Tripping Billies Engine
Trades Own Strategy
- hypothetical · Cumul. Return
- 0.5%
- Max Drawdown
- 7.1%
- Trades
- 174
- Win Trades
- 51.1%
- Profit Factor
- 1.10
- Win Months
- 60.0%
About this strategy
A fully automated trading system that monitors Gold, S&P 500, Silver, and Nasdaq futures around the clock, five days a week. While fully automated in execution, I actively monitor and manage the system on a daily basis — reviewing performance continuously, maintaining stability through regular system checks, and constantly evaluating the underlying logic for improvements. Risk parameters are revisited and refined as market conditions evolve, ensuring the system stays sharp, not just running.
The system runs on a dedicated server and continuously analyzes all four markets in parallel, identifying high-probability trade setups. Every trade is governed by a strict set of rules. Entries, stops, and profit targets are all calculated algorithmically — nothing is left to discretion. A minimum reward-to-risk threshold is enforced on every single trade before execution, ensuring only quality setups are taken.
The system includes multiple layers of built-in risk management, including per-instrument loss limits, daily loss caps, session-based controls, and correlation guards that prevent conflicting positions across related markets. When conditions don't meet the required criteria, the system simply waits.
Trades are sized conservatively on micro futures contracts, making the strategy highly scalable.
TrippingBilliesTrading.com
The system runs on a dedicated server and continuously analyzes all four markets in parallel, identifying high-probability trade setups. Every trade is governed by a strict set of rules. Entries, stops, and profit targets are all calculated algorithmically — nothing is left to discretion. A minimum reward-to-risk threshold is enforced on every single trade before execution, ensuring only quality setups are taken.
The system includes multiple layers of built-in risk management, including per-instrument loss limits, daily loss caps, session-based controls, and correlation guards that prevent conflicting positions across related markets. When conditions don't meet the required criteria, the system simply waits.
Trades are sized conservatively on micro futures contracts, making the strategy highly scalable.
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Short Term
Hypothetical Monthly Returns (includes fees/commissions)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.3 | -1.5 | 0.8 | -3.3 | 3.3 | 0.5 |
Statistics
Overview
| Strategy began | 5/11/2026 |
|---|---|
| Suggested Minimum Capital | $50,000 |
| Age | 122 days |
| C2 Rank | 935 |
| Rank at C2 % | Top 6.5% |
| Rank # | #393 |
| What it trades | Futures |
| # Trades | 174 |
| # Profitable | 89 |
| % Profitable | 51.1% |
| Avg trade duration | 3.5 hours |
| Max peak-to-valley drawdown | 7.1% |
| drawdown period | June 24, 2026 - Aug 28, 2026 |
| Cumul. Return | 0.5% |
| Avg win | $221 |
| Avg loss | $214 |
Ratios
| W:L ratio | 1.08 |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.03 |
| Sortino Ratio | 0.04 |
| Calmar Ratio | 1.51 |
CORRELATION STATISTICS
| Correlation to SP500 | -0.13 |
|---|---|
| Return Percent SP500 (cumu) during strategy life | 2.6% |
| Return of Strat Pcnt - Return of SP500 Pcnt (cumu) | -2.0% |
Return Statistics
| Ann Return (w trading costs) | 1.6% |
|---|---|
| Return Pcnt (Compound or Annual, age-based, NFA compliant) | 0.0% |
| Return Pcnt Since TOS Status | 1.0% |
| Ann Return (Compnd, No Fees) | 7.9% |
Slump
| Current Slump as Pcnt Equity | 3.3% |
|---|---|
| Current Slump, time of slump as pcnt of strategy life | 0.6% |
Instruments
| Percent Trades Forex | 0.0% |
|---|---|
| Percent Trades Futures | 1.0% |
| Percent Trades Options | 0.0% |
| Short Options - Percent Covered | 100.0% |
| Percent Trades Stocks | 0.0% |
Risk of Ruin (Monte-Carlo)
| Chance of 10% account loss | 2.0% |
|---|---|
| Chance of 20% account loss | 0.0% |
| Chance of 30% account loss | 0.0% |
| Chance of 40% account loss | 0.0% |
| Chance of 50% account loss | 0.0% |
| Chance of 60% account loss (Monte Carlo) | 0.0% |
| Chance of 70% account loss (Monte Carlo) | 0.0% |
| Chance of 80% account loss (Monte Carlo) | 0.0% |
| Chance of 90% account loss (Monte Carlo) | 0.0% |
Automation
| Percentage Signals Automated | 100.0% |
|---|
Popularity
| Popularity (Today) | 0 |
|---|---|
| Popularity (Last 6 weeks) | 917 |
| C2 Score | 935 |
| Popularity (7 days, Percentile 1000 scale) | 778 |
Trading Style
| Any stock shorts? 0/1 | 0 |
|---|
Trades-Own-System Certification
| Trades Own System? | 187689 |
|---|---|
| TOS percent | 100.0% |
Win / Loss
| Avg Loss | $214 |
|---|---|
| Avg Win | $219 |
| # Winners | 89 |
| Sum Trade PL (losers) | $18,226 |
| Sum Trade PL (winners) | $19,516 |
| Num Months Winners | 3 |
