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Unlevered trending · Annual report
2015
Systematic trend exposure across the full 2015 calendar.
Annual return
+10.3%
vs. S&P 500: +1.4%
+10.3%
Annual return
−10.1%
Max drawdown
1.38×
Avg exposure
14.8%
Ann. volatility
7 of 12
Positive months
Monthly returns

7 of 12 months finished positive.

Real monthly returns from the 2015 daily backtest equity curve.

Jan
+4.5%
Feb
-0.3%
Mar
+1.0%
Apr
+0.1%
May
+1.9%
Jun
-4.0%
Jul
+5.8%
Aug
-5.3%
Sep
-3.2%
Oct
+7.8%
Nov
+3.0%
Dec
-0.5%
Return intensity:
Low positive
Strong positive
Negative
Cumulative equity · 2015

How the year was built, month by month.

Indexed to 0% at the start of 2015. Real daily equity curve, resampled to monthly.

-12% 0% 12% 23% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Cumulative return · Jan–Dec 2015 · Unlevered trending · Real backtest

Market context

What was happening. How the signal responded.

Editorial commentary for 2015 is being finalized and will appear here shortly.

— narrative write-up pending —
Strategy vs. benchmark

2015 vs. the S&P 500.

Sophus Quant · Unlevered
+10.3%
Fully-invested systematic trend exposure, 1.38× average gross.
Annual return
S&P 500
+1.4%
Buy-and-hold benchmark for the same calendar year.
Annual return
All years · Unlevered trending

Select any year to view its annual report.

2014
+11.5%
2015
+10.3%
2016
+33.4%
2017
+24.7%
2018
−6.4%
2019
+32.4%
2020
+44.7%
2021
+25.7%
2022
+32.5%
2023
+45.9%
2024
+34.9%
2025
+39.9%
2026
+11.9%

Twelve years of annual reports. Every trend documented.

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