Equal-size cards first (42% DD cap, shrink on). Hunt rankings below stay Size 1.

X1

etf

High typical and average months and years, short time in a hole, peak DD ≤ 42%.

2:11 5:11 10:11 Size 11 X1 0.207 · equal Size 11 · 42% cap

10.06× (+906%)

Median year
+49.9%
Average year
+47.3%
Median month
+2.4%
Average month
+3.7%
Worst month
-23.1%
Worst day
-12.2%
Deepest DD
41.1%
Longest DD
524d
Longest flat
10d
0.8× 3.4× 6.1× 8.8× 11.5× 2020+39%2021+37%2022+50%2023+23%2024+70%2025+65%2026+2%

JBF2 equal 3

etf

Largest equal Size under 42% peak DD. Same hours as JBF2. Compounding changes the curve versus Size 1.

1:3 3:3 4:3 7:3 14:3 15:3 21:3 Size 3 equal Size 3 · 42% cap

1.65× (+65%)

Median year
+8.8%
Average year
+5.3%
Median month
+1.9%
Average month
+0.9%
Worst month
-17.7%
Worst day
-15.7%
Deepest DD
37.6%
Longest DD
770d
Longest flat
10d
0.6× 0.9× 1.1× 1.4× 1.7× 2020-9%2021+9%2022+12%2023-6%2024+7%2025+18%2026+24%
0.9× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020202120222023202420252026
Max scoreMax returnsWealth + Ulcer + greenBest UlcerJBF3Gain-to-painMost green monthsMaximum pips per yearTypical + green + UlcerZ2Highest profit factorHighest typical monthly returnZ1JBF1Paycheck + green + small holeJBF2Min drawdown (≥5000 pips)Least-bad worst month (≥5000 pips)Least-bad worst monthMin drawdownPaycheck without camping
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Max score

stonk

Best typical month versus the worst dip, with a penalty for holding trades a long time. This is the rank we already used.

1+5+7+8+10+13+15+21 Size 1 score 10.28

1.72× (+72%)

Median year
+5.9%
Average year
+8.5%
Median month
+0.6%
Average month
+0.7%
Worst month
-4.6%
Worst day
-2.1%
Deepest DD
8.4%
Longest DD
521d
Longest flat
6d
0.9× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+6%2021+3%2022+22%2023+6%2024+9%2025+5%2026+7%

Max returns

stonk

Biggest pile. Does not care how scary the dips were.

1+3+4+5+7+8+10+13+15+21 Size 1 final +72%

1.72× (+72%)

Median year
+7.4%
Average year
+8.0%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.7%
Worst month
-5.0%
Worst day
-3.0%
Deepest DD
11.5%
Longest DD
605d
Longest flat
6d
0.9× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+7%2021+4%2022+20%2023+3%2024+7%2025+8%2026+9%

Wealth + Ulcer + green

etf

Biggest pile, little time sitting in a hole, and months that usually pay.

1+5+7+8+10+13+21 Size 1 combo 0.80

1.68× (+68%)

Median year
+8.7%
Average year
+8.0%
Median month
+0.6%
Average month
+0.7%
Worst month
-4.5%
Worst day
-2.1%
Deepest DD
8.2%
Longest DD
516d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+9%2021+2%2022+20%2023+6%2024+9%2025+2%2026+7%

Best Ulcer

stonk

Least time sitting in a hole, relative to how much you made. A one-month crash beats a year underwater.

0+2+7+8+10+13+18 Size 1 Martin 4.14

1.67× (+67%)

Median year
+8.3%
Average year
+8.7%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-4.6%
Worst day
-2.0%
Deepest DD
9.6%
Longest DD
545d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.2× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+12%2021+4%2022+16%2023+6%2024+7%2025+8%2026+2%

JBF3

etf

JBF2 plus hours 7 and 8. Sortino-sized pile, with JBF2's later years still in the mix.

2+5+7+8+10+13 Size 1 JBF2 + hours 7+8

1.65× (+65%)

Median year
+9.3%
Average year
+8.2%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-5.0%
Worst day
-1.7%
Deepest DD
9.1%
Longest DD
516d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.2× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+9%2021+3%2022+14%2023+6%2024+10%2025+6%2026+3%

Gain-to-pain

stonk

How much you kept versus how much you gave back in red months.

1+7+8+10+15+21 Size 1 GTP 1.77

1.61× (+61%)

Median year
+7.3%
Average year
+7.5%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-3.7%
Worst day
-1.9%
Deepest DD
6.5%
Longest DD
530d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.6× 2020+7%2021+4%2022+17%2023+2%2024+7%2025+8%2026+5%

Most green months

stonk

How often a month paid you.