| # Losers | 85 |
| % Winners | 51.2% |
Dividends
| Dividends Received in Model Acct | 0 |
|---|
Age
| Num Months filled monthly returns table | 5 |
|---|
Frequency
| Avg Position Time (mins) | 208.65 |
|---|---|
| Avg Position Time (hrs) | 3.48 |
| Avg Trade Length | 0.10 |
| Last Trade Ago | 0 |
Leverage
| Daily leverage (average) | 1.41 |
|---|---|
| Daily leverage (max) | 3.15 |
Regression
| Alpha | 0 |
|---|---|
| Beta | -0.10 |
| Treynor Index | -0.01 |
Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)
| MAE:Equity, average, all trades | 0 |
|---|---|
| MAE:Equity, 95th Percentile Value for this strat | 0 |
| MAE:Equity, average, losing trades | 0.01 |
| MAE:Equity, losing trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat | — |
| MAE:Equity, average, winning trades | 0 |
| MAE:Equity, win trades only, 95th Percentile Value for this strat | — |
| Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - All trades | -48.83 |
| MAE:PL (avg, all trades) | -1.30 |
| MAE:PL (avg, losing trades) | — |
| MAE:PL (avg, winning trades) | — |
| MAE:PL - worst single value for strategy | — |
| Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Winning trades | 0.47 |
| Avg(MAE) / Avg(PL) - Losing trades | -1.22 |
| Hold-and-Hope Ratio | -0.02 |
RATIO STATISTICS
| Mean | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| SD | 0.03 |
| Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate) | 1.41 |
| Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE) | 1.02 |
| df | 3 |
| t | 0.81 |
| p | 0.24 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | -2.25 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | 4.87 |
| Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | -2.47 |
| Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | 4.51 |
| Sortino ratio | 2.67 |
| Upside Potential Ratio | 4.40 |
| Upside part of mean | 0.07 |
| Downside part of mean | -0.03 |
| Upside SD | 0.03 |
| Downside SD | 0.02 |
| N nonnegative terms | 3 |
| N negative terms | 1 |
| N of observations | 4 |
| Mean of predictor | 0.07 |
| Mean of criterion | 0.04 |
| SD of predictor | 0.10 |
| SD of criterion | 0.03 |
| Covariance | 0.00 |
| r | 0.24 |
| b (slope, estimate of beta) | 0.08 |
| a (intercept, estimate of alpha) | 0.04 |
| Mean Square Error | 0.00 |
| DF error | 2 |
| t(b) | 0.36 |
| p(b) | 0.38 |
| t(a) | 0.59 |
| p(a) | 0.31 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | -0.86 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | 1.01 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | -0.25 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | 0.33 |
| Treynor index (mean / b) | 0.57 |
| Jensen alpha (a) | 0.04 |
| Mean | 0.04 |
| SD | 0.03 |
| Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate) | 1.39 |
| Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE) | 1.01 |
| df | 3 |
| t | 0.80 |
| p | 0.24 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | -2.26 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | 4.85 |
| Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | -2.48 |
| Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | 4.50 |
| Sortino ratio | 2.63 |
| Upside Potential Ratio | 4.36 |
| Upside part of mean | 0.07 |
| Downside part of mean | -0.03 |
| Upside SD | 0.03 |
| Downside SD | 0.02 |
| N nonnegative terms | 3 |
| N negative terms | 1 |
| N of observations | 4 |
| Mean of predictor | 0.06 |
| Mean of criterion | 0.04 |
| SD of predictor | 0.10 |
| SD of criterion | 0.03 |
| Covariance | 0.00 |
| r | 0.24 |
| b (slope, estimate of beta) | 0.08 |
| a (intercept, estimate of alpha) | 0.04 |
| Mean Square Error | 0.00 |
| DF error | 2 |
| t(b) | 0.36 |
| p(b) | 0.38 |
| t(a) | 0.59 |
| p(a) | 0.31 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | -0.86 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | 1.02 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | -0.25 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | 0.32 |
| Treynor index (mean / b) | 0.56 |
| Jensen alpha (a) | 0.04 |
| VaR(95%) | 0.01 |
| Expected Shortfall on VaR | 0.02 |
| VaR(95%) | 0.00 |
| Expected Shortfall on VaR | 0.01 |
| Mean | 0.04 |
| SD | 0.10 |
| Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate) | 0.45 |
| Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE) | 0.45 |
| df | 87 |
| t | 0.26 |
| p | 0.40 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | -2.93 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | 3.83 |
| Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | -2.94 |
| Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | 3.83 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.67 |
| Upside Potential Ratio | 8.81 |
| Upside part of mean | 0.57 |
| Downside part of mean | -0.52 |
| Upside SD | 0.07 |
| Downside SD | 0.06 |
| N nonnegative terms | 48 |
| N negative terms | 40 |
| N of observations | 88 |
