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Balanced Growth Alpha (Simple)

An intermediate growth strategy bridging the gap between passive indexing and leveraged momentum. Combines 2x leveraged Nasdaq exposure with a total market core and international diversification to achieve 100% equity-equivalent exposure with tactical downside protection.
MODEL PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-08-21
Executive Summary
The Balanced Growth Alpha (Simple) model portfolio provides research-grade current exposure tracking and performance analysis. It achieved an inception-to-date Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.87% with a Maximum Drawdown of -23.86%. Focusing on the most recent 5-year window, the portfolio maintained a CAGR of 5.78%. The model aggregates 73 completed trades with a Sharpe Ratio of 0.78.

🛡️ Balanced Growth Alpha (Simple) Drawdown Shield & Downside Protection

Why Drawdown Dictates Longevity →
Peak Drawdown Defense
-23.9% (vs -32.5% B&H)
+8.6% shallower drawdown
Drawdown Shield
8.6% Cut
Protected capital vs -32.5% B&H
Capital Sheltered from Risk
18.3% of Time
Earning Treasury yield during downturns
* Drawdown Shield demonstrates how systematic trend-following bounded historical drawdowns and protected principal capital compared to passive Buy & Hold.

📊 Portfolio Performance Summary

Metric 1Y5Y10YFull
StrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&HStrategyB&H
Max Drawdown-7.79%-9.87%-23.06%-32.46%-23.06%-32.46%-23.86%-32.46%
Sharpe Ratio1.151.400.430.580.940.760.780.80
Sortino Ratio1.542.070.500.821.110.920.930.99
CAGR16.93%25.02%5.78%11.63%13.12%15.75%10.87%15.63%
% Time Invested94.9%100.0%67.7%100.0%77.8%100.0%81.7%100.0%
Trades / Year3.00.04.20.04.20.04.30.0

Active Portfolio Composition

TickerDescription & StrategyStyleMax WeightCurrent ExposureLast Action
QLD
ProShares Ultra QQQ (2x Leveraged NASDAQ 100)
Excess Return SMA
Investing 20% 20% Invested: Buy
2026-08-20
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF
Excess Return SMA
Investing 40% 40% Invested: Buy
2025-04-30
VEA
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Excess Return SMA
Investing 20% 20% Invested: Buy
2023-11-21
BND
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF
Excess Return SMA
Investing 20% 20% Invested: Buy
2024-08-05
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Cumulative Growth Performance

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Asset Correlation & Trend Shifts

Analyze how different assets move together and how active strategy trends affect their relationship.
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Trend Insights

Currently showing the baseline Pearson correlation (r) of the raw asset daily returns over the selected lookback window.

Asset Correlation Matrix

Pearson Correlation Coefficients (r) on Daily Returns
-1.0 (Inverse) 0.0 (Neutral) +1.0 (Positive)

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Alternatives Return vs. Correlation Space

Unified Portfolio Activity Log

Aggregated trade execution history across all portfolio members with portfolio-level weight allocation.
Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.

