Aug. 15th 2024: πŸ“ˆ+17.85% return over 100 day uptrend; +36.27% at peak


Returns

The uptrend began on Thurs. Aug. 15th 2024 and ended on Wed. Jan. 8th 2025, after 100 consecutive days of positive Market Signal values.

  • The uptrend peaked on Mon. Dec. 16th 2024, with TQQQ +36.27% since uptrend start
  • A TQQQ position (opened at close on day πŸ“ˆ1 of uptrend, and closed on day πŸ“‰1 of downtrend) returned +17.85%
A B C D E F G
1
Market Signal Trend Count QQQ Close QQQ %chg since πŸ“ˆ1 TQQQ close TQQQ %chg since πŸ“ˆ1 Date
2
1 πŸ“ˆ1 $474.42 0.00% $68.46 0.00% Thu 8/15/24
3
3 πŸ“ˆ2 $475.02 0.13% $68.64 0.26% Fri 8/16/24
4
4 πŸ“ˆ3 $481.27 1.44% $71.30 4.15% Mon 8/19/24
5
3 πŸ“ˆ4 $480.26 1.23% $70.86 3.51% Tue 8/20/24
6
3 πŸ“ˆ5 $482.50 1.70% $71.83 4.92% Wed 8/21/24
7
7 πŸ“ˆ6 $474.85 0.09% $68.38 -0.12% Thu 8/22/24
8
8 πŸ“ˆ7 $480.00 1.18% $70.53 3.02% Fri 8/23/24
9
7 πŸ“ˆ8 $475.34 0.19% $68.46 0.00% Mon 8/26/24
10
8 πŸ“ˆ9 $476.76 0.49% $69.04 0.85% Tue 8/27/24
11
5 πŸ“ˆ10 $471.35 -0.65% $66.70 -2.57% Wed 8/28/24
12
5 πŸ“ˆ11 $470.66 -0.79% $66.35 -3.08% Thu 8/29/24
13
7 πŸ“ˆ12 $476.27 0.39% $68.61 0.22% Fri 8/30/24
14
4 πŸ“ˆ13 $461.81 -2.66% $62.35 -8.92% Tue 9/3/24
15
2 πŸ“ˆ14 $460.61 -2.91% $61.82 -9.70% Wed 9/4/24
16
2 πŸ“ˆ15 $461.04 -2.82% $62.02 -9.41% Thu 9/5/24
17
1 πŸ“ˆ16 $448.69 -5.42% $56.99 -16.75% Fri 9/6/24
18
1 πŸ“ˆ17 $454.46 -4.21% $59.11 -13.66% Mon 9/9/24
19
1 πŸ“ˆ18 $458.66 -3.32% $60.70 -11.34% Tue 9/10/24
20
1 πŸ“ˆ19 $468.62 -1.22% $64.57 -5.68% Wed 9/11/24
21
5 πŸ“ˆ20 $473.22 -0.25% $66.48 -2.89% Thu 9/12/24
22
5 πŸ“ˆ21 $475.34 0.19% $67.35 -1.62% Fri 9/13/24
23
1 πŸ“ˆ22 $473.24 -0.25% $66.45 -2.94% Mon 9/16/24
24
1 πŸ“ˆ23 $473.49 -0.20% $66.49 -2.88% Tue 9/17/24
25
3 πŸ“ˆ24 $471.44 -0.63% $65.62 -4.15% Wed 9/18/24
26
3 πŸ“ˆ25 $483.36 1.88% $70.58 3.10% Thu 9/19/24
27
7 πŸ“ˆ26 $482.44 1.69% $70.13 2.44% Fri 9/20/24
28
7 πŸ“ˆ27 $483.04 1.82% $70.65 3.20% Mon 9/23/24
29
