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Trades-Own-Strategy Certification

This system has earned Trades-Own-Strategy (TOS) Certification. This means that the manager of this system trades his own strategy in a real-life, funded brokerage account.

Trades-Own-Strategy (TOS) Certification Details
Certification process started 02/20/2018
Most recent certification approved 3/29/24 7:39 ET
Trades at broker Interactive Brokers (Stocks, Options, Futures)
Scaling percentage used 100%
# trading signals issued by system since certification 136
# trading signals executed in manager's Interactive Brokers (Stocks, Options, Futures) account 120
Percent signals followed since 02/20/2018 88.2%
This information was last updated 4/2/24 10:08 ET

Warning: System trading results are still hypothetical.

Even though the system developer is currently trading his own system in a real-life brokerage account, the trading results presented on this Web site must still be regarded as purely hypothetical results. This is because (among other reasons) the system developer may not have traded all signals, particularly those that occurred before 02/20/2018, and the system developer's results may not match the system results presented here. In addition, not all subscribers have received the same trades or prices as the system manager has. For these reasons, and others, it is extremely important you remember the following:

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Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.

These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results. Hypothetical performance results have many inherent limitations, some of which are described below. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to those shown. In fact, there are frequently sharp differences between hypothetical performance results and the actual results subsequently achieved by any particular trading program.

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SPX Short Options
(147522886)

Created by: LeslieGray LeslieGray
Started: 03/2024
Options
Last trade: 18 days ago

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No subscriptions are currently available for this strategy because the strategy manager has capped the maximum number of subscribers.

Subscription terms. Subscriptions to this system cost $50.00 per month.

C2Star

C2Star is a certification program for trading strategies. In order to become "C2Star Certified," a strategy must apply tight risk controls, and must exhibit excellent performance characteristics, including low drawdowns.

You can read more about C2Star certification requirements here.

Note that: all trading strategies are risky, and C2Star Certification does not imply that a strategy is low risk.

0.5%
Cumul. Return

Rate of Return Calculations

Overview

To comply with NFA regulations, we display Cumulative Rate of Return for strategies with a track record of less than one year. For strategies with longer track records, we display Annualized (Compounded) Rate of Return.

How Cumulative Rate of Return is calculated

= (Ending_equity - Starting_equity) / Starting_equity

Remember that, following NFA requirements, strategy subscription costs and estimated commissions are included in marked-to-market equity calculations.

All results are hypothetical.

(3.5%)
Max Drawdown
100
Num Trades
43.0%
Win Trades
1.0 : 1
Profit Factor
50.0%
Win Months
Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes system fee and Typical Broker commissions and fees)
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2024              +4.0%(3.4%)                                                +0.5%

Model Account Details

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Trading Record

This strategy has placed 119 trades in real-life brokerage accounts. The most recent trade in a real-money brokerage account occurred more than 24 days ago.