Entry DateExit DateTickerTypeAllocationEntry PriceExit PriceNet Return %Exit Reason
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2026-04-15 2026-06-10 QLD Completed 20% $72.19 $88.46 22.47% Stop
2026-03-23 2026-04-15 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.23% Interest Income
2025-12-16 2026-03-23 QLD Completed 20% $69.02 $64.02 -7.28% Stop
2025-11-21 2025-12-16 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.24% Interest Income
2025-04-29 2025-11-21 QLD Completed 20% $43.20 $64.68 49.66% Stop
2025-04-07 2025-04-30 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2025-04-04 2025-04-29 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2023-11-08 2025-04-07 VTI Completed 40% $208.74 $236.52 13.25% Stop
2025-03-24 2025-04-04 QLD Completed 20% $48.08 $38.49 -19.98% Stop
2025-02-28 2025-03-24 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.27% Interest Income
2024-08-16 2025-02-28 QLD Completed 20% $47.50 $50.86 7.01% Stop
2024-07-25 2024-08-16 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.33% Interest Income
2022-01-19 2024-08-05 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.11 10.82% Interest Income
2023-11-07 2024-07-25 QLD Completed 20% $31.13 $46.21 48.39% Stop
2023-03-14 2023-11-21 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.04 3.71% Interest Income
2022-11-07 2023-11-08 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.05 5.11% Interest Income
2023-01-20 2023-11-07 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.04 4.19% Interest Income
2023-01-18 2023-03-14 VEA Completed 20% $41.06 $39.30 -4.32% Stop
2023-01-18 2023-01-20 QLD Completed 20% $19.53 $18.63 -4.61% Stop
2022-10-03 2023-01-18 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.01 1.21% Interest Income
2022-09-13 2023-01-18 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.01 1.39% Interest Income
2022-10-18 2022-11-07 VTI Completed 40% $178.60 $179.97 0.72% Signal
2022-09-26 2022-10-18 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.22% Interest Income
2022-09-21 2022-10-03 QLD Completed 20% $21.35 $18.34 -14.15% Stop
2022-05-25 2022-09-26 VTI Completed 40% $184.49 $174.19 -5.63% Stop
2022-08-29 2022-09-21 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.20% Interest Income
2022-07-11 2022-09-13 VEA Completed 20% $35.66 $36.04 0.99% Signal
2022-07-08 2022-08-29 QLD Completed 20% $22.16 $23.71 6.90% Stop
2022-06-15 2022-07-11 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-06-14 2022-07-08 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2022-03-30 2022-06-15 VEA Completed 20% $42.69 $36.41 -14.75% Stop
2022-06-02 2022-06-14 QLD Completed 20% $24.47 $20.16 -17.66% Stop
2022-05-10 2022-06-02 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.07% Interest Income
2022-05-03 2022-05-25 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2022-05-05 2022-05-10 QLD Completed 20% $28.25 $24.66 -12.77% Stop
2022-04-12 2022-05-05 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.05% Interest Income
2020-03-24 2022-05-03 VTI Completed 40% $107.06 $196.29 83.26% Stop
2022-03-17 2022-04-12 QLD Completed 20% $31.04 $32.30 4.00% Stop
2022-03-08 2022-03-30 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2022-02-23 2022-03-17 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-07-24 2022-03-08 VEA Completed 20% $33.62 $38.84 15.48% Stop
2022-02-03 2022-02-23 QLD Completed 20% $35.40 $31.89 -9.98% Stop
2022-01-11 2022-02-03 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2018-12-07 2022-01-19 BND Completed 20% $62.31 $71.09 14.02% Signal
2021-10-27 2022-01-11 QLD Completed 20% $40.36 $39.93 -1.13% Stop
2021-10-05 2021-10-27 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2021-03-26 2021-10-05 QLD Completed 20% $27.55 $35.10 27.36% Stop
2021-03-04 2021-03-26 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2020-11-20 2021-03-04 QLD Completed 20% $24.69 $27.22 10.21% Stop
2020-10-29 2020-11-20 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-09-30 2020-10-29 QLD Completed 20% $22.31 $21.68 -2.87% Stop
2020-09-08 2020-09-30 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-03-19 2020-09-08 QLD Completed 20% $9.51 $21.79 128.95% Stop
2020-06-22 2020-07-24 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-06-16 2020-06-22 VEA Completed 20% $32.86 $32.58 -0.88% Signal
2020-04-17 2020-06-16 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-04-01 2020-04-17 VEA Completed 20% $26.74 $28.87 7.92% Signal
2020-03-10 2020-04-01 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2020-03-02 2020-03-24 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2020-02-26 2020-03-19 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.04% Interest Income
2019-09-13 2020-03-10 VEA Completed 20% $33.92 $30.88 -9.01% Stop
2019-01-15 2020-03-02 VTI Completed 40% $118.04 $137.81 16.69% Stop
2019-08-28 2020-02-26 QLD Completed 20% $11.32 $15.46 36.48% Stop
2019-03-01 2019-09-13 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.01 1.21% Interest Income
2019-08-06 2019-08-28 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.12% Interest Income
2019-06-21 2019-08-06 QLD Completed 20% $12.03 $11.22 -6.75% Stop
2019-05-30 2019-06-21 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.14% Interest Income
2019-01-16 2019-05-30 QLD Completed 20% $9.16 $10.59 15.61% Stop
2018-11-15 2019-03-01 VEA Completed 20% $31.20 $32.84 5.21% Signal
