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FOREX VIX-3

Futures · Forex · Started Apr 2021

Trades Own Strategy

hypothetical · Annual Return (Compounded)
15.0%
Max Drawdown
23.8%
Trades
258
Win Trades
79.1%
Profit Factor
2.50
Win Months
67.7%
Subscribe Full access for $50/month

About this strategy

Basket of (up to 50) L/S positions in tradable currencies. The system trades the volatility around a trend, using a profit-harvesting algorithm. Risk is controlled through position sizing. Stop-losses are rarely used.

The system harvests profits from "normal currency volatility" and reversion to the mean. Trades are entered and exited on an overbought/oversold signal. Importantly, once a Long or Short signal on a currency is triggered, a set of further trades and exits on that position are set as open orders.

Backtest show an average Annual Return/ Average Drawdown ratio of approximately 6.0, with an average annual max Drawdown of <10%.

However, the multi-year (10) Max Drawdown could be up to 20% with this strategy. One should expect a drawdown of approximately 8% +/- to occur about every 3 months.

If you should choose to follow the strategy at C2, I recommend that you "join trades in progress".

(May 2022: C2 and Oanda have stopped working together, so I am no longer using C2 to manage my trades at Oanda - rather running my program directly with Oanda. I will continue to publish trades and orders on C2, but will no longer "trade my own system" at C2.)

CAVEAT EMPTOR

Contact me if you have any questions. lesgray@morganllc.com. 617-592-8379
Control notes: trade units = 0.2*$k.

Currencies

Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
20214.9-7.712.61.70.70.60.53.4-0.316.5
20220.21.00.6-0.76.3-1.31.81.44.94.94.2-1.523.6
20232.93.31.1-1.32.5-5.24.23.05.20.52.4-3.016.1
20249.1-0.41.4-0.22.80.91.41.9-4.26.22.6-0.722.1
20251.7-2.1-3.10.6-0.7-2.63.8-0.20.11.30.0-0.7-2.3
20260.1-5.313.1-6.10.43.90.60.96.6

Statistics

Overview

Strategy began4/1/2021
Suggested Minimum Capital$100,000
Age66 months
C2 RankTop 3.5%
What it tradesForex
# Trades258
# Profitable204
% Profitable79.1%
Avg trade duration40.3 days
Max peak-to-valley drawdown23.8%
drawdown periodJuly 28, 2026 - Aug 04, 2026
Annual Return (Compounded)15.0%
Avg win$956
Avg loss$1,425

Ratios

W:L ratio2.54
Sharpe Ratio0.88
Sortino Ratio1.43
Calmar Ratio1.41

CORRELATION STATISTICS

Correlation to SP500-0.10
Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life90.4%
Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)22.3%

Return Statistics

Ann Return (w trading costs)15.0%
Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)0.1%
Return Pcnt Since TOS Status7.3%
Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)15.5%

Slump

Current Slump as Pcnt Equity6.6%
Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life0.0%

Instruments

Percent Trades Forex1.0%
Percent Trades Futures0.0%
Percent Trades Options0.0%
Short Options - Percent Covered0.0%
Percent Trades Stocks0.0%

Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)

Chance of 10% account loss40.5%
Chance of 20% account loss7.0%
Chance of 30% account loss2.5%
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 Automated30.5%

Popularity

Popularity (Today)533
Popularity (Last 6 weeks)925
C2 Score965
Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)750

Trading Style

Any stock shorts? 0/10

Trades-Own-System Certification

Trades Own System?187489
TOS percent100.0%

Win / Loss

Avg Loss$1,425
Avg Win$956
# Winners204
Sum Trade PL (losers)$76,940
Sum Trade PL (winners)$195,101
Num Months Winners45
# Losers54
% Winners79.1%

Dividends

Dividends Received in Model Acct0

Age

Num Months filled monthly returns table65

Frequency

Avg Position Time (mins)57975.03
Avg Position Time (hrs)966.25
Avg Trade Length40.30
Last Trade Ago5

Leverage

Daily leverage (average)2.13
Daily leverage (max)8.85

Regression

Alpha0.04
Beta-0.08
Treynor Index-0.48

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 trades2.51
MAE:PL (avg, all trades)0.66
MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades0.80
Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades-1.80
Hold-and-Hope Ratio0.40

