Recomputed every run from the latest available close (as of 2026-10-30 — latest trailing 30-day window; re-anchors each day you run it). This is the strategy's current recommended Top 15 for today; names can change day to day as prices update. The locked official allocation below is the monthly tradable book and stays fixed until next lock.
| # | Ticker | ETF Name | Class | M1 | M2 | M2/M1 (>1.00) | Score | Weight | Trail DD | Stop | 12M Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FXN | First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund | COMMODITY | +24.07% | +25.11% | 1.04 ✓ | 13.4% | +0.0% | ✓ OK | ||
| 2 | NORW | Global X MSCI Norway ETF | ETF | +18.15% | +25.46% | 1.40 ✓ | 12.0% | +0.0% | ✓ OK | ||
| 3 | OIH | VanEck Oil Services ETF | COMMODITY | +14.45% | +26.55% | 1.84 ✓ | 11.7% | +0.0% | ✓ OK | ||
| 4 | XES | State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equi… | COMMODITY | +7.43% | +20.63% | 2.78 ✓ | 8.0% | -0.2% | ✓ OK | ||
| 5 | GNR | State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural… | ETF | +11.02% | +11.40% | 1.03 ✓ | 6.0% | -2.1% | ✓ OK | ||
| 6 | EWH | iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | ETF | +7.60% | +12.17% | 1.60 ✓ | 5.7% | +0.0% | ✓ OK | ||
| 7 | TDIV | First Trust NASDAQ Technology Divide… | ETF | +2.51% | +14.60% | 5.82 ✓ | 5.7% | -2.9% | ✓ OK | ||
| 8 | FXI | iShares China Large-Cap ETF | ETF | +3.67% | +10.10% | 2.75 ✓ | 4.9% | -3.4% | ✓ OK | ||
| 9 | SLX | VanEck Steel ETF | ETF | +1.23% | +11.19% | 9.10 ✓ | 4.9% | -5.4% | ✓ OK | ||
| 10 | EWA | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | ETF | +5.16% | +9.10% | 1.76 ✓ | 4.8% | -0.3% | ✓ OK | ||
| 11 | HAP | VanEck Natural Resources ETF | ETF | +7.53% | +7.84% | 1.04 ✓ | 4.8% | -1.2% | ✓ OK | ||
| 12 | TDV | ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Ar… | ETF | +2.98% | +9.84% | 3.30 ✓ | 4.8% | -2.7% | ✓ OK | ||
| 13 | EWD | iShares MSCI Sweden ETF | ETF | +3.33% | +8.61% | 2.59 ✓ | 4.6% | +0.0% | ✓ OK | ||
| 14 | XLP | State Street Consumer Staples Select… | ETF | +5.21% | +6.72% | 1.29 ✓ | 4.4% | -0.6% | ✓ OK | ||
| 15 | EWC | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | ETF | +4.93% | +6.75% | 1.37 ✓ | 4.4% | -1.5% | ✓ OK |
HELD = in both today & official | ▲ NEW = in today's recommended list, not in official | ▼ WOULD DROP = in official but not in today's top 15.
