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Manual Champion

SECTOR L/S · TOP-2 vs BOTTOM-2 OF 10 SECTORS
About this strategy — what it is, what it looks for, how it operates

Manual Champion (research/278 v4, validated in research/279). This paper book tracks the Sector L/S leg ONLY (70% of the full manual strategy): long top-2 + short bot-2 of 10 sector ETFs by 60d return. The 30% put-selling leg (weekly SPY+QQQ ATM puts) is manually executed via `python manual_champion_predict.py`. Full-strategy backtest 2022-26: Sh +3.17 hedged, CAGR +22.8%, DD -3.7%, WR 67.9%, β +0.03. Bootstrap 95% CI Sharpe [+1.93, +3.61]. Walk-forward: every test window positive, train/test track closely. Cost-robust to 30bps.

  • Sector L/S leg (this book)Long top-2 + short bot-2 of XLK/XLF/XLE/XLV/XLY/XLP/XLI/XLU/XLB/XLC by 60d return. Bi-weekly rebalance. ~4 ETF positions at any time.
  • Index VRP leg (manual, separate)Each Monday: sell 5DTE 0.5% OTM SPY + QQQ puts. Close Friday. Run `python manual_champion_predict.py` for daily picks.
  • Validation in research/279Bootstrap CI: P(Sh > 1.0) = 100%, P(Sh > 2.0) = 96%. Walk-forward 6 windows: every test segment positive (worst +1.68, best +5.02). Cost-robust: Sharpe loses only 0.17 from frictionless → 30bps + $1.30/contract + 15% bid/ask haircut.
  • Beta stabilityFull window β -0.01. Rolling 26-week β: mean +0.02, |β|<0.20 67% of weeks, |β|<0.30 87% of weeks. True market neutral.
  • Honest tradeoff vs UltimateLoses -0.33 Sharpe but wins on DD (-3.7% vs -7.4%), WR (68% vs 60%), β (+0.03 vs +0.10), and complexity (6 positions vs 150).
Backtest — 5-fold walk-forward, honest true-daily marks (2024-01 → 2026-05)
Sharpe
3.17
Win rate
68%
CAGR
+22.8%
Max DD
-3.7%

Backtest numbers, not live results — measured on honest true-daily marks across a 5-fold walk-forward with 10bps costs. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

TOTAL P&L
-$4
-0.46% on $920 deployed
REGIME PAUSED
VIX 16.0
PERFORMANCE
RETURN
-0.46%
-$4 on capital deployed
SHARPE
2.29
annualized
WIN RATE
38.75%
31W / 48L
MAX DD
-4.30%
worst drawdown
REALIZED P&L
-$5
80 closed trades
UNREALIZED P&L
+$1
12 open positions
LONG EXPOSURE
$101
net +$81
SHORT EXPOSURE
$20
gross $121
Last scan: 8/4/2026, 10:14:46 AM
Next scan: in 23h 9m (22:00 UTC weekday)

Open Positions12 held · live MTM

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Recent Closed Tradeslast 80 closed · most recent first

