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NCS
(44368092)

Created by: NeilSmith2 NeilSmith2
Started: 10/2009
Futures
Last trade: 5,934 days ago

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1.3%

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.

(67.9%)
Max Drawdown
25
Num Trades
48.0%
Win Trades
1.1 : 1
Profit Factor
0.5%
Win Months
Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes system fee and Typical Broker commissions and fees)
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYTD
2009                                                                 -  +23.9%(5.6%)+16.9%
2010(10.4%)(2.8%)(1.9%)  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  (14.6%)
2011  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2012  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2013  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2014  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2015  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2016  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2017  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2018  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2019  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2020  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2021  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2022  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2023  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2024  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2025  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -  0.0
2026  -    -    -    -    -                                            

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Trading Record

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Opened Date/TimeSymbolDescriptionSideQuantAvg PriceClosed Date/TimeAvg PriceDrawdownP/L
12/28/09 4:16 @OH0 Oats LONG 1 265 2/4 3/12/10 9:00 213 1/4 13.03%
Trade id #46073479
Max drawdown($2,745)
Time3/10/10 10:36
Quant open1
Worst price210 2/4
Drawdown as % of equity-13.03%
($2,616)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/18/09 10:58 LCZ9 LIVE CATTLE SHORT 1 83.290 12/28 10:21 83.570 1.83%
Trade id #45120288
Max drawdown($474)
Time11/23/09 10:10
Quant open-1
Worst price84.475
Drawdown as % of equity-1.83%
($120)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 10:05 FCF0 FEEDER CATTLE SHORT 1 94.450 12/23 11:43 95.350 2.03%
Trade id #44901835
Max drawdown($500)
Time12/23/09 10:06
Quant open-1
Worst price95.450
Drawdown as % of equity-2.03%
($458)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
12/3/09 8:54 @KCZ9 COFFEE LONG 1 144.65 12/18 11:00 146.25 7.75%
Trade id #45566942
Max drawdown($1,743)
Time12/4/09 11:04
Quant open1
Worst price140.00
Drawdown as % of equity-7.75%
$592
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/11/09 16:30 @NQZ9 E-MINI NASDAQ 100 STK IDX LONG 1 1783.50 12/18 10:22 1795.50 7.02%
Trade id #44868101
Max drawdown($1,225)
Time11/27/09 2:42
Quant open1
Worst price1722.25
Drawdown as % of equity-7.02%
$232
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
12/16/09 12:14 MDZ9 S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX LONG 1 709.60 12/17 9:00 721.00 n/a $5,692
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
12/2/09 7:32 @CCZ9 COCOA LONG 1 3385 12/15 9:01 3410 2.45%
Trade id #45529402
Max drawdown($710)
Time12/2/09 11:22
Quant open1
Worst price3314
Drawdown as % of equity-2.45%
$242
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
12/2/09 2:37 @CH0 CORN LONG 1 412 1/4 12/9 13:07 380 7.6%
Trade id #45523704
Max drawdown($1,613)
Time12/9/09 12:21
Quant open1
Worst price380 1/4
Drawdown as % of equity-7.60%