7 πŸ“ˆ28 $485.37 2.31% $71.65 4.66% Tue 9/24/24
30
7 πŸ“ˆ29 $485.95 2.43% $71.67 4.69% Wed 9/25/24
31
7 πŸ“ˆ30 $489.47 3.17% $73.19 6.91% Thu 9/26/24
32
7 πŸ“ˆ31 $486.75 2.60% $71.93 5.07% Fri 9/27/24
33
7 πŸ“ˆ32 $488.07 2.88% $72.49 5.89% Mon 9/30/24
34
6 πŸ“ˆ33 $481.27 1.44% $69.42 1.40% Tue 10/1/24
35
6 πŸ“ˆ34 $481.95 1.59% $69.68 1.78% Wed 10/2/24
36
6 πŸ“ˆ35 $481.59 1.51% $69.52 1.55% Thu 10/3/24
37
7 πŸ“ˆ36 $487.32 2.72% $71.97 5.13% Fri 10/4/24
38
6 πŸ“ˆ37 $482.10 1.62% $69.60 1.67% Mon 10/7/24
39
7 πŸ“ˆ38 $489.30 3.14% $72.62 6.08% Tue 10/8/24
40
8 πŸ“ˆ39 $493.15 3.95% $74.37 8.63% Wed 10/9/24
41
8 πŸ“ˆ40 $492.59 3.83% $74.11 8.25% Thu 10/10/24
42
8 πŸ“ˆ41 $493.36 3.99% $74.30 8.53% Fri 10/11/24
43
8 πŸ“ˆ42 $497.50 4.86% $76.20 11.31% Mon 10/14/24
44
7 πŸ“ˆ43 $490.85 3.46% $73.16 6.87% Tue 10/15/24
45
8 πŸ“ˆ44 $490.91 3.48% $73.12 6.81% Wed 10/16/24
46
8 πŸ“ˆ45 $491.25 3.55% $73.34 7.13% Thu 10/17/24
47
7 πŸ“ˆ46 $494.47 4.23% $74.64 9.03% Fri 10/18/24
48
7 πŸ“ˆ47 $495.42 4.43% $75.05 9.63% Mon 10/21/24
49
7 πŸ“ˆ48 $495.96 4.54% $75.27 9.95% Tue 10/22/24
50
6 πŸ“ˆ49 $488.36 2.94% $71.79 4.86% Wed 10/23/24
51
6 πŸ“ˆ50 $492.32 3.77% $71.79 4.86% Thu 10/24/24
52
7 πŸ“ˆ51 $495.32 4.41% $74.74 9.17% Fri 10/25/24
53
7 πŸ“ˆ52 $495.40 4.42% $74.81 9.28% Mon 10/28/24
54
7 πŸ“ˆ53 $500.16 5.43% $76.88 12.30% Tue 10/29/24
55
7 πŸ“ˆ54 $496.47 4.65% $75.14 9.76% Wed 10/30/24
56
5 πŸ“ˆ55 $483.85 1.99% $69.45 1.45% Thu 10/31/24
57
3 πŸ“ˆ56 $487.43 2.74% $70.97 3.67% Fri 11/1/24
58
5 πŸ“ˆ57 $486.01 2.44% $70.27 2.64% Mon 11/4/24
59
7 πŸ“ˆ58 $492.21 3.75% $72.94 6.54% Tue 11/5/24
60
8 πŸ“ˆ59 $505.58 6.57% $78.86 15.19% Wed 11/6/24
61
8 πŸ“ˆ60 $513.54 8.25% $82.55 20.58% Thu 11/7/24
62
7 πŸ“ˆ61 $514.14 8.37% $82.75 20.87% Fri 11/8/24
63
8 πŸ“ˆ62 $513.84 8.31% $82.60 20.65% Mon 11/11/24
64
8 πŸ“ˆ63 $512.91 8.11% $82.15 20.00% Tue 11/12/24
65
8 πŸ“ˆ64 $512.25 7.97% $81.79 19.47% Wed 11/13/24
66
8 πŸ“ˆ65 $508.69 7.09% $80.06 16.64% Thu 11/14/24