RATIO STATISTICS

Mean0.13
SD0.11
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.15
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.13
df63
t2.65
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.27
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio2.02
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.26
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation2.01
Sortino ratio2.46
Upside Potential Ratio3.91
Upside part of mean0.20
Downside part of mean-0.08
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.05
N nonnegative terms40
N negative terms24
N of observations64
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.13
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.11
Covariance0.00
r0.13
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.10
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.12
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error62
t(b)1.03
p(b)0.15
t(a)2.38
p(a)0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.09
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.29
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.22
Treynor index (mean / b)1.29
Jensen alpha (a)0.12
Mean0.12
SD0.11
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.11
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.10
df63
t2.57
p0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.24
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.98
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.23
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.97
Sortino ratio2.27
Upside Potential Ratio3.71
Upside part of mean0.20
Downside part of mean-0.08
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.05
N nonnegative terms40
N negative terms24
N of observations64
Mean of predictor0.09
Mean of criterion0.12
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.11
Covariance0.00
r0.13
b (slope, estimate of beta)0.10
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.11
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error62
t(b)1.04
p(b)0.15
t(a)2.33
p(a)0.01
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.09
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta0.29
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.21
Treynor index (mean / b)1.22
Jensen alpha (a)0.11
VaR(95%)0.04
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.05
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.03
Mean0.13
SD0.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)1.05
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)1.05
df1399
t2.43
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.20
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.90
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.20
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.90
Sortino ratio1.69
Upside Potential Ratio8.59
Upside part of mean0.65
Downside part of mean-0.52
Upside SD0.10
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms701
N negative terms699
N of observations1400
Mean of predictor0.11
Mean of criterion0.13
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.12
Covariance-0.00
r-0.08
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.13
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1398
t(b)-2.99
p(b)0.54
t(a)2.55
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.02
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.03
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.24
Treynor index (mean / b)-2.20
Jensen alpha (a)0.13
Mean0.12
SD0.12
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.99
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.99
df1399
t2.30
p0.46
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio0.15
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio1.84
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation0.15
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation1.84
Sortino ratio1.58
Upside Potential Ratio8.45
Upside part of mean0.65
Downside part of mean-0.52
Upside SD0.09
Downside SD0.08
N nonnegative terms701
N negative terms699
N of observations1400
Mean of predictor0.09
Mean of criterion0.12
SD of predictor0.17
SD of criterion0.12
Covariance-0.00
r-0.08
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.06
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.13
Mean Square Error0.01
DF error1398
t(b)-2.98
p(b)0.54
t(a)2.41
p(a)0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.10
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.02
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.02
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.23
Treynor index (mean / b)-2.08
Jensen alpha (a)0.13
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
VaR(95%)0.00
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01
Mean0.15
SD0.17
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.87
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.86
df130
t0.61
p0.47
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.91
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.64
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.91
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.63
Sortino ratio1.41
Upside Potential Ratio9.06
Upside part of mean0.97
Downside part of mean-0.82
Upside SD0.14
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms68
N negative terms63
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.19
Mean of criterion0.15
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.17
Covariance-0.01
r-0.38
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.48
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.24
Mean Square Error0.03
DF error129
t(b)-4.74
p(b)0.74
t(a)1.04
p(a)0.44
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.67
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.28
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.21
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.69
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.32
Jensen alpha (a)0.24
Mean0.14
SD0.17
Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate)0.78
Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE)0.78
df130
t0.55
p0.48
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio-1.99
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio3.56
Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation-1.99
Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation3.55
Sortino ratio1.25
Upside Potential Ratio8.89
Upside part of mean0.96
Downside part of mean-0.83
Upside SD0.13
Downside SD0.11
N nonnegative terms68
N negative terms63
N of observations131
Mean of predictor0.18
Mean of criterion0.14
SD of predictor0.14
SD of criterion0.17
Covariance-0.01
r-0.39
b (slope, estimate of beta)-0.47
a (intercept, estimate of alpha)0.22
Mean Square Error0.03
DF error129
t(b)-4.75
p(b)0.74
t(a)0.96
p(a)0.45
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.67
VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)0.01
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta-0.28
Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha-0.23
Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha0.67
Treynor index (mean / b)-0.29
Jensen alpha (a)0.22
VaR(95%)0.02
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.02
VaR(95%)0.01
Expected Shortfall on VaR0.01

ORDER STATISTICS

Number of observations64
Minimum0.94
Quartile 11.00
Median1.01
Quartile 31.03
Maximum1.13
Mean of quarter 10.98
Mean of quarter 21.00
Mean of quarter 31.02
Mean of quarter 41.05
Inter Quartile Range0.03
Number outliers low2
Percentage of outliers low0.03
Mean of outliers low0.94
Number of outliers high3
Percentage of outliers high0.05
Mean of outliers high1.10
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-0.08
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.36
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.02
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.03
Number of observations1400
Minimum0.96
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.06
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 low87
Percentage of outliers low0.06
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high110
Percentage of outliers high0.08
Mean of outliers high1.02
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.37
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.01
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.17
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01
Number of observations131
Minimum0.97
Quartile 11.00
Median1.00
Quartile 31.00
Maximum1.05
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 low6
Percentage of outliers low0.05
Mean of outliers low0.98
Number of outliers high9
Percentage of outliers high0.07
Mean of outliers high1.03
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.33
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.02
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.10
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.01
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.01