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Win
Loss
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Opened Date/TimeSymbolDescriptionSideQtyAvg PriceClosed Date/TimeAvg PriceDrawdownP/L
4/2/24 9:30 SPXW2408D5450 SPX Apr8'24 5450 call LONG 1 0.15 4/9 8:05 0.00 0%
Trade id #147782352
Max drawdown($10)
Time4/4/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 ($16)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
4/2/24 9:30 SPXW2408D5320 SPX Apr8'24 5320 call SHORT 1 1.25 4/9 8:05 0.00 0.06%
Trade id #147782321
Max drawdown($130)
Time4/4/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price2.55
Drawdown as % of equity-0.06%
 $124
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
4/1/24 15:48 SPXW2408P5075 SPX Apr8'24 5075 put LONG 1 1.65 4/9 8:05 0.00 0.08%
Trade id #147776554
Max drawdown($160)
Time4/8/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.08%
 ($166)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:47 SPXW2405P5100 SPX Apr5'24 5100 put LONG 1 1.40 4/6 9:35 0.00 0.07%
Trade id #147763166
Max drawdown($135)
Time4/5/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.07%
 ($141)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:50 SPXW2405D5340 SPX Apr5'24 5340 call SHORT 1 2.55 4/6 9:35 0.00 0.13%
Trade id #147763192
Max drawdown($275)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price5.30
Drawdown as % of equity-0.13%
 $254
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:47 SPXW2405D5475 SPX Apr5'24 5475 call LONG 1 0.15 4/6 9:35 0.00 0%
Trade id #147763168
Max drawdown($10)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 ($16)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/28/24 15:48 SPXW2404D5340 SPX Apr4'24 5340 call SHORT 1 1.65 4/5 8:05 0.00 0.04%
Trade id #147758320
Max drawdown($75)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price2.40
Drawdown as % of equity-0.04%
 $164
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/28/24 15:48 SPXW2404D5475 SPX Apr4'24 5475 call LONG 1 0.10 4/5 8:05 0.00 n/a ($11)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/28/24 15:48 SPXW2404P5100 SPX Apr4'24 5100 put LONG 1 1.05 4/5 8:05 0.00 0.05%
Trade id #147758308
Max drawdown($100)
Time4/4/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.05%
 ($106)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
4/2/24 9:30 SPXW2403P5170 SPX Apr3'24 5170 put LONG 1 6.80 4/4 8:05 0.00 0.29%
Trade id #147782335
Max drawdown($580)
Time4/3/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price1.00
Drawdown as % of equity-0.29%
 ($681)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/27/24 15:56 SPXW2403D5450 SPX Apr3'24 5450 call LONG 1 0.15 4/4 8:05 0.00 0%
Trade id #147750075
Max drawdown($10)
Time4/2/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 ($16)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/27/24 15:56 SPXW2403P5160 SPX Apr3'24 5160 put SHORT 1 2.55 4/4 8:05 0.00 0.29%
Trade id #147750071
Max drawdown($605)
Time4/2/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price8.60
Drawdown as % of equity-0.29%
 $254
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
4/2/24 9:30 SPXW2403D5270 SPX Apr3'24 5270 call SHORT 1 0.55 4/4 8:05 0.00 0%
Trade id #147782304
Max drawdown($5)
Time4/2/24 9:34
Quant open1
Worst price0.60
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 $54
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/27/24 15:56 SPXW2403D5320 SPX Apr3'24 5320 call SHORT 1 2.20 4/4 8:05 0.00 0.04%
Trade id #147750091
Max drawdown($90)
Time3/28/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price3.10
Drawdown as % of equity-0.04%
 $219
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/27/24 15:56 SPXW2403P5075 SPX Apr3'24 5075 put LONG 1 0.70 4/4 8:05 0.00 0.03%
Trade id #147750069
Max drawdown($65)
Time4/3/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.03%
