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AI TQQQ only swing

Equity · Stocks · Started Oct 2020

Trades Own Strategy BrokerTransmit

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
38.2%
Max Drawdown
51.0%
Trades
393
Win Trades
49.6%
Profit Factor
1.30
Win Months
53.5%
Subscribe Full access for $120/month

About this strategy

Investment Strategy Overview

This trading strategy is centered around the 3x Long NASDAQ ETF, TQQQ, and sitout in cash when not long (we never go short). This strategy is underpinned by the application of machine learning (Artificial Intelligence) techniques and swing/day trading.


Leveraged ETFs and Risk Mitigation

It is imperative to recognize that leveraged ETFs offer the potential for substantial returns but simultaneously carry a heightened degree of risk, attributable to their 3x leverage. Our approach seeks to mitigate this risk by adopting a dynamic stance that involves holding the long ETF during favorable market conditions while holding the inverse ETF during market downturns. This decision-making process is driven by our machine learning algorithms, ensuring a data-driven and disciplined approach.


Account Requirements and Geographic Considerations

Participants in our strategy should be aware that a margin account is required. We do not employ martingale strategies or margin utilization. In the case of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), IRA margin is mandatory. Additionally, it's important to note that the ETFs we utilize are not available through Interactive Brokers in Europe.


Account Size and Automation

We recommend a minimum account size of $30,000 to avoid Pattern Day Trader violations. Additionally, we highly recommend using Collective2's autotrading to ensure timely execution and adherence to our algorithmic approach. We emphasize that this strategy should only be implemented with funds designated as risk capital, capital that one is prepared to lose entirely if necessary. Be sure to exercise prudent judgment when setting scaling to align with one's risk tolerance. Our system is entirely algorithmic, devoid of discretionary decision-making.


Suggestion for how to calculate scaling:

1. Find strategy model account value by opening the strategy page.
2. Zoom the chart to the far right, and move mouse over current model account value (e.g., $27,150).
3. Suppose you have $33,000 in your IB account that you want to use in it's entirety.
4. Now divide to get scaling: $33,000 / $27,150 = 1.215, or 121%
5. So you would set your scaling to 121% when setting up autotrading.
6. You may want to choose a lower value to be less aggressive, but we do not recommend a higher value.
7. It is advisable to revisit scaling (yearly is good), and if necessary, update it.

Trend-following Sector: Technology

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20200.636.211.552.8
2021-0.26.07.97.114.710.31.812.1-20.021.27.9-6.273.1
2022-9.2-21.915.2-5.03.0-18.425.7-6.5-18.6-1.62.5-1.3-38.0
202320.6-2.713.1-13.332.313.714.98.3-17.3-11.214.015.3108.1
20242.99.8-3.8-2.214.510.6-2.8-6.6-8.9-9.21.22.04.4
2025-1.92.4-1.650.5-2.311.6-0.5-0.414.91.7-10.9-0.865.8
20261.4-5.4-11.132.219.0-8.2-6.6-1.213.7

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began10/7/2020
Suggested Minimum Capital$15,000
Age72 months
C2 RankTop 7.5%
What it tradesStocks
# Trades393
# Profitable195
% Profitable49.6%
Avg trade duration3.7 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown51.0%
drawdown periodNov 22, 2021 - Nov 04, 2022
Annual Return (Compounded)38.2%
Avg win$1,200
Avg loss$930

Ratios

W:L ratio1.27
Sharpe Ratio0.84
Sortino Ratio1.30
Calmar Ratio0.98

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP5000.43
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life124.4%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)446.9%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)38.2%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.4%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)42.3%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity27.3%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex0.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Short Options - Percent Covered100.0%
Percent Trades Stocks1.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss63.0%
Chance of 20% account loss36.0%
Chance of 30% account loss12.0%
Chance of 40% account loss4.0%
Chance of 50% account loss1.5%
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%
Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)0.0%

Automation

Percentage Signals Automated0.0%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)907
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)947
C2 Score925
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)868

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?185436
TOS percent100.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$930
Avg Win$1,200
# Winners195
Sum Trade PL (losers)$184,185
Sum Trade PL (winners)$233,993
Num Months Winners38
# Losers198
% Winners49.6%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct690

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table71

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)5310.85
Avg Position Time (hrs)88.51
Avg Trade Length3.70
Last Trade Ago4

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)2.77
Daily leverage (max)4.41