| Ticker | Status | Official Wt | Would-Be Wt | Δ Weight | Official # | Would-Be # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BITO | ▼ WOULD DROP | 28.2% | — | -28.2% | 1 | — |
| BNO | ▼ WOULD DROP | 22.1% | — | -22.1% | 2 | — |
| USO | ▼ WOULD DROP | 13.4% | — | -13.4% | 3 | — |
| EWZ | ▼ WOULD DROP | 13.0% | — | -13.0% | 4 | — |
| FLBR | ▼ WOULD DROP | 12.7% | — | -12.7% | 5 | — |
| UAE | ▼ WOULD DROP | 10.7% | — | -10.7% | 6 | — |
| FXN | ▲ NEW | — | 13.4% | +13.4% | — | 1 |
| NORW | ▲ NEW | — | 12.0% | +12.0% | — | 2 |
| OIH | ▲ NEW | — | 11.7% | +11.7% | — | 3 |
| XES | ▲ NEW | — | 8.0% | +8.0% | — | 4 |
| GNR | ▲ NEW | — | 6.0% | +6.0% | — | 5 |
| EWH | ▲ NEW | — | 5.7% | +5.7% | — | 6 |
| TDIV | ▲ NEW | — | 5.7% | +5.7% | — | 7 |
| FXI | ▲ NEW | — | 4.9% | +4.9% | — | 8 |
| SLX | ▲ NEW | — | 4.9% | +4.9% | — | 9 |
| EWA | ▲ NEW | — | 4.8% | +4.8% | — | 10 |
| HAP | ▲ NEW | — | 4.8% | +4.8% | — | 11 |
| TDV | ▲ NEW | — | 4.8% | +4.8% | — | 12 |
| EWD | ▲ NEW | — | 4.6% | +4.6% | — | 13 |
| XLP | ▲ NEW | — | 4.4% | +4.4% | — | 14 |
| EWC | ▲ NEW | — | 4.4% | +4.4% | — | 15 |
Set from the 2026-09-30 close (anchored to the latest trailing 30-day bar) — the same signal timing the backtest uses. Locked 2026-10-01; reruns within the same period never change this allocation. Top 15 by composite momentum score (M1 + 2×M2), after eliminating decelerating names (M2 > 0) and stale accelerations (M2/M1 > 1.00) — the same filters used in the backtest. Score-weighted with per-position and class caps.
Class allocation: CRYPTO: 28.2% | COMMODITY: 35.5% | ETF: 36.4%
| # | Ticker | ETF Name | Class | M1 | M2 | M2/M1 (>1.00) | Score | Weight | Trail DD | Stop | 12M Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BITO | ProShares Bitcoin ETF | CRYPTO | +22.14% | +23.16% | 1.05 ✓ | 28.2% | — | ✓ OK | ||
| 2 | BNO | United States Brent Oil Fund, LP | COMMODITY | +13.61% | +21.35% | 1.57 ✓ | 22.1% | — | ✓ OK | ||
| 3 | USO | United States Oil Fund, LP | COMMODITY | +6.11% | +12.48% | 2.04 ✓ | 13.4% | — | ✓ OK | ||
| 4 | EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | ETF | +4.11% | +12.73% | 3.10 ✓ | 13.0% | — | ✓ OK | ||
| 5 | FLBR | Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF | ETF | +3.13% | +12.66% | 4.04 ✓ | 12.7% | — | ✓ OK | ||
| 6 | UAE | iShares MSCI UAE ETF | ETF | +6.53% | +6.63% | 1.02 ✓ | 10.7% | — | ✓ OK |
Primary benchmark: QQQ (Invesco Nasdaq-100 ETF). This is what most investors compare against.
| Metric | Strategy | QQQ | EW NDX-100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Return | -9.9% | +74.0% | +0.0% |
| Ann. Return | -2.1% | +11.9% | +0.0% |
| Ann. Volatility | 24.4% | 22.3% | 0.0% |
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.09 | 0.53 | 0.00 |
| Calmar Ratio | -0.04 | 0.48 | 0.00 |
| Max Drawdown | -57.5% | -25.0% | +0.0% |
| Win Rate | 47.5% | 64.4% | 0.0% |
| Best Month | +21.1% | +17.4% | +0.0% |
| Worst Month | -17.3% | -15.4% | +0.0% |
| Months | 59 | 59 | 0 |
Parameters optimised on rolling 24-month training windows, tested on unseen 6-month windows.
Out-of-sample on unseen data — avoids look-ahead bias.
