TQQQ Strategy — Top 5 by Calmar

Entry: Buy TQQQ when QQQ Close ≥ MA(entry) | Exit: Sell when QQQ Close < MA(exit)
Cash yield: 4.5% | Starting capital: $100,000 | 10-year backtest

Top 5 Strategies by Calmar Ratio

Sorted by Calmar ratio. Benchmarks pinned at top.

ComboCAGRTotal ReturnMax DD SharpeSortinoCalmar # TradesWin RateIn MarketFinal Equity
TQQQ Buy & Hold36.0% 2043.8%-81.7% 0.801.02 0.441 100.0%100.0% $2,143,830
QQQ Buy & Hold19.2% 475.0%-35.1% 0.901.14 0.551 100.0%100.0% $574,984
SMA/SMA SMA23/SMA50 42.0%2765.4% -39.0%1.05 1.171.08 10063.0% 72.9%$2,865,370
SMA/SMA SMA50/SMA15 36.9%1915.8% -36.4%1.01 1.061.01 22374.9% 65.6%$2,015,791
SMA/SMA SMA20/SMA50 37.9%2065.9% -40.1%0.97 1.080.94 11167.6% 73.5%$2,165,941
SMA/SMA SMA25/SMA50 45.7%3559.5% -48.6%1.10 1.230.94 9362.4% 72.6%$3,659,516
EMA/SMA EMA50/SMA10 35.6%1837.3% -38.8%0.98 1.000.92 29373.0% 65.6%$1,937,327

Equity Curves

Yearly Returns Heatmap

Drawdowns

Year-by-Year Comparison

MetricSMA23/SMA50SMA50/SMA15SMA20/SMA50SMA25/SMA50EMA50/SMA10
CAGR42.0%36.9%37.9%45.7%35.6%
Total Return2765.4%1915.8%2065.9%3559.5%1837.3%
Max Drawdown-39.0%-36.4%-40.1%-48.6%-38.8%
Sharpe1.051.010.971.100.98
Sortino1.171.061.081.231.00
Calmar1.081.010.940.940.92
# Trades10022311193293
Win Rate63.0%74.9%67.6%62.4%73.0%
Time in Market72.9%65.6%73.5%72.6%65.6%
Final Equity$2,865,370$2,015,791$2,165,941$3,659,516$1,937,327
2016-9.7%-13.3%-11.8%-9.7%16.1%
201773.5%68.5%85.8%76.8%68.0%
201812.3%32.8%0.3%15.8%-12.0%
201958.7%35.8%58.7%69.1%53.8%
2020153.1%205.0%119.5%119.5%112.0%
202130.6%18.4%31.1%29.0%12.2%
2022-23.6%-24.5%-31.6%-2.9%-16.5%
2023131.7%112.5%132.8%117.7%139.9%
202439.0%18.3%27.5%39.0%0.6%
202553.8%19.1%68.6%62.9%70.0%
2026-17.9%-6.2%-15.8%-13.6%-9.9%

Generated 2026-03-26 17:37:21 PT | Plotly 2.35.2 (CDN) | Data: yfinance