3+5+7+8+10+13+18+21 Size 1 72% green

1.61× (+61%)

Median year
+7.7%
Average year
+7.2%
Median month
+0.7%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-4.4%
Worst day
-2.4%
Deepest DD
9.6%
Longest DD
601d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.6× 2020+8%2021+5%2022+14%2023+3%2024+5%2025+8%2026+7%

Maximum pips per year

stonk

Highest worst complete year. 2026 skipped. The year that paid the least is as big as we can make it.

1+2+4+5+7+10+13+14+18+21+22 Size 1 min year +6.1%

1.56× (+56%)

Median year
+6.2%
Average year
+6.6%
Median month
+0.2%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-9.5%
Worst day
-4.3%
Deepest DD
14.0%
Longest DD
566d
Longest flat
5d
0.9× 1.1× 1.2× 1.4× 1.6× 2020+6%2021+6%2022+5%2023+6%2024+9%2025+7%2026+7%

Typical + green + Ulcer

etf

Best mix of a fat typical month, lots of green months, and little time sitting in a hole. Each piece is scored against the best stack on that piece, then multiplied.

5+7+8+10+13 Size 1 combo 0.53

1.56× (+56%)

Median year
+6.5%
Average year
+7.2%
Median month
+0.7%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-5.1%
Worst day
-1.5%
Deepest DD
7.3%
Longest DD
516d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.4× 1.6× 2020+9%2021+2%2022+15%2023+5%2024+7%2025+5%2026+3%

Z2

etf

Best of all worlds, with every complete year at least 1,000 pips. 2026 skipped.

2+5+10+13+21+23 Size 1 combo 0.37

1.49× (+49%)

Median year
+7.0%
Average year
+6.5%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.5%
Worst month
-4.0%
Worst day
-1.9%
Deepest DD
6.5%
Longest DD
502d
Longest flat
5d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.4× 1.5× 2020+5%2021+5%2022+7%2023+9%2024+8%2025+6%2026+2%

Highest profit factor

stonk

Wins bigger than losses, added up. Ignores whether the losses came in a clump.

7+8+10 Size 1 PF 1.215

1.49× (+49%)

Median year
+6.8%
Average year
+6.7%
Median month
+0.3%
Average month
+0.5%
Worst month
-4.6%
Worst day
-1.6%
Deepest DD
7.4%
Longest DD
556d
Longest flat
9d
1.0× 1.1× 1.2× 1.4× 1.5× 2020+7%2021+3%2022+18%2023-1%2024+5%2025+8%2026+2%

Highest typical monthly return

stonk

Highest median month. Half of months did at least this well.

1+2+3+4+6+7+9+10+19+22 Size 1 month med +0.9%

1.38× (+38%)

Median year
+6.6%
Average year
+5.2%
Median month
+0.9%
Average month
+0.5%
Worst month
-10.6%
Worst day
-4.3%
Deepest DD
17.2%
Longest DD
710d
Longest flat
6d
0.9× 1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.4× 2020+7%2021+15%2022+1%2023-6%2024+9%2025+6%2026+3%

Z1

etf

Best of all worlds: typical month, often green, smaller hole, later months still pay, tight years.

5+10+13+14+15+18+21 Size 1 combo 0.14

1.36× (+36%)

Median year
+3.8%
Average year
+4.6%
Median month
+0.7%
Average month
+0.4%
Worst month
-4.0%
Worst day
-1.8%
Deepest DD
6.1%
Longest DD
530d
Longest flat
7d
0.9× 1.0× 1.2× 1.3× 1.4× 2020+3%2021+0%2022+4%2023+7%2024+4%2025+10%2026+4%

JBF1

etf

Calmar, smallest hole, and a paycheck that doesn't camp. Mix of Max Calmar, Min drawdown, and Paycheck without camping.

5+7+8+13+18+21 Size 1 combo 0.02

1.32× (+32%)

Median year
+3.1%
Average year
+4.0%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.3%
Worst month
-2.5%
Worst day
-1.2%
Deepest DD
4.2%
Longest DD
374d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.2× 1.2× 1.3× 2020+3%2021+2%2022+10%2023+8%2024+2%2025-1%2026+5%

Paycheck + green + small hole

etf

Fat typical month, paid most months, and the worst dip stays smaller. Closest to 'can I actually run this.'

0+5+7+8+13 Size 1 combo 0.20

1.31× (+31%)

Median year
+5.4%
Average year
+3.9%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.3%
Worst month
-2.6%
Worst day
-1.6%
Deepest DD
4.7%
Longest DD
509d
Longest flat
5d
1.0× 1.1× 1.2× 1.2× 1.3× 2020+5%2021+2%2022+10%2023+7%2024+1%2025-2%2026+5%

JBF2

etf

Did not sprint then sit. Later months still pay, year-to-year returns stay tight, typical month still fat.

