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Long-Only Mean-Reversion Strategy For SPY, QQQ and TLT

The long-only mean-reversion strategy for trading a portfolio consisting of SPY, QQQ, and TLT ETFs is based on price breakouts.

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For all backtests in this article, we used Norgate data. We highly recommend this data service (we do not have a referral arrangement with the company). Last update: December 29, 2023.

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Backtest settings

Timeframe: Daily (adjusted data)
Markets: SPY, QQQ, TLT
Strategy type: Long-only mean-reversion
Maximum positions: 3 (recommended setting)
Position size:  equity/3
Commission: $0.005/share
All trades are executed at the open of the next bar
Backtest range: 01/2/2002 –12/29/2023

Note that the strategy is not optimized for the highest annualized return.

Equity curve

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Performance Summary

STRATEGY
CAGR 5.0%
MDD -9.2%
VOLATILITY 6.6%
SHARPE 0.75
TRADES 761
WIN RATE 70.2%
AVG. BARS IN TRADE 7.6
EXPOSURE 30.2%

The strategy’s CAGR is 5%. The maximum drawdown of the strategy is 9.2%. The Sharpe of the strategy is 0.75. The volatility of the strategy is 6.6%.

The average holding period is 7.6 days. The strategy uses a bear market filter. Only one position may also be held. Below are the backtest results.

Backtest settings

Timeframe: Daily (adjusted data)
Markets: SPY, QQQ, TLT
Strategy type: Long-only mean-reversion
Maximum positions: 1
Position size:  Fully invested
Commission: $0.005/share
All trades are executed at the open of the next bar
Backtest range: 01/2/2002 –12/29/2023

Equity Curve

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Performance Summary

STRATEGY
CAGR 9.2%
MDD -18.8%
VOLATILITY 12.0%
SHARPE 0.77
TRADES 441
WIN RATE 70.1%
AVG. BARS IN TRADE 7.6
EXPOSURE 53.0%

The strategy’s CAGR is 9.2%. The Sharpe of the strategy is 0.77 versus 0.34 for buy and hold in the same period. The average holding period is 7.6 days.

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Charting and backtesting program: Amibroker. Data provider: Norgate Data

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