67
5 πŸ“ˆ66 $496.57 4.67% $74.27 8.49% Fri 11/15/24
68
6 πŸ“ˆ67 $500.02 5.40% $75.77 10.68% Mon 11/18/24
69
6 πŸ“ˆ68 $503.46 6.12% $77.29 12.90% Tue 11/19/24
70
7 πŸ“ˆ69 $503.17 6.06% $77.20 12.77% Wed 11/20/24
71
7 πŸ“ˆ70 $504.98 6.44% $77.96 13.88% Thu 11/21/24
72
7 πŸ“ˆ71 $505.79 6.61% $78.25 14.30% Fri 11/22/24
73
8 πŸ“ˆ72 $506.59 6.78% $78.61 14.83% Mon 11/25/24
74
8 πŸ“ˆ73 $509.31 7.35% $79.83 16.61% Tue 11/26/24
75
7 πŸ“ˆ74 $505.30 6.51% $77.90 13.79% Wed 11/27/24
76
7 πŸ“ˆ75 $509.74 7.44% $79.89 16.70% Fri 11/29/24
77
8 πŸ“ˆ76 $515.29 8.61% $82.48 20.48% Mon 12/2/24
78
7 πŸ“ˆ77 $516.87 8.95% $83.21 21.55% Tue 12/3/24
79
8 πŸ“ˆ78 $523.26 10.29% $86.25 25.99% Wed 12/4/24
80
8 πŸ“ˆ79 $521.81 9.99% $85.54 24.95% Thu 12/5/24
81
8 πŸ“ˆ80 $526.48 10.97% $87.74 28.16% Fri 12/6/24
82
7 πŸ“ˆ81 $522.38 10.11% $85.69 25.17% Mon 12/9/24
83
7 πŸ“ˆ82 $520.60 9.73% $84.76 23.81% Tue 12/10/24
84
8 πŸ“ˆ83 $529.92 11.70% $89.29 30.43% Wed 12/11/24
85
7 πŸ“ˆ84 $526.50 10.98% $87.52 27.84% Thu 12/12/24
86
7 πŸ“ˆ85 $530.53 11.83% $89.40 30.59% Fri 12/13/24
87
7 πŸ“ˆ86 $538.17 13.44% $93.29 36.27% Mon 12/16/24
88
7 πŸ“ˆ87 $535.80 12.94% $92.04 34.44% Tue 12/17/24
89
3 πŸ“ˆ88 $516.47 8.86% $82.09 19.91% Wed 12/18/24
90
3 πŸ“ˆ89 $514.17 8.38% $80.93 18.22% Thu 12/19/24
91
4 πŸ“ˆ90 $518.66 9.33% $83.03 21.28% Fri 12/20/24
92
4 πŸ“ˆ91 $522.87 10.21% $85.06 24.25% Mon 12/23/24
93
5 πŸ“ˆ92 $529.96 11.71% $88.44 29.18% Tue 12/24/24
94
5 πŸ“ˆ93 $529.60 11.63% $88.25 28.91% Thu 12/26/24
95
4 πŸ“ˆ94 $522.56 10.15% $84.66 23.66% Fri 12/27/24
96
3 πŸ“ˆ95 $515.61 8.68% $81.26 18.70% Mon 12/30/24
97
2 πŸ“ˆ96 $511.23 7.76% $79.13 15.59% Tue 12/31/24
98
2 πŸ“ˆ97 $510.23 7.55% $78.63 14.86% Thu 1/2/25
99
3 πŸ“ˆ98 $518.58 9.31% $82.40 20.36% Fri 1/3/25
100
5 πŸ“ˆ99 $524.54 10.56% $85.21 24.47% Mon 1/6/25
101
2 πŸ“ˆ100 $515.18 8.59% $80.62 17.76% Tue 1/7/25
102
-2 πŸ“‰1 $515.27 8.61% $80.68 17.85% Wed 1/8/25

