The Green Alpha

Discussion in 'Journals' started by TheGreenAlpha, Mar 19, 2013.

  1. Today’s result: -0.31%

    For tomorrow we’re long on the S&P500.
     
    #271     Dec 17, 2013
  2. Today’s result: +1.69%

    For tomorrow we’re 2x leveraged short on the S&P500.
     
    #272     Dec 18, 2013
  3. Today’s result: +0.12%

    For tomorrow we’re short on the S&P500.
     
    #273     Dec 19, 2013
  4. Today’s result: -0.54%

    For Monday we’re short on the S&P500.
     
    #274     Dec 20, 2013
  5. Today’s result: -0.54%

    For tomorrow we’re short on the S&P500.

    Updated results (since March):

    <table class="google-visualization-table-table" cellspacing="0" style="width: 260px; "><tbody><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-head"><td class="google-visualization-table-th google-visualization-table-sorthdr"><span class="google-visualization-table-sortind">&#8195;</span></td><td class="google-visualization-table-th google-visualization-table-sorthdr">TGA<span class="google-visualization-table-sortind">&#8195;</span></td><td class="google-visualization-table-th google-visualization-table-sorthdr">S&amp;P<span class="google-visualization-table-sortind">&#8195;</span></td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-even"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Cum Perf</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">17,09%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">18,07%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">StdDev</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">15,43%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">11,52%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Sharpe R.</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">1,11</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">1,57</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Avg Perf</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">0,09%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">0,09%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-even"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Avg W</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">0,7%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">0,57%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Avg L</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">-0,66%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">-0,56%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-even"><td class="google-visualization-table-td"># W</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">106</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">111</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td"># L</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">88</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">83</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Max DD</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">-6,96%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">-5,76%</td></tr><tr class="google-visualization-table-tr-odd"><td class="google-visualization-table-td">Curr DD</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">-2,01%</td><td class="google-visualization-table-td google-visualization-table-td-number">0%</td></tr></tbody></table>
     
    #275     Dec 23, 2013
  6. Hope you can outperform the SP :)
     
    #276     Dec 23, 2013
  7. Does he have to outperform 40% more than the SPY, because his STDV is 40% more than the SP?
     
    #277     Dec 23, 2013
  8. Today’s result: -0.29%

    For Thursday we’re 2x leveraged short on the S&P500.

    Merry Christmas!
     
    #278     Dec 24, 2013
  9. ahahah

    We like to defy the odds (or apparently so)

    :)

    YTD we're still outperforming the S&P, just not since March. As we've said a number of times, the S&P is just a proxy in a sense that we want to be at least as good as the S&P on the best years, but much much better during the worst :)

    Please bear in mind that this is a long/short and sometimes leveraged strategy, on our trades (published here) we were 1/3 of the time short during one hell of bull year, so I'm pretty glad with our performance (even if at the cost of a higher volatility).

    Merry Christmas and we'll see what happens on Thursday :D
     
    #280     Dec 24, 2013