 ($71)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:45 SPXW2402D5280 SPX Apr2'24 5280 call SHORT 1 4.00 4/3 8:05 0.00 0.39%
Trade id #147763150
Max drawdown($810)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price12.10
Drawdown as % of equity-0.39%
 $399
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:45 SPXW2402D5340 SPX Apr2'24 5340 call LONG 1 0.10 4/3 8:05 0.00 0%
Trade id #147763148
Max drawdown($5)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 ($11)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:45 SPXW2402P5180 SPX Apr2'24 5180 put LONG 1 0.60 4/2 10:08 4.30 0.01%
Trade id #147763142
Max drawdown($20)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.40
Drawdown as % of equity-0.01%
 $368
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
3/29/24 15:45 SPXW2402P5230 SPX Apr2'24 5230 put SHORT 1 4.20 4/2 9:30 30.70 1.3%
Trade id #147763144
Max drawdown($2,698)
Time4/2/24 9:30
Quant open1
Worst price31.18
Drawdown as % of equity-1.30%
 ($2,652)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
3/28/24 15:48 SPXW2404P5190 SPX Apr4'24 5190 put SHORT 1 4.60 4/2 9:30 16.70 0.58%
Trade id #147758310
Max drawdown($1,210)
Time4/2/24 9:30
Quant open1
Worst price16.70
Drawdown as % of equity-0.58%
 ($1,212)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
4/1/24 15:48 SPXW2408P5160 SPX Apr8'24 5160 put SHORT 1 6.20 4/2 9:30 16.20 0.48%
Trade id #147776557
Max drawdown($1,000)
Time4/2/24 9:30
Quant open1
Worst price16.20
Drawdown as % of equity-0.48%
 ($1,002)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
4/1/24 15:45 SPXW2403P5210 SPX Apr3'24 5210 put SHORT 1 5.20 4/2 9:30 21.80 0.81%
Trade id #147776517
Max drawdown($1,680)
Time4/2/24 9:30
Quant open1
Worst price22.00
Drawdown as % of equity-0.81%
 ($1,662)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
3/29/24 15:50 SPXW2405P5180 SPX Apr5'24 5180 put SHORT 1 5.00 4/2 9:30 19.30 0.7%
Trade id #147763188
Max drawdown($1,450)
Time4/2/24 9:30
Quant open1
Worst price19.50
Drawdown as % of equity-0.70%
 ($1,432)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.00
3/28/24 15:45 SPXW2401D5290 SPX Apr1'24 5290 call SHORT 1 2.50 4/2 8:05 0.00 0.07%
Trade id #147758250
Max drawdown($140)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price3.90
Drawdown as % of equity-0.07%
 $249
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/28/24 15:45 SPXW2401P5235 SPX Apr1'24 5235 put SHORT 1 4.70 4/2 8:05 0.00 0.08%
Trade id #147758241
Max drawdown($174)
Time3/28/24 16:00
Quant open1
Worst price6.44
Drawdown as % of equity-0.08%
 $469
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/25/24 15:50 SPXW2401P5150 SPX Apr1'24 5150 put SHORT 1 4.10 4/2 8:05 0.00 0.05%
Trade id #147731138
Max drawdown($107)
Time3/26/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price5.17
Drawdown as % of equity-0.05%
 $409
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/25/24 15:47 SPXW2401D5425 SPX Apr1'24 5425 call LONG 1 0.15 4/2 8:05 0.00 0%
Trade id #147731089
Max drawdown($10)
Time3/26/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.00%
 ($16)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/25/24 15:47 SPXW2401P5075 SPX Apr1'24 5075 put LONG 1 0.95 4/2 8:05 0.00 0.04%
Trade id #147731087
Max drawdown($90)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open1
Worst price0.05
Drawdown as % of equity-0.04%
 ($96)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.00
3/29/24 15:56 SPXW2401P5255 SPX Apr1'24 5255 put SHORT 2 14.00 4/2 8:05 11.23 n/a $551
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $2.80
3/29/24 15:50 SPXW2401P5230 SPX Apr1'24 5230 put LONG 2 1.40 4/2 8:05 0.00 0.08%
Trade id #147763184
Max drawdown($170)
Time4/1/24 0:00
Quant open2
Worst price0.55
Drawdown as % of equity-0.08%
 ($281)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $1.40
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Statistics