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Market Signal data and cumulative return since the start of the current trend is published on the Current Trend page.


QQQ Benchmark

TQQQ outperformed QQQ  by +9.24% over the uptrend. Their returns were +17.85% and +8.61% respectively.

As a ratio however, TQQQ's return was more than 2x QQQ's. For example, a $10,000 investment in TQQQ and QQQ over this timeframe would have returned $1785 and $861 respectively.


Risk Management

Buying and holding TQQQ over the uptrend returned +17.85%. This return is not unsatisfactory, and even outperformed QQQ, but it also leaves some money on the table.

When trading 3x leveraged ETFs, actively managing positions is crucial to maximizing returns and minimizing risk. This section examines how Raincheck Fund's risk management approach earned a higher return than simply buying-and-holding TQQQ during the uptrend (Thurs. Aug. 15th 2024 – Wed. Jan. 8th 2025).

TQQQ β–²25.10%

Opening the position:
  • Fri. Aug. 16th 2024 - Uptrend is established (2nd consecutive day of positive Market Signal). Deploy 50% of capital; $68.64 at close.
  • Tues. Sep. 10th 2024 - Uptrend persists (Market Signal remains positive), but price has declined since day πŸ“ˆ1. Deploy additional 30% of capital to lower cost basis; $60.70 at close.

Using closing prices, average cost is $65.66.

Closing the position:

As a way to lock in profit and reduce risk, profit is taken incrementally at +10%, +20%, and +30% levels.

The remainder of the position is held until the uptrend ends.

  • Reference the trend table above to see that TQQQ's cumulative return crossed the +10%, +20%, and +30% levels on Mon. Oct. 14th 2024, Thurs. Nov. 7th 2024, and Wed. Dec. 11th 2024 respectively.
  • This position's cost basis ($65.66) is lower TQQQ's day πŸ“ˆ1 closing price ($68.46), so its return on these days will be higher than the values in the trend table's TQQQ % chg column.
Raincheck Fund's active management strategy secured a higher return than buy-and-hold TQQQ over the uptrend

The overall return on this TQQQ position is +25.10%

  • Mon. Oct. 14th 2024 - Take Profit. Sell 10% of position for $76.20 (+16.05%)
  • Thurs. Nov. 7th 2024 - Take Profit. Sell 10% of position for $82.55 (+25.72%)
  • Wed. Dec. 11th 2024 - Take Profit. Sell 20% for $89.29 (+35.99%)
  • Wed. Jan. 8th 2025 - Uptrend ends. Sell remaining 60% for $80.68 (+22.88%)
(0.10Γ—0.1605)+(0.10Γ—0.2572)+(0.20Γ—0.3599)+(0.60Γ—0.2288) = 0.2510

TBIL β–²1.73%

Remember, 80% of the portfolio's capital was allocated to TQQQ. Per Raincheck Fund's approach, the remaining 20% of capital was in TBIL as a hedge.

TBIL ETF delivers a low-risk yield by investing in short-term U.S. Treasury bills, with monthly dividends reflecting current Treasury rates.

This position would have received 4 dividends, as TBIL pays dividends monthly, and the uptrend spanned 4+ months (Thurs. Aug. 15th 2024 – Wed. Jan. 8th 2025). Given TBIL's average yield was +5.19% in 2024, this position's return is approximately +1.73%.

0.0519Γ—(4/12) = 0.0173

Total Return β–²20.43%

A +25.10% return on TQQQ and +1.73% return on TBIL brings the portfolio's total return to +20.43%

(0.80Γ—0.2510)+(0.20Γ—0.0173) = 0.2043
πŸ’΅
This return is 2.37X QQQ's buy-and-hold return.

A $10,000 actively managed TQQQ position returned $2043, while buy-and-hold QQQ returned $861.

Actively managing capital allocation and proactively taking profits earned an outsized return compared to buy-and-hold.

This +20.43% return exceeds TQQQ's buy-and-hold return of +17.85% by almost +3%, and QQQ's buy-and-hold return by almost +12%.

  • QQQ buy-and-hold β†’ +8.61%
  • TQQQ buy-and-hold β†’ +17.85%
  • TQQQ actively managed β†’ +20.43%

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TQQQ vs QQQ holdings

TQQQ outperformed 71% of NASDAQ-100 (QQQ) holdings, including all of the Magnificent 7 except for TSLA, AMZN, and GOOG/GOOGL.