($1,621)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/18/09 2:41 @SF0 SOYBEANS LONG 1 1030 1/4 12/9 12:14 1035 3.63%
Trade id #45094318
Max drawdown($712)
Time11/19/09 6:44
Quant open1
Worst price1016
Drawdown as % of equity-3.63%
$230
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/18/09 8:49 QSIZ9 Silver 5000 oz LONG 1 18.640 12/8 8:25 17.800 26.94%
Trade id #45113827
Max drawdown($4,700)
Time11/27/09 2:47
Quant open1
Worst price17.700
Drawdown as % of equity-26.94%
($4,208)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/18/09 6:30 @WZ9 WHEAT LONG 1 574 3/4 12/4 10:59 537 12.7%
Trade id #45109303
Max drawdown($2,215)
Time11/27/09 2:46
Quant open1
Worst price530 2/4
Drawdown as % of equity-12.70%
($1,898)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/13/09 10:49 HOZ9 HEATING OIL #2 SHORT 1 1.9615 11/30 9:32 1.9575 16.8%
Trade id #44945790
Max drawdown($4,683)
Time11/18/09 11:40
Quant open-1
Worst price2.0730
Drawdown as % of equity-16.80%
$160
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/25/09 8:23 JYZ9 JAPANESE YEN LONG 1 0.011445 11/25 8:23 0.011445 n/a ($8)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/11/09 16:31 @YMZ9 MINI DOW LONG 1 10258 11/19 5:31 10354 3.21%
Trade id #44868143
Max drawdown($605)
Time11/12/09 15:40
Quant open1
Worst price10137
Drawdown as % of equity-3.21%
$472
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 11:28 @CCZ9 COCOA SHORT 1 3087 11/19 5:30 3188 5.09%
Trade id #44906838
Max drawdown($1,420)
Time11/18/09 12:05
Quant open-1
Worst price3229
Drawdown as % of equity-5.09%
($1,018)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 8:44 QPAZ9 PALLADIUM LONG 1 354.0 11/18 20:31 370.2 3.17%
Trade id #44899908
Max drawdown($600)
Time11/12/09 20:18
Quant open1
Worst price348.0
Drawdown as % of equity-3.17%
$1,612
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/16/09 13:10 @CDZ9 CANADIAN DOLLAR LONG 1 0.9554 11/18 20:31 0.9453 5.73%
Trade id #45015072
Max drawdown($1,380)
Time11/17/09 10:42
Quant open1
Worst price0.9416
Drawdown as % of equity-5.73%
($1,018)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 9:30 @NDZ9 NASDAQ 100 INDEX LONG 1 1784.00 11/18 18:04 1801.50 6.63%
Trade id #44899322
Max drawdown($1,250)
Time11/12/09 18:15
Quant open1
Worst price1771.50
Drawdown as % of equity-6.63%
$1,742
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 8:51 QPLF0 PLATINUM LONG 1 1372.0 11/18 15:23 1443.1 5.25%
Trade id #44899231
Max drawdown($995)
Time11/12/09 20:52
Quant open1
Worst price1352.1
Drawdown as % of equity-5.25%
$3,547
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/16/09 10:30 @CZ9 CORN LONG 1 398 2/4 11/18 14:07 399 1/4 0.25%
Trade id #45006571
Max drawdown($132)
Time11/16/09 12:25
Quant open1
Worst price395 3/4
Drawdown as % of equity-0.25%
$35
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/15/09 23:36 @DXZ9 US Dollar Index SHORT 1 75.120 11/18 14:06 75.230 2.55%
Trade id #44983768
Max drawdown($600)
Time11/17/09 11:48
Quant open-1
Worst price75.720
Drawdown as % of equity-2.55%
($118)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/16/09 14:59 @FVZ9 US T-NOTE 5 YR LONG 1 117 11/18 14:06 117 18/64 n/a $272
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/17/09 2:45 @JYZ9 JAPANESE YEN LONG 1 0.011252 11/17 2:45 0.011251 n/a ($21)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/17/09 2:38 @JYZ9 JAPANESE YEN LONG 1 0.011246 11/17 2:38 0.011246 n/a ($8)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00
11/12/09 10:30 SMF0 SOYBEAN MEAL SHORT 1 285.5 11/13 10:48 296.1 2.08%
Trade id #44902984
Max drawdown($1,060)
Time11/13/09 10:31
Quant open-1
Worst price292.5
Drawdown as % of equity-2.08%
($1,068)
Includes Typical Broker Commissions trade costs of $8.00