Regression

Alpha0.07
Beta0.97
Treynor Index0.11

Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)

MAE:Equity, average, all trades0.03
MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat0.10
MAE:Equity, average, losing trades0.04
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 trades-9.40
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)-0.34
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats37.20
MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats54.46
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.47
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.18
Hold-and-Hope Ratio-0.10

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.44
SD0.44
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.99
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.98
df68
t2.38
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.15
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.82
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.15
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.81
Sortino ratio1.94
Upside Potential Ratio3.60
Upside part of mean0.81
Downside part of mean-0.37
Upside SD0.40
Downside SD0.22
N nonnegative terms41
N negative terms28
N of observations69
Mean of predictor0.13
Mean of criterion0.44
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.44
Covariance0.04
r0.62
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.90
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.20
Mean Square Error0.12
DF error67
t(b)6.49
p(b)0
t(a)1.32
p(a)0.10
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.32
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta2.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.50
Treynor index (mean / b)0.23
Jensen alpha (a)0.20
Mean0.34
SD0.42
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.80
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.79
df68
t1.91
p0.03
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.62
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-0.04
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.62
Sortino ratio1.37
Upside Potential Ratio2.99
Upside part of mean0.74
Downside part of mean-0.40
Upside SD0.35
Downside SD0.25
N nonnegative terms41
N negative terms28
N of observations69
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.34
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.42
Covariance0.04
r0.63
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.87
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.12
Mean Square Error0.11
DF error67
t(b)6.67
p(b)0
t(a)0.87
p(a)0.19
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.31
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta2.44
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.41
Treynor index (mean / b)0.18
Jensen alpha (a)0.12
VaR(95%)0.16
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.20
VaR(95%)0.06
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.13
Mean0.39
SD0.34
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.14
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.14
df1515
t2.75
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.33
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.96
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.33
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.96
Sortino ratio1.77
Upside Potential Ratio9.41
Upside part of mean2.06
Downside part of mean-1.67
Upside SD0.26
Downside SD0.22
N nonnegative terms729
N negative terms787
N of observations1516
Mean of predictor0.13
Mean of criterion0.39
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.34
Covariance0.02
r0.42
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.86
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.28
Mean Square Error0.09
DF error1514
t(b)18.24
p(b)0.29
t(a)2.19
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.77
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.95
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.53
Treynor index (mean / b)0.45
Jensen alpha (a)0.28
Mean0.33
SD0.34
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.98
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.98
df1515
t2.36
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.16
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.79
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.16
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.79
Sortino ratio1.48
Upside Potential Ratio9.06
Upside part of mean2.02
Downside part of mean-1.69
Upside SD0.25
Downside SD0.22
N nonnegative terms729
N negative terms787
N of observations1516
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.33
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.34
Covariance0.02
r0.43
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.86
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.23
Mean Square Error0.09
DF error1514
t(b)18.36
p(b)0.29
t(a)1.84
p(a)0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.77
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.95
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.48
Treynor index (mean / b)0.38
Jensen alpha (a)0.23
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03
Mean0.34
SD0.32
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.08
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.07
df130
t0.76
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.70
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.85
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.71
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.84
Sortino ratio1.64
Upside Potential Ratio9.99
Upside part of mean2.06
Downside part of mean-1.72
Upside SD0.24
Downside SD0.21
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.21
Mean of criterion0.34
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.32
Covariance0.03
r0.63
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.42
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.05
Mean Square Error0.06
DF error129
t(b)9.33
p(b)0.13
t(a)0.14
p(a)0.49
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.12
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.72
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.64
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.74
Treynor index (mean / b)0.24
Jensen alpha (a)0.05
Mean0.29
SD0.31
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.92
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.92
df130
t0.65
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.85
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.69
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.86
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.69
Sortino ratio1.38
Upside Potential Ratio9.70
Upside part of mean2.04
Downside part of mean-1.75
Upside SD0.23
Downside SD0.21
N nonnegative terms65
N negative terms66
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.20
Mean of criterion0.29
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.31
Covariance0.03
r0.64
b (slope, estimate of beta)1.42
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.01
Mean Square Error0.06
DF error129
t(b)9.36
p(b)0.12
t(a)0.04
p(a)0.50
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.12
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta1.72
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.67
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.70
Treynor index (mean / b)0.20
Jensen alpha (a)0.01
VaR(95%)0.03
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.04
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations69
Minimum0.76
Quartile 10.96
Median1.02
Quartile 31.11
Maximum1.34
Mean of quarter 10.90
Mean of quarter 20.99
Mean of quarter 31.06
Mean of quarter 41.21
Inter Quartile Range0.15
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high1
Percentage of outliers high0.01
Mean of outliers high1.34
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.44
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.11
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.23
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.06
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.10
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.14
Number of observations1516
Minimum0.88
Quartile 10.99
Median1
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.14
Mean of quarter 10.98
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.00
Mean of quarter 41.03
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low37
Percentage of outliers low0.02
Mean of outliers low0.95
Number of outliers high55
Percentage of outliers high0.04
Mean of outliers high1.06
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.06
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.03
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.05
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03
Number of observations131
Minimum0.95
Quartile 10.99
Median1
Quartile 31.01
Maximum1.06
Mean of quarter 10.98
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.01
Mean of quarter 41.03
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low3
Percentage of outliers low0.02
Mean of outliers low0.95
Number of outliers high3
Percentage of outliers high0.02
Mean of outliers high1.06
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.34
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.03
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.03
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations9
Minimum0.01
Quartile 10.06
Median0.13
Quartile 30.19
Maximum0.37
Mean of quarter 10.04
Mean of quarter 20.11
Mean of quarter 30.17
Mean of quarter 40.29
Inter Quartile Range0.13
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)0.03
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.30
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.38
Extreme Value Index (regression method)2.21
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.53
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0
Number of observations62
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.03
Quartile 30.07
Maximum0.44
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.05
Mean of quarter 40.18
Inter Quartile Range0.06
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high7
Percentage of outliers high0.11
Mean of outliers high0.27
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.02
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.16
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.22
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.11
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.20
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.30
Number of observations11
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.02
Median0.02
Quartile 30.05
Maximum0.20
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.02
Mean of quarter 30.03
Mean of quarter 40.15
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high2
Percentage of outliers high0.18
Mean of outliers high0.20
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-1465.13
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.13
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-4.93
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.46
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.46
Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?-408328800
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)347
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.8%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)1.26
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.44
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.19
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs1.53
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal2.21
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)1.20
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.43
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)0.98
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.45
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal10.55
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.34
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.37
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.84
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.45
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal9.79