In other words, there is less than 3 in 10 chance of having selected NASDAQ-100 stocks that outperformed TQQQ during of the uptrend.

A B C D E
1
Market Cap Symbol %Chg since πŸ“ˆ1 Close on πŸ“ˆ1 Close
2
188,115 M QQQ 8.61% $474.42 $515.27
3
117,675 M APP 284.67% $85.58 $329.20
4
83,373 M MSTR 151.42% $131.93 $331.70
5
181,991 M PLTR 118.55% $31.22 $68.23
6
1,317,537 M TSLA 84.43% $214.14 $394.94
7
102,261 M MRVL 70.53% $69.33 $118.23
8
65,179 M TEAM 66.51% $146.83 $244.49
9
45,834 M AXON 54.50% $373.69 $577.34
10
46,056 M LULU 53.16% $256.55 $392.92
11
25,930 M WBD 38.95% $7.24 $10.06
12
1,090,045 M AVGO 38.03% $166.13 $229.31
13
88,431 M CRWD 37.71% $260.49 $358.72
14
162,301 M BKNG 34.05% $3,634.67 $4,872.42
15
72,678 M DASH 33.33% $130.29 $173.72
16
376,612 M NFLX 31.93% $663.22 $875.00
17
74,706 M FTNT 30.84% $73.40 $96.04
18
87,822 M PYPL 29.44% $67.94 $87.94
19
78,942 M CEG 28.07% $190.39 $243.84
20
33,150 M TTWO 25.52% $146.38 $183.74
21
2,357,360 M AMZN 25.08% $177.59 $222.13
22
42,213 M BKR 23.83% $35.08 $43.44
23
76,499 M MAR 23.27% $221.90 $273.53
24
234,425 M CSCO 21.99% $48.53 $59.20
25
49,202 M DDOG 21.96% $116.33 $141.88
26
60,137 M TTD 20.92% $100.50 $121.52
27
2,347,701 M GOOGL 20.24% $161.30 $193.95
28
113,921 M GILD 19.91% $74.34 $89.14
29
2,364,104 M GOOG 19.75% $163.17 $195.39
30
63,372 M ADSK 18.45% $250.21 $296.37
31
54,999 M PCAR 17.92% $92.01 $108.50
32
42,016 M TQQQ 17.85% $68.46 $80.68
33
3,538,070 M NVDA 14.04% $122.86 $140.11
34
1,526,382 M META 13.66% $537.33 $610.72
35
190,661 M ISRG 13.30% $480.17 $544.02
36
38,296 M XEL 12.72% $58.90 $66.39
37
50,290 M PAYX 11.47% $125.82 $140.25
38
148,275 M ARM 11.32% $130.44 $145.20
39
147,294 M HON 10.94% $198.46 $220.17
40
254,274 M TMUS 10.73% $194.63 $215.52
41
118,851 M ADP 10.71% $263.66 $291.89
42
31,666 M DXCM 10.68% $72.36 $80.09
43
54,834 M CPRT 10.04% $51.60 $56.78
44
84,788 M ABNB 10.03% $118.88 $130.80
45
67,255 M WDAY 9.99% $231.56 $254.69
46
50,950 M MNST 9.81% $46.99 $51.60
47
41,070 M FAST 9.47% $66.63 $72.94
48
83,338 M CDNS 8.07% $280.12 $302.73
49
69,520 M ORLY 8.05% $1,115.89 $1,205.74
50
3,678,587 M AAPL 8.00% $224.72 $242.70
51
406,869 M COST 5.70% $877.35 $927.37
52
29,591 M ANSS 5.68% $325.00 $343.47
53
39,014 M VRSK 5.37% $266.14 $280.42
54
50,892 M ROST 4.62% $147.80 $154.63
55
38,234 M EXC 1.84% $37.50 $38.19
56
36,787 M GEHC 1.13% $85.30 $86.26
57
3,147,557 M MSFT 0.84% $421.03 $424.56
58
37,871 M CTSH 0.73% $75.47 $76.02
59
120,249 M PANW 0.69% $171.64 $172.83
60
74,990 M CTAS 0.37% $191.94 $192.65
61
19,744 M MDB -0.15% $249.05 $248.68
62
50,952 M CHTR -0.76% $352.01 $349.32
63
35,101 M CCEP -1.13% $76.78 $75.91
64
106,887 M ADI -1.44% $223.67 $220.44
65
28,515 M ZS -1.61% $190.34 $187.28
