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The regime, the trades the rules made, and the why, in plain English with a video. No hot takes. One email a month, free.

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What following the rules looked like

Backtested from 2018 to today, net of trading costs, against a 60/40 benchmark (iShares AOR). Read it as the reader who followed the rules: smaller holes to climb out of, and more of the good months kept.

Since 2018 Tide Traders Model 60/40 (AOR)
Annual return (CAGR) 20.6% 7.4%
Sharpe ratio 1.08 0.43
Sortino ratio 1.50 0.59
Worst drawdown -15.4% -22.9%
Volatility 15.9% 11.3%
Calmar ratio 1.34 0.32
Growth of $1 since 2018: Tide Traders Model versus 60/40 benchmark

Growth of $1 since 2018. Model in blue, 60/40 benchmark in grey. Shaded bands mark market regimes.

Up months captured151%
Down months absorbed70%

Following the rules meant keeping 151% of the benchmark’s good months and sitting through only 70% of the bad ones. Smaller drawdowns are what let you stay in.

Backtested / hypothetical results, net of estimated costs; benchmark shown frictionless. Hypothetical performance has inherent limitations and does not reflect actual trading. Past and hypothetical performance does not guarantee future results. Educational only, not investment advice. See our disclosures.

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