| Mean of predictor | 0.06 |
| Mean of criterion | 0.04 |
| SD of predictor | 0.13 |
| SD of criterion | 0.10 |
| Covariance | -0.00 |
| r | -0.14 |
| b (slope, estimate of beta) | -0.10 |
| a (intercept, estimate of alpha) | 0.05 |
| Mean Square Error | 0.01 |
| DF error | 86 |
| t(b) | -1.27 |
| p(b) | 0.90 |
| t(a) | 0.30 |
| p(a) | 0.38 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | -0.26 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | 0.06 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | -0.28 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | 0.37 |
| Treynor index (mean / b) | -0.42 |
| Jensen alpha (a) | 0.05 |
| Mean | 0.04 |
| SD | 0.10 |
| Sharpe ratio (Glass type estimate) | 0.40 |
| Sharpe ratio (Hedges UMVUE) | 0.40 |
| df | 87 |
| t | 0.23 |
| p | 0.41 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | -2.98 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for Sharpe Ratio | 3.79 |
| Lowerbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | -2.98 |
| Upperbound of 95% CI (Gibbons, Hedeker & Davis approximation | 3.78 |
| Sortino ratio | 0.59 |
| Upside Potential Ratio | 8.73 |
| Upside part of mean | 0.56 |
| Downside part of mean | -0.53 |
| Upside SD | 0.07 |
| Downside SD | 0.06 |
| N nonnegative terms | 48 |
| N negative terms | 40 |
| N of observations | 88 |
| Mean of predictor | 0.05 |
| Mean of criterion | 0.04 |
| SD of predictor | 0.13 |
| SD of criterion | 0.10 |
| Covariance | -0.00 |
| r | -0.14 |
| b (slope, estimate of beta) | -0.10 |
| a (intercept, estimate of alpha) | 0.04 |
| Mean Square Error | 0.01 |
| DF error | 86 |
| t(b) | -1.27 |
| p(b) | 0.90 |
| t(a) | 0.27 |
| p(a) | 0.40 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | -0.26 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for beta | 0.06 |
| Lowerbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | -0.28 |
| Upperbound of 95% confidence interval for alpha | 0.37 |
| Treynor index (mean / b) | -0.37 |
| Jensen alpha (a) | 0.04 |
| VaR(95%) | 0.01 |
| Expected Shortfall on VaR | 0.01 |
| VaR(95%) | 0.00 |
| Expected Shortfall on VaR | 0.01 |
| VAR (95 Confidence Intrvl) | 0.01 |
ORDER STATISTICS
| Number of observations | 4 |
|---|---|
| Minimum | 0.99 |
| Quartile 1 | 1.00 |
| Median | 1.01 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.01 |
| Maximum | 1.01 |
| Mean of quarter 1 | 0.99 |
| Mean of quarter 2 | 1.01 |
| Mean of quarter 3 | 1.01 |
| Mean of quarter 4 | 1.01 |
| Inter Quartile Range | 0.01 |
| Number outliers low | 1 |
| Percentage of outliers low | 0.25 |
| Mean of outliers low | 0.99 |
| Number of outliers high | 0 |
| Percentage of outliers high | 0 |
| Mean of outliers high | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (moments method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (moments method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (moments method) | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (regression method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (regression method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (regression method) | 0 |
| Number of observations | 88 |
| Minimum | 0.98 |
| Quartile 1 | 1.00 |
| Median | 1.00 |
| Quartile 3 | 1.00 |
| Maximum | 1.02 |
| Mean of quarter 1 | 0.99 |
| Mean of quarter 2 | 1.00 |
| Mean of quarter 3 | 1.00 |
| Mean of quarter 4 | 1.01 |
| Inter Quartile Range | 0.01 |
| Number outliers low | 3 |
| Percentage of outliers low | 0.03 |
| Mean of outliers low | 0.99 |
| Number of outliers high | 3 |
| Percentage of outliers high | 0.03 |
| Mean of outliers high | 1.02 |
| Extreme Value Index (moments method) | 0.01 |
| VaR(95%) (moments method) | 0.01 |
| Expected Shortfall (moments method) | 0.01 |
| Extreme Value Index (regression method) | 0.18 |
| VaR(95%) (regression method) | 0.01 |
| Expected Shortfall (regression method) | 0.01 |
DRAW DOWN STATISTICS
| Number of observations | 1 |
|---|---|
| Minimum | 0.01 |
| Quartile 1 | 0.01 |
| Median | 0.01 |
| Quartile 3 | 0.01 |
| Maximum | 0.01 |
| Mean of quarter 1 | 0 |
| Mean of quarter 2 | 0 |
| Mean of quarter 3 | 0 |
| Mean of quarter 4 | 0 |
| Inter Quartile Range | 0 |
| Number outliers low | 0 |
| Percentage of outliers low | 0 |
| Mean of outliers low | 0 |
| Number of outliers high | 0 |
| Percentage of outliers high | 0 |
| Mean of outliers high | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (moments method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (moments method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (moments method) | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (regression method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (regression method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (regression method) | 0 |
| Number of observations | 5 |
| Minimum | 0.00 |
| Quartile 1 | 0.01 |
| Median | 0.01 |