SIDETICKERENTRYEXITPROFIT
LONGXLV$161.00$162.24+$0
+0.77%
SHORTXLY$111.95$116.09$-0
-3.70%
SHORTXLY$111.66$116.09$-0
-3.97%
SHORTXLY$110.87$116.09$-0
-4.71%
SHORTXLY$109.10$116.09$-1
-6.41%
SHORTXLY$110.48$116.09$-1
-5.08%
LONGXLV$161.81$162.55+$0
+0.46%
LONGXLK$177.83$174.30$-0
-1.99%
LONGXLK$177.82$174.30$-0
-1.98%
LONGXLK$178.80$174.30$-0
-2.52%
LONGXLK$178.15$174.30$-0
-2.16%
LONGXLK$183.10$174.30$-0
-4.81%
LONGXLK$184.01$175.88$-0
-4.42%
LONGXLK$184.76$178.45$-0
-3.42%
LONGXLK$177.48$180.27+$0
+1.57%
SHORTXLB$50.33$50.82$-0
-0.97%
SHORTXLB$50.50$50.82$-0
-0.63%
LONGXLK$179.84$180.78+$0
+0.52%
SHORTXLY$116.22$114.61+$0
+1.39%
SHORTXLB$50.80$50.53+$0
+0.53%
LONGXLF$56.30$56.75+$0
+0.80%
SHORTXLY$117.12$117.34$-0
-0.19%
LONGXLF$56.76$56.75$-0
-0.02%
SHORTXLB$50.66$50.50+$0
+0.32%
SHORTXLY$116.01$115.90+$0
+0.09%
LONGXLV$161.80$158.29$-0
-2.17%
LONGXLV$163.41$158.29$-0
-3.14%
LONGXLV$162.48$158.29$-0
-2.58%
LONGXLV$160.97$158.29$-0
-1.66%
LONGXLV$159.78$158.29$-0
-0.93%
SHORTXLU$45.45$45.72$-0
-0.59%
SHORTXLE$55.08$55.08+$0
+0.00%
LONGXLK$181.00$185.78+$0
+2.64%
LONGXLK$188.15$185.35$-0
-1.49%
SHORTXLE$55.46$55.60$-0
-0.26%
SHORTXLU$45.74$45.36+$0
+0.83%
SHORTXLU$45.63$45.36+$0
+0.59%
LONGXLK$184.07$181.40$-0
-1.45%
SHORTXLE$53.06$55.60$-0
-4.79%
SHORTXLE$53.24$55.60$-0
-4.43%
SHORTXLE$53.04$55.60$-0
-4.82%
SHORTXLE$53.50$55.60$-0
-3.93%
LONGXLF$56.31$56.05$-0
-0.45%
SHORTXLE$54.14$54.64$-0
-0.92%
LONGXLK$184.68$179.18$-0
-2.98%
LONGXLI$182.24$185.56+$0
+1.82%
LONGXLI$184.70$185.56+$0
+0.47%
LONGXLI$179.07$185.56+$0
+3.62%
LONGXLI$179.16$185.56+$0
+3.57%
LONGXLI$180.77$185.56+$0
+2.65%
LONGXLK$192.95$183.57$-0
-4.86%
SHORTXLU$45.03$45.76$-0
-1.62%
SHORTXLE$54.14$53.22+$0
+1.70%
LONGXLI$182.50$183.91+$0
+0.77%
SHORTXLE$55.26$52.81+$0
+4.43%
SHORTXLE$55.00$53.11+$0
+3.44%
LONGXLK$177.79$184.57+$0
+3.81%
LONGXLK$178.16$183.05+$0
+2.74%
LONGXLK$185.91$184.19$-0
-0.93%
LONGXLK$185.22$192.15+$0
+3.74%
LONGXLK$188.88$191.44+$0
+1.35%
LONGXLB$52.69$52.02$-0
-1.27%
LONGXLB$52.52$52.02$-0
-0.95%
SHORTXLU$44.04$45.06$-0
-2.32%
SHORTXLU$44.22$45.06$-0
-1.90%
SHORTXLU$44.32$45.06$-0
-1.67%
SHORTXLU$44.22$45.06$-0
-1.90%
SHORTXLU$43.64$45.06$-0
-3.25%
LONGXLF$52.24$53.56+$0
+2.53%
SHORTXLC$111.41$112.19$-0
-0.70%
SHORTXLC$111.59$112.19$-0
-0.54%
LONGXLF$52.18$53.56+$0
+2.64%
SHORTXLC$111.48$112.19$-0
-0.64%
LONGXLF$52.49$53.56+$0
+2.03%
LONGXLF$52.35$53.56+$0
+2.32%
SHORTXLC$110.89$112.19$-0
-1.17%
LONGXLF$52.96$53.56+$0
+1.13%
SHORTXLC$112.91$112.19+$0
+0.64%
SHORTXLP$82.59$83.44$-0
-1.03%
LONGXLE$58.67$57.67$-0
-1.70%