  • Strategy began
    3/3/2024
  • Suggested Minimum Cap
    $35,000
  • Strategy Age (days)
    54.68
  • Age
    55 days ago
  • What it trades
    Options
  • # Trades
    100
  • # Profitable
    43
  • % Profitable
    43.00%
  • Avg trade duration
    3.7 days
  • Max peak-to-valley drawdown
    3.48%
  • drawdown period
    March 27, 2024 - April 04, 2024
  • Cumul. Return
    0.5%
  • Avg win
    $854.26
  • Avg loss
    $621.91
  • Model Account Values (Raw)
  • Cash
    $201,234
  • Margin Used
    $0
  • Buying Power
    $201,234
  • Ratios
  • W:L ratio
    1.04:1
  • Sharpe Ratio
    0.18
  • Sortino Ratio
    0.23
  • Calmar Ratio
    1.443
  • CORRELATION STATISTICS
  • Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)
    1.21%
  • Correlation to SP500
    -0.05100
  • Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life
    -0.72%
  • Return Statistics
  • Ann Return (w trading costs)
    3.1%
  • Slump
  • Current Slump as Pcnt Equity
    3.60%
  • Return Statistics
  • Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant)
    0.005%
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Options
    1.00%
  • Percent Trades Futures
    n/a
  • Slump
  • Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life
    0.56%
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Stocks
    n/a
  • Short Options - Percent Covered
    n/a
  • Return Statistics
  • Return Pcnt Since TOS Status
    0.640%
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Forex
    n/a
  • Return Statistics
  • Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)
    4.3%
  • Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)
  • Chance of 10% account loss
    n/a
  • Chance of 20% account loss
    n/a
  • Chance of 30% account loss
    n/a
  • Chance of 40% account loss
    n/a
  • Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Automation
  • Percentage Signals Automated
    86.05%
  • Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)
  • Chance of 50% account loss
    n/a
  • Popularity
  • Popularity (Today)
    0
  • Popularity (Last 6 weeks)
    859
  • Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale)
    668
  • Trading Style
  • Any stock shorts? 0/1
    1
  • Popularity
  • C2 Score
    937
  • Trades-Own-System Certification
  • Trades Own System?
    Yes
  • TOS percent
    100%
  • Win / Loss
  • Avg Win
    $854
  • Avg Loss
    $622
  • Sum Trade PL (losers)
    $35,449.000
  • # Winners
    43
  • Num Months Winners
    1
  • Age
  • Num Months filled monthly returns table
    2
  • Win / Loss
  • Sum Trade PL (winners)
    $36,733.000
  • Dividends
  • Dividends Received in Model Acct
    0
  • AUM
  • AUM (AutoTrader live capital)
    201087
  • Win / Loss
  • # Losers
    57
  • % Winners
    43.0%
  • Frequency
  • Avg Position Time (mins)
    5359.28
  • Avg Position Time (hrs)
    89.32
  • Avg Trade Length
    3.7 days
  • Last Trade Ago
    18
  • Leverage
  • Daily leverage (average)
    16.93
  • Daily leverage (max)
    40.78
  • Regression
  • Alpha
    0.00
  • Beta
    -0.04
  • Treynor Index
    -0.14
  • Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)
  • MAE:Equity, average, all trades
    0.00
  • MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    -
  • MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    -
  • MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
    -
  • MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
    -
  • MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
    -
  • MAE:PL (avg, all trades)
    -0.14
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades
    -8.409
  • MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    0.00
  • MAE:Equity, average, winning trades
    0.00
  • MAE:Equity, average, losing trades
    0.00
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades
    0.595
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades
    -0.772
  • Hold-and-Hope Ratio
    -0.119
  • Analysis based on DAILY values, full history
  • RATIO STATISTICS
  • Ratio statistics of excess return rates
  • Statistics related to linear regression on benchmark
  • a (intercept, estimate of alpha)
    0.01900
  • Analysis based on DAILY values, last 6 months only
  • Ratio statistics of excess log return rates
  • VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)
    0.00900
  • DRAW DOWN STATISTICS
  • Risk estimates based on draw downs (based on Extreme Value T
  • assuming Pareto losses only (using partial moments from Sortino statistics)
  • Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life?
    -337871000
  • Max Equity Drawdown (num days)
    8
  • Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative
    0.25%