66
38,368 M EA -1.93% $147.04 $144.20
67
104,967 M SBUX -2.40% $94.88 $92.60
68
88,675 M INTC -3.91% $20.69 $19.88
69
176,412 M INTU -4.00% $652.14 $626.05
70
62,365 M CSX -4.25% $33.63 $32.20
71
29,620 M CSGP -4.31% $74.55 $71.34
72
49,023 M AEP -4.45% $96.56 $92.26
73
173,786 M TXN -5.09% $201.93 $191.66
74
144,146 M CMCSA -5.95% $39.52 $37.17
75
55,184 M ROP -6.64% $546.57 $510.30
76
100,131 M MU -7.05% $106.95 $99.41
77
196,891 M LIN -7.92% $456.14 $420.01
78
175,349 M QCOM -8.23% $173.34 $159.08
79
23,864 M GFS -8.39% $45.43 $41.62
80
76,317 M SNPS -8.44% $548.28 $502.00
81
38,624 M ODFL -8.91% $197.14 $179.58
82
34,026 M IDXX -10.95% $485.52 $432.36
83
42,783 M KDP -11.92% $35.33 $31.12
84
104,843 M VRTX -12.69% $472.00 $412.11
85
92,988 M MELI -12.89% $1,996.44 $1,739.00
86
49,918 M FANG -13.02% $196.58 $170.99
87
37,013 M KHC -13.25% $34.19 $29.66
88
96,643 M LRCX -13.45% $89.01 $77.04
89
205,318 M PEP -15.06% $172.52 $146.54
90
138,375 M AMAT -16.45% $211.83 $176.99
91
80,044 M MDLZ -17.06% $70.28 $58.29
92
53,083 M NXPI -17.19% $253.25 $209.72
93
203,451 M AMD -17.32% $147.36 $121.84
94
87,882 M KLAC -17.94% $836.19 $686.20
95
23,219 M CDW -18.27% $221.87 $181.34
96
140,414 M AMGN -18.80% $325.39 $264.21
97
280,886 M ASML -19.85% $928.25 $743.98
98
205,447 M AZN -21.58% $84.90 $66.58
99
27,213 M ON -23.15% $75.88 $58.31
100
189,537 M ADBE -24.29% $554.16 $419.58
101
22,180 M BIIB -25.23% $201.63 $150.75
102
30,969 M MCHP -30.65% $81.30 $56.38
103
134,461 M PDD -30.85% $145.08 $100.32
104
78,917 M REGN -37.58% $1,175.33 $733.59

Cumulative Return & Sharpe Ratio

Assuming 3% for the risk-free rate, the Sharpe Ratio for a TQQQ position over the uptrend (opened at close on day πŸ“ˆ1 of the uptrend and closed when l the uptrend ended) is 0.99.


Exit opportunities

The distribution of cumulative returns for TQQQ over the uptrend shows a distinct positive skew, demonstrating that the Market Signal correctly identified a period of sustained market strength.

A TQQQ position opened at close on day πŸ“ˆ1 of the uptrend was in the green for 85% of the uptrend, and in the red for just 15% of the uptrend.

  • Most observations (64 days, or 64% of the uptrend) fell within the 0% to +20% cumulative return range, confirming steady returns from day πŸ“ˆ1 of uptrend
  • The right tail extending toward +40% highlights periods of accelerated performance
    • 22 days (or 22% of the uptrend) offered a return between +20% and +40%
  • 17 days (or 17% of the uptrend) registered negative cumulative returns, most of which were less than a –10% loss

The distribution reflects consistent positive drift and limited downside deviation.


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