2018-12-21 2019-01-16 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-12-20 2019-01-15 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-12-14 2018-12-21 QLD Completed 20% $9.30 $8.15 -12.42% Stop
2016-08-24 2018-12-20 VTI Completed 40% $95.66 $113.19 18.27% Stop
2018-11-20 2018-12-14 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-05-23 2018-12-07 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.01 1.16% Interest Income
2018-11-02 2018-11-20 QLD Completed 20% $10.42 $8.82 -15.40% Stop
2018-10-24 2018-11-15 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2018-10-11 2018-11-02 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.15% Interest Income
2017-03-24 2018-10-24 VEA Completed 20% $29.62 $31.40 5.95% Stop
2018-04-18 2018-10-11 QLD Completed 20% $10.06 $10.47 3.99% Stop
2014-08-26 2018-05-23 BND Completed 20% $58.05 $61.35 5.63% Signal
2018-03-26 2018-04-18 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.11% Interest Income
2018-03-02 2018-03-26 QLD Completed 20% $9.70 $9.59 -1.18% Stop
2018-02-07 2018-03-02 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.10% Interest Income
2016-07-21 2018-02-07 QLD Completed 20% $4.87 $9.68 98.59% Stop
2016-01-07 2017-03-24 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.45% Interest Income
2016-07-27 2016-08-24 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-09-17 2016-07-27 VTI Completed 40% $86.45 $94.79 9.60% Signal
2016-06-28 2016-07-21 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-03-03 2016-06-28 QLD Completed 20% $4.24 $4.05 -4.59% Stop
2016-02-09 2016-03-03 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2016-02-02 2016-02-09 QLD Completed 20% $4.12 $3.46 -16.15% Stop
2016-01-08 2016-02-02 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.02% Interest Income
2015-09-16 2016-01-08 QLD Completed 20% $4.37 $4.29 -1.87% Stop
2015-10-09 2016-01-07 VEA Completed 20% $27.57 $25.49 -7.59% Stop
2015-08-25 2015-10-09 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-08-25 2015-09-17 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2015-08-24 2015-09-16 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-11-10 2015-08-25 VEA Completed 20% $27.61 $27.12 -1.82% Stop
2011-08-31 2015-08-25 VTI Completed 40% $48.55 $84.59 74.13% Stop
2014-11-07 2015-08-24 QLD Completed 20% $4.08 $3.43 -15.85% Stop
2014-10-17 2014-11-10 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2014-10-16 2014-11-07 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-12-07 2014-10-17 VEA Completed 20% $22.69 $26.51 16.78% Stop
2014-05-07 2014-10-16 QLD Completed 20% $2.99 $3.22 7.80% Stop
2013-11-25 2014-08-26 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.03% Interest Income
2014-04-14 2014-05-07 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2012-11-23 2014-04-14 QLD Completed 20% $1.62 $2.84 75.00% Stop
2012-05-08 2012-12-07 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.06% Interest Income
2012-10-31 2012-11-23 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2012-06-11 2012-10-31 QLD Completed 20% $1.58 $1.68 5.98% Stop
2012-05-17 2012-06-11 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2011-12-15 2012-05-17 QLD Completed 20% $1.22 $1.57 28.78% Stop
2011-12-19 2012-05-08 VEA Completed 20% $19.24 $20.83 8.18% Signal
2011-11-25 2011-12-19 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-11-22 2011-12-15 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-10-27 2011-11-25 VEA Completed 20% $21.80 $18.43 -15.51% Stop
2011-10-26 2011-11-22 QLD Completed 20% $1.34 $1.17 -12.28% Stop
2011-10-05 2011-10-27 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-10-04 2011-10-26 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-29 2011-10-05 VEA Completed 20% $20.83 $18.65 -10.47% Stop
2011-08-29 2011-10-04 QLD Completed 20% $1.17 $1.03 -11.41% Stop
2011-08-09 2011-08-31 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-05 2011-08-29 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-08-05 2011-08-29 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2011-08-09 VTI Completed 40% $41.72 $44.93 7.65% Stop
2011-07-06 2011-08-05 QLD Completed 20% $1.40 $1.24 -11.80% Stop
2010-06-01 2011-08-05 VEA Completed 20% $18.05 $21.37 18.36% Stop
2011-06-13 2011-07-06 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.00% Interest Income
2011-04-08 2011-06-13 QLD Completed 20% $1.38 $1.24 -9.95% Stop
2011-03-17 2011-04-08 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-09-20 2011-03-17 QLD Completed 20% $0.98 $1.26 28.79% Stop
2010-08-26 2010-09-20 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-07-23 2010-08-26 QLD Completed 20% $0.87 $0.82 -5.76% Stop
2010-06-30 2010-07-23 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-06-01 2010-06-30 QLD Completed 20% $0.88 $0.79 -9.81% Stop
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 CASH (CASH) Interest 40% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-05-07 2010-06-01 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-03-08 2010-05-07 VEA Completed 20% $20.83 $18.84 -9.59% Stop
2010-03-02 2010-05-07 QLD Completed 20% $0.89 $0.91 2.36% Stop
2009-07-22 2010-05-07 VTI Completed 40% $35.40 $43.40 22.55% Stop
2010-02-01 2010-03-08 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2010-02-05 2010-03-02 CASH (CASH) Interest 20% $1.00 $1.00 0.01% Interest Income
2009-12-30 2010-02-01 VEA Completed 20% $20.89 $20.06 -4.02% Stop