Strategy backtest reports (hypothetical)

Promotion gate: 3–5 years of daily-bar replay, positive expectancy in R, a 95% confidence interval excluding zero, and at least 40 trades. Candidates that miss stay listed.

Expectancy comparison (hypothetical)

Expectancy in R per trade with the 95% confidence interval from each strategy's longest daily-bar replay. Select a strategy for Lisa's lesson, the transcript, its rules, and the closed-trade record.

Mean Reversion RSI-2

live
swing
Gate cleared

Buys 2-period RSI below 5 in uptrending large caps and sector ETFs, exits on a close above the 5-day average or after 10 sessions. Stop at 2x ATR(14).

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay window
2023-08-07 → 2026-08-06
Trades
686
Win rate
54.0%
Payoff
1.20x
Expectancy
0.200R
95% CI
0.114 → 0.278R
Max drawdown
47.99R
Avg hold
21.0d

Momentum Breakout 20

live
swing
Gate cleared

Buys 20-day closing-range breakouts in S&P 500 large caps when price is above the 200-day average and relative strength versus SPY is in the top quintile. Stop at 1.5x ATR(14) below entry, first target at 2R.

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay window
2023-08-07 → 2026-08-06
Trades
580
Win rate
43.0%
Payoff
2.00x
Expectancy
0.290R
95% CI
0.167 → 0.409R
Max drawdown
26.00R
Avg hold
19.0d

Quality Compounder

research
investment

Accumulates high-return-on-capital large caps on pullbacks to the rising 50-week average. Multi-quarter hold, thesis invalidated on a weekly close below the 200-week average.

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay pending.

Sector Trend Rotation

live
investment
Gate cleared

Rotates into the three strongest sector ETFs by 6-month absolute momentum, rebalanced monthly, hedged with IWM when SPY closes below its 200-day average.

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay window
2023-08-07 → 2026-08-06
Trades
141
Win rate
35.0%
Payoff
3.00x
Expectancy
0.420R
95% CI
0.101 → 0.735R
Max drawdown
19.00R
Avg hold
77.0d

Steve D Investment Portfolio

live
investment

Long-term core investment positions held in Steve D's portfolio, entered January 1, 2026.

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay pending.

Volatility Crush Fade

research
swing

Fades post-event implied-volatility spikes in liquid large caps. Currently in replay, has not cleared the gate.

Universe: S&P 500 large caps + liquid ETFs

Replay pending.

Wick Reversal Buy (Index ETFs)

live
swing
Gate cleared

On SPY, QQQ and IWM: when a daily candle prints a lower wick of at least 40% of the full session range while price holds above the 200-day average, enter long on the signal close. Stop at the signal-day low, first target 1.5R, risk 1R per trade. Invalidated by a daily close below the stop or a new 20-day low in advance/decline breadth while the position is open. Expected hold 2 to 20 sessions.

Universe: SPY, QQQ, IWM

Replay window
2023-08-06 → 2026-08-06
Trades
245
Win rate
5200.0%
Payoff
1.50x
Expectancy
0.300R
95% CI
0.139 → 0.453R
Max drawdown
11.01R
Avg hold
5.0d