Strategy Description

This is an option strategy on the $SPX, using a timing model, selling call and put options as credit spreads. There are a variety of option timings, from 1-day to 1-month. Occasionally an option on $VIX or $SPX will be purchased long to cover short term risk.

The average (Annual return/average Drawdown Ratio) is over 6.0 (back-test average over the previous 14 years). I am managing the trades for an expected average Annual Drawdown of ~8%. (Max DD about 20%). The strategy is "in the market" about 20% of the days, and out 80%. By comparison, this return/DD ratio for holding the S&P is 0.77 in this same period.

You must follow at 100%. If you don't, you will miss all trades. As the strategy now trades only credit spreads, you no longer need level 5 permission from your broker in order to follow.

(July 2023) (Finally,) I am now trading the model automatically with an API. I no longer enter any trades manually.

(March 2024). The strategy has been reset as of March 2, 2024. We made significant changes to the execution parameters, making the strategy more robust. The strategy still has insufficient diversity due to the C2 restrictions on the size of the model account. We are trading only 1-day, 2-day and 5-day SPX option. The strategy no longer trades SPY options.

If you want to contact me try [email protected] or 617-592-8379. I read messages on C2 very infrequently.

CAVEAT EMPTOR
Trade this strategy at Interactive Brokers

Summary Statistics

Strategy began
2024-03-03
Suggested Minimum Capital
$35,000
Rank at C2 %
Top 6.3%
Rank # 
#171
# Trades
100
# Profitable
43
% Profitable
43.0%
Correlation S&P500
-0.051
Sharpe Ratio
0.18
Sortino Ratio
0.23
Beta
-0.04
Alpha
0.00
Leverage
16.93 Average
40.78 Maximum
Summary
Higher leverage = greater risk.

More information about leverage

Collective2 calculates the maximum leverage used by a strategy in each day. We then display the average of these measurements (i.e. the average daily maximum leverage) and the greatest of these measurements (maximum daily leverage).

Leverage is the ratio of total notional value controlled by a strategy divided by its Model Account equity. Generally higher leverage implies greater risk.

Example of calculation:
The Strategy buys 100 shares of stock at $12 per share.
The Model Account equity during that day is $5,000.
The leverage is: $1200 / $5,000 = 0.24

This is a useful measurement, but it should be considered in context. This measurement doesn't take into account important factors, such as when multiple positions are held that are inversely correlated. Nor does the measurement take into account the volatility of the instruments being held.

In addition, certain asset classes are inherently more leveraged than others. For example, futures contracts are highly leveraged. Forex positions are often even more leveraged than futures.

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Most values on this page (including the Strategy Equity Chart, above) have been adjusted by estimated trading commissions and subscription costs.

Some advanced users find it useful to see "raw" Model Account values. These numbers do not include any commissions, fees, subscription costs, or dividend actions.

Strategy developers can "archive" strategies at any time. This means the strategy Model Account is reset to its initial level and the trade list cleared. However, all archived track records are permanently preserved for evaluation by potential subscribers.

About the results you see on this Web site

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.

In addition, hypothetical trading does not involve financial risk, and no hypothetical trading record can completely account for the impact of financial risk in actual trading. For example, the ability to withstand losses or to adhere to a particular trading program in spite of trading losses are material points which can also adversely affect actual trading results. There are numerous other factors related to the markets in general or to the implementation of any specific trading program, which cannot be fully accounted for in the preparation of hypothetical performance results and all of which can adversely affect actual trading results.

Material assumptions and methods used when calculating results

The following are material assumptions used when calculating any hypothetical monthly results that appear on our web site.

  • Profits are reinvested. We assume profits (when there are profits) are reinvested in the trading strategy.
  • Starting investment size. For any trading strategy on our site, hypothetical results are based on the assumption that you invested the starting amount shown on the strategy's performance chart. In some cases, nominal dollar amounts on the equity chart have been re-scaled downward to make current go-forward trading sizes more manageable. In these cases, it may not have been possible to trade the strategy historically at the equity levels shown on the chart, and a higher minimum capital was required in the past.
  • All fees are included. When calculating cumulative returns, we try to estimate and include all the fees a typical trader incurs when AutoTrading using AutoTrade technology. This includes the subscription cost of the strategy, plus any per-trade AutoTrade fees, plus estimated broker commissions if any.
  • "Max Drawdown" Calculation Method. We calculate the Max Drawdown statistic as follows. Our computer software looks at the equity chart of the system in question and finds the largest percentage amount that the equity chart ever declines from a local "peak" to a subsequent point in time (thus this is formally called "Maximum Peak to Valley Drawdown.") While this is useful information when evaluating trading systems, you should keep in mind that past performance does not guarantee future results. Therefore, future drawdowns may be larger than the historical maximum drawdowns you see here.

Trading is risky

There is a substantial risk of loss in futures and forex trading. Online trading of stocks and options is extremely risky. Assume you will lose money. Don't trade with money you cannot afford to lose.

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