| Ann. Return | +25.6% |
| Sharpe | 0.85 |
| Max DD | -15.7% |
| Win Rate | 58% |
| Universe | 0 NDX + 0 S&P500 stocks + 536 ETFs |
| M1 Lookback | 4 months |
| M2 Lag | 1 month(s) |
| Holdings | Top 15 |
| Sizing | Score-weighted (softmax) |
| Position Cap | 30% max per ticker |
| ETF Cap | 80% total ETFs |
| Commodity Cap | 30% total commodities |
| Crypto Cap | 20% total crypto |
| Trailing Stop | 25% from peak |
| Benchmark | QQQ (Nasdaq-100 ETF) |
| Fold | Train End | Test End | Best M1 | Best M2 | Best N | OOS Sharpe | OOS Ann Ret | OOS MaxDD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2023-11 | 2024-05 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.84 | +27.5% | -11.8% |
| #2 | 2024-05 | 2024-11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -0.61 | -9.4% | -7.4% |
| #3 | 2024-11 | 2025-05 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.99 | +56.5% | -15.7% |
| #4 | 2025-05 | 2025-11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.02 | +66.6% | -2.0% |
| #5 | 2025-11 | 2026-05 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.81 | +4.3% | +0.0% |
| #6 | 2026-05 | 2026-10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.76 | +25.3% | -7.8% |
Trailing 12-month return each month — smooths single-month noise and shows whether alpha is growing or compressing.
Each cell = strategy return for that month. Green = positive, red = negative. Full-year column on right.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Full Yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -4.2% | +3.8% | +9.3% | -3.8% | -9.4% | -1.6% | -4.4% | -4.9% | -6.2% | -3.7% | +1.3% | +1.9% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | +7.2% | -2.0% | -7.7% | +8.8% | -1.4% | +0.9% | +4.0% | -5.5% | +0.2% | -13.8% | -9.9% | +3.3% | -17.0% |
| 2024 | -5.0% | -8.4% | +0.4% | +9.1% | +3.2% | -5.5% | -4.5% | -9.1% | +1.4% | +4.4% | -5.0% | +3.5% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | -3.3% | -0.4% | +5.2% | -17.3% | +0.0% | +6.9% | +9.4% | +4.3% | +21.0% | +4.9% | -2.3% | +3.1% | +30.5% |
| 2026 | -1.2% | +9.7% | +4.8% | -5.4% | +3.6% | +21.1% | -3.6% | +2.4% | -5.8% | -0.1% | — | — | +25.2% |
| M1 | M2lag | TopN | Sharpe | Ann Return | Ann Vol | MaxDD | Calmar | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 15 | 0.11 | +2.4% | 22.1% | -41.4% | 0.06 | 51% |
| Month | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12 | BKCH | DAPP | BITQ | FDIG | ARKF | ARKW | BLOK | ARKK | FINX | ARGT | WTAI | ITB | RING | SILJ | EWD |
| 2024-01 | UNG | QAT | XHE | IXJ | XHS | FXH | FSTA | IZRL | XLP | VDC | UAE | JETS | FXG | ||
| 2024-02 | CNBS | MJ | XPH | EVX | TUR | EWY | DBA | HDV | CPER | DRIV | PTMC | ARKQ | FEMS | WTMF | NUEM |
| 2024-03 | COPX | PALL | RING | SILJ | XES | GDX | XLE | GOEX | VDE | GDXJ | XOP | FENY | GOAU | USO | BNO |
| 2024-04 | BCD | BCI | AFK | FTGC | NLR | DBC | URA | KBA | |||||||
| 2024-05 | KWEB | FXI | MCHI | CQQQ | GXC | FLCH | CHIQ | PGJ | CXSE | EMQQ | EWH | EWT | ECH | EZA | CNXT |