Statistics

  • Strategy began
    10/30/2009
  • Suggested Minimum Cap
    $20,000
  • Strategy Age (days)
    6056.16
  • Age
    202 months ago
  • What it trades
    Futures
  • # Trades
    25
  • # Profitable
    12
  • % Profitable
    48.00%
  • Avg trade duration
    13.9 days
  • Max peak-to-valley drawdown
    67.92%
  • drawdown period
    Nov 16, 2009 - Nov 27, 2009
  • Annual return (compounded)
    0.2%
  • Avg win
    $1,243
  • Avg loss
    $1,082
  • Model Account Values (Raw)
  • Cash
    $20,848
  • Margin Used
    $0
  • Buying Power
    $20,848
  • Ratios
  • W:L ratio
    1.06:1
  • Sharpe Ratio
    0.06
  • Sortino Ratio
    0.16
  • Calmar Ratio
    0.017
  • CORRELATION STATISTICS
  • Correlation to SP500
    0.01060
  • Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu)
    -59.59%
  • Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life
    601.32%
  • Return Statistics
  • Ann Return (w trading costs)
    1.3%
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Options
    n/a
  • Percent Trades Futures
    1.00%
  • Slump
  • Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life
    1.00%
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Stocks
    n/a
  • Slump
  • Current Slump as Pcnt Equity
    171.20%
  • Return Statistics
  • Return Pcnt Since TOS Status
    n/a
  • Instruments
  • Percent Trades Forex
    n/a
  • Return Statistics
  • Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees)
    0.2%
  • Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)
  • Chance of 10% account loss
    87.50%
  • Chance of 20% account loss
    88.23%
  • Chance of 30% account loss
    61.11%
  • Chance of 40% account loss
    47.37%
  • Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    33.33%
  • Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    9.52%
  • Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Chance of 100% account loss (Monte Carlo)
    n/a
  • Automation
  • Percentage Signals Automated
    n/a
  • Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)
  • Chance of 50% account loss
    55.00%
  • Trading Style
  • Any stock shorts? 0/1
    0
  • Trades-Own-System Certification
  • Trades Own System?
    -
  • TOS percent
    n/a
  • Win / Loss
  • Avg Win
    $1,244
  • Avg Loss
    $1,083
  • Sum Trade PL (losers)
    $14,076.000
  • Sum Trade PL (winners)
    $14,924.000
  • # Winners
    12
  • Dividends
  • Dividends Received in Model Acct
    0
  • Win / Loss
  • Num Months Winners
    2
  • Age
  • Num Months filled monthly returns table
    200
  • Win / Loss
  • # Losers
    13
  • % Winners
    48.0%
  • Frequency
  • Avg Position Time (mins)
    19952.80
  • Avg Position Time (hrs)
    332.55
  • Avg Trade Length
    13.9 days
  • Last Trade Ago
    5924
  • Regression
  • Alpha
    0.01
  • Beta
    0.03
  • Treynor Index
    0.28
  • Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)
  • MAE:PL (avg, all trades)
    1.43
  • MAE:Equity, average, all trades
    0.07
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades
    -5.736
  • MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    -
  • MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    -
  • MAE:PL - Losing Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats
    48.09
  • MAE:PL - Winning Trades - this strat Percentile of All Strats
    90.89
  • MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat
    0.14
  • MAE:PL (avg, winning trades)
    -
  • MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy
    -
  • MAE:Equity, average, winning trades
    0.06
  • MAE:Equity, average, losing trades
    0.08
  • MAE:PL (avg, losing trades)
    -
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades
    1.415
  • Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades
    -1.188
  • Hold-and-Hope Ratio
    -0.174
  • 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)
    0.18000
  • Analysis based on DAILY values, last 6 months only
  • Ratio statistics of excess log return rates
  • VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl)
    0.05900
  • DRAW DOWN STATISTICS
  • Risk estimates based on draw downs (based on Extreme Value T
  • assuming Pareto losses only (using partial moments from Sortino statistics)
  • Max Equity Drawdown (num days)
    11
  • Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative
    n/a

Strategy Description

The NCS system covers futures in Stock Indicies, Interest Rates, Metals, Energies, Currencies, Grains, Meats & Softs. The system utilises four different technical studies to categorize markets as trending up, sideways, or down. These four studies are a combination of moving average, price volatility, market momentum, and various time cycles. Support and resistance levels are recalculated daily and serve as "stops" when the market is in a trend phase, and mark the breakout levels for new up / down trends or when markets are in a sideways mode.
The system is for medium to long-term trading (a few weeks to several months in some cases) and is designed to maintain positions throughout minor and medium-term corrections. In recent years, the currency, interest rate, energy, and soft commodity markets have provided some of the best returns due to sustained trends in their component markets.
Note: Any open position trades one futures contract, does not average down or add to loosing positions in anyway.

Summary Statistics

Strategy began
2009-10-30
Suggested Minimum Capital
$20,000
# Trades
25
# Profitable
12
% Profitable
48.0%
Correlation S&P500
0.011
Sharpe Ratio
0.06
Sortino Ratio
0.16
Beta
0.03
Alpha
0.01

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