jul 10, 2026Jul 16, 2026$33
TQQQ2617S60 short2Jul 9, 2026Jul 13, 2026$3
BMNR2610S14.5 short1Jul 6, 2026Jul 11, 2026$20
BMNR2610G15.5 short1Jun 26, 2026Jul 11, 2026$21
STRC long34Jun 22, 2026Jul 8, 2026$47
BMNR2621T11 short1Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$17
NBIS2610S115 short1Jul 2, 2026Jul 7, 2026$32
SPCX2626R135 short1Jun 22, 2026Jun 24, 2026$7
WTAI long21Jun 18, 2026Jun 22, 2026$17
STRC2618R80 short1Jun 18, 2026Jun 19, 2026$25

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