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Pyramid levered · Annual report
2016
Pyramid levered performance across the full 2016 calendar.
Annual return · 5% tier
+23.9%
7 of 12 months positive
Select risk tier
+23.9%
Annual return
−9.0%
Max drawdown
1.340
Avg units / position
1.64×
Avg exposure
7 of 12
Positive months
Monthly returns · 5% tier

7 of 12 months finished positive at the 5% tier.

Real monthly returns for each tier, from that tier's own 2016 daily backtest equity curve. Green units badges mark months where the pyramid engine added a second unit.

Jan
+3.8%
▲ 1.33×
Feb
-1.4%
▲ 1.43×
Mar
+5.5%
▲ 1.41×
Apr
+4.7%
▲ 1.31×
May
-2.1%
▲ 1.46×
Jun
+5.0%
▲ 1.56×
Jul
+12.0%
▲ 1.51×
Aug
-3.6%
▲ 1.15×
Sep
+2.9%
▲ 1.33×
Oct
+2.3%
▲ 1.25×
Nov
-5.7%
▲ 1.16×
Dec
-0.4%
▲ 1.19×
Return intensity:
Low positive
Strong positive
Negative
▲ green = active pyramid adds that month
▲ Pyramid spotlight · Jun 2016
The month the pyramid engine engaged hardest.
Jun 2016 saw the highest average units-per-position of the year at the 5% tier — positions that confirmed their trend were allowed to add a second unit, amplifying exposure to the strongest trades while leaving weaker positions at a single unit.
1.56×
Peak units / position · Jun
+5.0%
Jun return · 5% tier
1.340×
Full-year avg units / position
Cumulative equity · 2016 · 5% tier

How returns compounded through the year.

Indexed to 0% at the start of 2016, shown at the 5% tier. Real daily equity curve, resampled to monthly.

0% 15% 31% 46% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Cumulative return · Jan–Dec 2016 · Pyramid levered 5% tier · Real backtest

All six tiers · 2016

The same year at every risk level.

The signal was identical across all tiers in 2016. What changed was how much exposure the system took at each risk level.

Risk tier2016 returnMax drawdownAvg units/posReturn bar
1%+12.9%−2.7%1.764×
2%+23.7%−4.4%1.547×
3%+24.2%−7.2%1.450×
4%+33.4%−6.3%1.396×
5%+23.9%−9.0%1.340×
6%+16.2%−12.4%1.264×
Market context

What was happening. How the signal responded.

Editorial commentary for 2016 is being finalized and will appear here shortly.

— narrative write-up pending —
Strategy vs. benchmark

2016 vs. the S&P 500.

Sophus Quant · Pyramid levered 5%
+23.9%
Risk-sized exposure at the 5% tier, 1.64× average gross.
Annual return
S&P 500
+12.0%
Buy-and-hold benchmark for the same calendar year.
Annual return
All years · Pyramid levered · 5% tier

Select any year to view its annual report.

2014
+45.2%
2015
+10.4%
2016
+23.9%
2017
+16.1%
2018
+3.0%
2019
+29.3%
2020
+22.5%
2021
+19.5%
2022
+45.2%
2023
+44.6%
2024
+46.3%
2025
+42.6%
2026
+8.2%

Six risk tiers. Twelve years of annual reports. Every trend documented.

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