1+3+4+7+14+15+21 Size 1 combo 0.43

1.30× (+30%)

Median year
+3.4%
Average year
+3.1%
Median month
+0.8%
Average month
+0.4%
Worst month
-6.4%
Worst day
-5.4%
Deepest DD
14.9%
Longest DD
746d
Longest flat
10d
0.9× 1.0× 1.1× 1.2× 1.3× 2020-2%2021+3%2022+6%2023-0%2024+3%2025+8%2026+8%

Min drawdown (≥5000 pips)

stonk

Smallest worst dip among stacks that made at least 5,000 pips.

0+5+7+8+13+18 Size 1 maxDD 4.6%

1.29× (+29%)

Median year
+5.2%
Average year
+3.7%
Median month
+0.4%
Average month
+0.3%
Worst month
-2.6%
Worst day
-1.3%
Deepest DD
4.6%
Longest DD
559d
Longest flat
5d
1.0× 1.1× 1.1× 1.2× 1.3× 2020+7%2021+2%2022+9%2023+5%2024+1%2025-3%2026+4%

Least-bad worst month (≥5000 pips)

stonk

Smallest single-month punch among stacks that made at least 5,000 pips.

7+8+13+18+21+23 Size 1 worst month -1.9%

1.28× (+28%)

Median year
+5.4%
Average year
+3.8%
Median month
+0.2%
Average month
+0.3%
Worst month
-1.9%
Worst day
-1.5%
Deepest DD
5.6%
Longest DD
685d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.1× 1.2× 1.3× 2020+5%2021+5%2022+6%2023+7%2024+0%2025-0%2026+3%

Least-bad worst month

stonk

Smallest single-month punch. Not the same as the worst dip, which can stack several months.

5+19 Size 1 worst month -1.0%

1.08× (+8%)

Median year
+1.9%
Average year
+1.0%
Median month
+0.1%
Average month
+0.1%
Worst month
-1.0%
Worst day
-1.0%
Deepest DD
2.9%
Longest DD
670d
Longest flat
32d
1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 1.1× 1.1× 2020+1%2021+0%2022+2%2023+2%2024+3%2025-2%2026+1%

Min drawdown

stonk

Smallest worst dip, among stacks that still made money.

18+21 Size 1 maxDD 2.4%

1.03× (+3%)

Median year
+0.7%
Average year
+0.5%
Median month
+0.2%
Average month
+0.0%
Worst month
-1.3%
Worst day
-1.6%
Deepest DD
2.4%
Longest DD
818d
Longest flat
25d
1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 2020+0%2021-1%2022+1%2023-0%2024+1%2025+2%2026-1%

Paycheck without camping

etf

Fat typical month, often green, and trades don't sit for days.

18+20 Size 1 combo 0.14

1.01× (+1%)

Median year
+0.4%
Average year
+0.1%
Median month
+0.2%
Average month
+0.0%
Worst month
-2.0%
Worst day
-2.0%
Deepest DD
4.2%
Longest DD
1731d
Longest flat
19d
1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 1.0× 2020+0%2021+2%2022-1%2023+0%2024-1%2025+0%2026+0%

Max Calmar

stonk

Most return earned per unit of worst dip.

Same hours as Gain-to-pain above. Different ranking, same chart.

1+7+8+10+15+21 Size 1 Calmar 1.41

1.61× (+61%)

Median year
+7.3%
Average year
+7.5%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-3.7%
Worst day
-1.9%
Deepest DD
6.5%
Longest DD
530d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.6× 2020+7%2021+4%2022+17%2023+2%2024+7%2025+8%2026+5%

Max Sortino

stonk

Smoothest ride that only punishes losing months. Big up months are fine.

Same hours as Gain-to-pain above. Different ranking, same chart.

1+7+8+10+15+21 Size 1 Sortino 2.67

1.61× (+61%)

Median year
+7.3%
Average year
+7.5%
Median month
+0.5%
Average month
+0.6%
Worst month
-3.7%
Worst day
-1.9%
Deepest DD
6.5%
Longest DD
530d
Longest flat
6d
1.0× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.6× 2020+7%2021+4%2022+17%2023+2%2024+7%2025+8%2026+5%

Keep it + typical + no punch

etf

Doesn't give red months back, typical month is fat, and the worst single month isn't a blow-up.

Same hours as Max score above. Different ranking, same chart.

1+5+7+8+10+13+15+21 Size 1 combo 0.46

1.72× (+72%)

Median year
+5.9%
Average year
+8.5%
Median month
+0.6%
Average month
+0.7%
Worst month
-4.6%
Worst day
-2.1%
Deepest DD
8.4%
Longest DD
521d
Longest flat
6d
0.9× 1.1× 1.3× 1.5× 1.7× 2020+6%2021+3%2022+22%2023+6%2024+9%2025+5%2026+7%