Trading record

Placed 959 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
TQQQ long610Aug 12, 2026Aug 19, 2026($2,029)
TQQQ long610Aug 4, 2026Aug 10, 2026($196)
TQQQ long673Aug 3, 2026Aug 3, 2026$2,229
TQQQ long710Jul 29, 2026Jul 30, 2026$2,323
TQQQ long693Jul 27, 2026Jul 29, 2026($2,890)
TQQQ long702Jul 24, 2026Jul 27, 2026($787)
TQQQ long636Jul 22, 2026Jul 22, 2026$273
TQQQ long622Jul 16, 2026Jul 21, 2026$593
TQQQ long596Jul 9, 2026Jul 15, 2026($1,585)
TQQQ long609Jul 8, 2026Jul 9, 2026$1,146
TQQQ long624Jul 7, 2026Jul 8, 2026($613)
TQQQ long615Jul 2, 2026Jul 7, 2026$260
TQQQ long581Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026($2,333)
TQQQ long611Jun 29, 2026Jun 30, 2026$217
TQQQ long659Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026($1,674)
TQQQ long681Jun 23, 2026Jun 24, 2026($1,742)
TQQQ long680Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026($5,847)
TQQQ long692Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026$3,117
TQQQ long660Jun 12, 2026Jun 16, 2026$2,423
TQQQ long668Jun 5, 2026Jun 8, 2026$1,980
TQQQ long625Jun 3, 2026Jun 5, 2026($4,999)
TQQQ long622May 22, 2026Jun 3, 2026$6,183
TQQQ long639May 19, 2026May 21, 2026$1,598
TQQQ long632May 15, 2026May 18, 2026($1,161)
TQQQ long617May 13, 2026May 13, 2026$973
TQQQ long705Apr 29, 2026May 6, 2026$5,210
TQQQ long719Apr 22, 2026Apr 28, 2026$164
TQQQ long748Apr 16, 2026Apr 20, 2026$1,144
TQQQ long760Apr 13, 2026Apr 15, 2026$5,125
TQQQ long777Apr 7, 2026Apr 8, 2026$2,944

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.