| 2024-06 | UNG | TAN | QCLN | ICLN | PBD | EWL | BATT | KBWD | XBI | LIT | IBB | REM | DFAR | SCHH | URA |
| 2024-07 | URNM | PBW | KBWY | HACK | WTAI | CIBR | IGV | XSHD | XSW | SLX | SKYY | ||||
| 2024-08 | GNOM | XPH | EWH | FXH | IHAK | NOBL | QAT | FXG | BUG | ||||||
| 2024-09 | THD | PALL | DBA | ARKW | IHI | GSJY | XLY | BBJP | DFJ | EWJ | IGV | IYC | FINX | IPAY | UAE |
| 2024-10 | CNXT | CHIQ | FXI | CQQQ | KWEB | CXSE | PGJ | MCHI | FLCH | GXC | KGRN | KURE | KBA | EWH | LIT |
| 2024-11 | ARKB | FBTC | IBIT | BITQ | DAPP | BKCH | FDIG | BITO | KCCA | ARKG | PRNT | XRT | WTAI | ||
| 2024-12 | PBW | XSD | URA | BATT | URNM | QCLN | IZRL | PSI | DRIV | CARZ | DXJ | SNSR | IXN | TUR | COPX |
| 2025-01 | UNG | USO | BNO | XES | FXN | OIH | DBC | IXC | |||||||
| 2025-02 | EPOL | XHS | RING | TUR | FDD | GDX | EWO | EWD | KBWD | VDC | FSTA | GOAU | EWI | SMDV | DDWM |
| 2025-03 | KWEB | FXI | PGJ | MCHI | FLCH | CHIQ | EWP | GXC | CXSE | GREK | EWN | GSEU | BBEU | VGK | EWL |
| 2025-04 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025-05 | GOEX | EZA | SIL | KWEB | MCHI | KGRN | CQQQ | EWW | SILJ | FLCH | FXI | CHIQ | KURE | EWZ | CXSE |
| 2025-06 | URA | DAPP | BITQ | BLOK | SMH | EPI | URNM | ARKW | INDA | SOXX | NLR | PBD | CARZ | BUZZ | ARKX |
| 2025-07 | BKCH | ARKK | FDIG | PBW | ARKQ | IZRL | IRBO | WTAI | ETHA | PSI | KBWB | AIRR | FINX | TAN | XSD |
| 2025-08 | REMX | CNBS | MJ | CQQQ | CNXT | LIT | CXSE | KWEB | THD | FLCH | MCHI | GXC | GNOM | FXI | KGRN |
| 2025-09 | KCCA | XHS | PTMC | IYH | XLV | ||||||||||
| 2025-10 | KSA | CPER | |||||||||||||
| 2025-11 | ARGT | DBA | XHE | ||||||||||||
| 2025-12 | CPER | UNG | IAT | FDM | KRE | XOP | FXZ | KBE | DES | IHI | FMAT | SCHD | VAW | XLB | MOO |
| 2026-01 | TUR | UAE | EWG | ||||||||||||
| 2026-02 | VDC | FSTA | XLP | KRE | MOO | BNO | SMDV | DES | USO | FXG | PSL | RTH | XSLV | MLPA | NOBL |
| 2026-03 | KBWY | SCHH | DFAR | BBRE | REZ | XHB | XLU | FUTY | VPU | XLRE | FREL | ITB | VNQ | SNSR | IYR |
| 2026-04 | KSA | KGRN | CNBS | ARGT | DBA | EWS | |||||||||
| 2026-05 | XSD | IRBO | BITQ | BKCH | WTAI | DAPP | BCD | QTEC | URA | PBW | SNSR | IXN | ROBO | XLK | IYW |
| 2026-06 | WCBR | BUG | CIBR | SKYY | IGV | CLOU | WCLD | FDIG | XSW | ARKW | QQEW | KCCA | NUMG | ARKK | MJ |
| 2026-07 | JETS | XPH | IBB | IDNA | GREK | KIE | IAT | KBE | IBUY | FXH | KRE | DFNL | XLF | FXO | FNCL |
| 2026-08 | KWEB | COPX | FXI | EMQQ | WOOD | EWD | BBAX | INDA | RTH | EWA | FTCS | VNQI | PICK | PHO | EPI |
| 2026-08 | GOAU | RING | GDX | GOEX | GDXJ | SIL | SILJ | ETHA | IHI | KURE | EZA | VDE | FXZ | GNR | XOP |
| 2026-09 | BITO | BNO | USO | EWZ | FLBR | UAE | |||||||||
| 2026-10 | FXN | NORW | OIH | XES | GNR | EWH | TDIV | FXI | SLX | EWA | HAP | TDV | EWD | XLP | EWC |
For informational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Universe: 0 NDX-100 stocks (Fiscal.ai) + 536 ETFs/Commodities/Crypto (FMP). Benchmark: QQQ (Invesco Nasdaq-100 ETF).