DRAW DOWN STATISTICS

Number of observations12
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.01
Median0.01
Quartile 30.03
Maximum0.07
Mean of quarter 10.01
Mean of quarter 20.01
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.06
Inter Quartile Range0.02
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high3
Percentage of outliers high0.25
Mean of outliers high0.06
Extreme Value Index (moments method)-2.19
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.06
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.07
Extreme Value Index (regression method)-0.38
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.07
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.07
Number of observations92
Minimum0.00
Quartile 10.00
Median0.00
Quartile 30.01
Maximum0.11
Mean of quarter 10.00
Mean of quarter 20.00
Mean of quarter 30.01
Mean of quarter 40.04
Inter Quartile Range0.01
Number outliers low0
Percentage of outliers low0
Mean of outliers low0
Number of outliers high13
Percentage of outliers high0.14
Mean of outliers high0.07
Extreme Value Index (moments method)0.46
VaR(95%) (moments method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (moments method)0.09
Extreme Value Index (regression method)0.10
VaR(95%) (regression method)0.04
Expected Shortfall (regression method)0.06
Number of observations3
Minimum0.04
Quartile 10.05
Median0.06
Quartile 30.08
Maximum0.09
Mean of quarter 10.04
Mean of quarter 20.06
Mean of quarter 30
Mean of quarter 40.09
Inter Quartile Range0.03
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?-444922976
Max Equity Drawdown (num days)7
Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative0.0%

COMBINED STATISTICS

Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.23
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.16
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)2.46
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs2.52
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal3.02
j156mfCOMBRisPar0
j157mfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.23
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.16
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.40
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs3.64
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal10.76
j313dfCOMBRisPar0
j314dfCOMBRisPar0
Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation)0.17
Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation)0.18
Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down)1.89
Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs1.89
Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal8.33

Trading record

Placed 566 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.

SymbolSideQtyOpenedClosedP/L
USD/CHF short50Jul 23, 2026Aug 19, 2026$1,149
AUD/CHF short50Aug 14, 2026Aug 19, 2026$273
USD/CAD short50Jul 9, 2026Aug 10, 2026$735
USD/JPY long50Aug 3, 2026Aug 10, 2026$361
EUR/USD long50Jul 9, 2026Jul 30, 2026$448
GBP/NZD short50Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026$325
AUD/NZD short200Sep 18, 2025Jul 9, 2026($6,264)
AUD/CHF short200Feb 2, 2026Jul 9, 2026($1,847)
AUD/CAD short200Jan 6, 2026Jul 9, 2026($5,938)
AUD/USD short150Jan 21, 2026Jun 23, 2026($305)
GBP/AUD long100Mar 10, 2026Jun 10, 2026$3,211
EUR/CAD long50Mar 9, 2026Mar 31, 2026$1,403
EUR/AUD long150Jan 28, 2026Mar 30, 2026$1,338
AUD/JPY short150Feb 27, 2026Mar 30, 2026$2,523
EUR/CHF long50Feb 27, 2026Mar 19, 2026$319
USD/ZAR long200Dec 16, 2025Mar 3, 2026$4,851
USD/SGD long50Jan 27, 2026Mar 3, 2026$577
USD/SEK long100Jan 23, 2026Mar 3, 2026$3,801
NZD/USD short50Jan 26, 2026Mar 3, 2026$537
USD/MXN long50Jan 26, 2026Mar 3, 2026$634
EUR/SEK long100Jan 22, 2026Mar 2, 2026$1,661
CHF/JPY short100Dec 19, 2025Feb 27, 2026($2,109)
GBP/USD short50Jan 27, 2026Feb 19, 2026$1,932
EUR/USD short50Jan 27, 2026Feb 2, 2026$1,091
EUR/JPY short50Dec 22, 2025Jan 5, 2026$567
CAD/CHF long50Oct 17, 2025Oct 29, 2025$725
GBP/NZD short100Aug 25, 2025Oct 29, 2025$880
EUR/AUD short100Aug 25, 2025Sep 10, 2025$1,400
GBP/AUD short100Aug 25, 2025Sep 3, 2025$1,538
EUR/SEK short50Aug 25, 2025Aug 27, 2025$246

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.