| Quartile 3 | 0.04 |
| Maximum | 0.05 |
| Mean of quarter 1 | 0.00 |
| Mean of quarter 2 | 0.01 |
| Mean of quarter 3 | 0.04 |
| Mean of quarter 4 | 0.05 |
| Inter Quartile Range | 0.03 |
| Number outliers low | 0 |
| Percentage of outliers low | 0 |
| Mean of outliers low | 0 |
| Number of outliers high | 0 |
| Percentage of outliers high | 0 |
| Mean of outliers high | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (moments method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (moments method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (moments method) | 0 |
| Extreme Value Index (regression method) | 0 |
| VaR(95%) (regression method) | 0 |
| Expected Shortfall (regression method) | 0 |
| Strat Max DD how much worse than SP500 max DD during strat life? | -380172128 |
| Max Equity Drawdown (num days) | 65 |
| Last 4 Months - Pcnt Negative | 0.5% |
COMBINED STATISTICS
| Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation) | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation) | 0.07 |
| Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down) | 10.19 |
| Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs | 0 |
| Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal | 4.96 |
| j156mfCOMBRisPar | 0 |
| j157mfCOMBRisPar | 0 |
| Annualized return (arithmetic extrapolation) | 0.07 |
| Compounded annual return (geometric extrapolation) | 0.07 |
| Calmar ratio (compounded annual return / max draw down) | 1.51 |
| Compounded annual return / average of 25% largest draw downs | 1.51 |
| Compounded annual return / Expected Shortfall lognormal | 5.76 |
Trading record
Placed 197 trades in real-life brokerage accounts.
| Symbol | Side | Qty | Opened | Closed | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QMGC Z6 | short | 1 | Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | ($3) |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 9, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $112 |
| QSIL Z6 | short | 1 | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | ($363) |
| QSIL Z6 | short | 1 | Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 | $597 |
| MNQ U6 | long | 1 | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 | $13 |
| MNQ U6 | long | 1 | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 | ($3) |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 7, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 | $37 |
| QSIL Z6 | short | 1 | Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | ($258) |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | $697 |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | ($93) |
| QSIL Z6 | short | 1 | Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 | ($278) |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | $322 |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | ($238) |
| MES U6 | short | 2 | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | $168 |
| MNQ U6 | short | 1 | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 2, 2026 | $201 |
| MNQ U6 | short | 1 | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $364 |
| QMGC Z6 | short | 1 | Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $330 |
| MNQ U6 | short | 1 | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | ($90) |
| QMGC Z6 | short | 1 | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | ($182) |
| MNQ U6 | short | 1 | Aug 30, 2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | $36 |
| QSIL Z6 | short | 1 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | $592 |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Aug 28, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 | ($913) |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $337 |
| QMCL V6 | long | 2 | Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | $14 |
| QSIL Z6 | long | 1 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 | ($643) |
| QSIL U6 | short | 1 | Aug 26, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | ($203) |
| QSIL U6 | long | 1 | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 | ($528) |
| MNQ U6 | short | 1 | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | $45 |
| MES U6 | long | 2 | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | ($27) |
| QSIL U6 | short | 1 | Aug 25, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | $867 |
Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results.
These results are based on simulated or hypothetical performance results that have certain inherent limitations. Unlike the results shown in an actual performance record, these results do not represent actual trading. Also, because these trades have not actually been executed, these results may have under-or over-compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated or hypothetical trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profits or losses similar to these being shown.