My weekly ETF system has struggled recently, so I occasionally zoom out and look at the chart of its performance since 2010. Over the long haul, the strategy has performed very well, but poor-performing periods are definitely challenging. Current holdings for my...
I began using RealTest in December and now trade some of the strategies that I developed with it. The chart below shows the equity curves for two of my mean reversion strategies. Both stock strategies have CAGRs greater than 30%. Please bear in mind that what you see...
As Meb Faber has said, if you have a diversified portfolio there is always something to hate. My ETF system is currently sitting at roughly the same level it was in the fall of 2023. I do trade other systems that I developed with RealTest and those are performing...
It was a poor week for my ETF momentum trading system which fell by 1.58% versus a flat week for the 60/40 portfolio. The table below provides current allocations for my system.
My weekly ETF momentum trading system gained 0.69% this week compared to a loss of 0.04% for the 60/40 portfolio. Given what is happening in the world, it may be hard to believe that my system is now 100% allocated to EFA.
Both my ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio posted solid gains this past week of 1.05% and 0.91% respectively. My system is now 100% allocated to AGG (iShares Core US Aggregate Bond).
My ETF system gained 0.88% this past week compared to the 60/40 portfolio's gain of 1.34%. My system is now 100% allocated to EFA. Two chaotic weeks in April substantially affected the performance of my ETF system. However, it remains ahead of the 60/40/portfolio.
Make no mistake about it, this is a very difficult period for most trading strategies. Both my weekly ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio were down this past week. On the positive side, my Bitcoin strategy is performing very well! That said, I allocate 5% to my Bitcoin...
It was a positive week for both my ETF system and the 60/40 portfolio which rose in value by 0.70% and 3.10% respectively. This week my system dropped EWJ and PHYS in favour of SPY and QQQ.
My weekly ETF system gained 0.71% this week as compared to a 0.25% loss for the 60/40 portfolio. There is one change in the ETFs held this week as QQQ is out and EMXC is in.