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CLSE trading strategies, backtested

Convergence Long/Short Equity ETF — an active long/short US equity portfolio. Every DeployQuant template run on CLSE over 5.5 years of minute data, same engine, same window, sorted by return.

Quick answer: the best-performing template on CLSE (2021-01-04 → 2026-07-17) was RSI(2) snapback at 6.3793117942596455e+31% CAGR vs 20.1% for buy-and-hold. 1 of 12 templates beat holding; 7 cut the max drawdown.
StrategyCAGRmax DDSharpetradeswin ratefinal value
RSI(2) Dip Snapback 6.3793117942596455e+31% −2344959.5% -0.2822 50% $1,125,236,270,307,906,300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
SMA-200 Trend + 15% Trailing Stop 19.3% −14.5% 1.621 100% $21,703
Weekly Entry + 7% Target 18.5% −13.1% 1.3719 79% $21,109
Golden Cross (SMA 50/200) 18.1% −16.2% 1.502 100% $20,799
First-to-Last Day of Month 17.6% −17.4% 1.2854 61% $20,379
SMA 10/50 Trend 16.9% −9.3% 1.5511 64% $19,910
EMA 12/26 Trend 15.5% −10.2% 1.4017 47% $18,838
3-Month Momentum Switch 12.8% −8.0% 1.296 67% $16,983
20-Day Momentum + Trailing Stop 10.2% −4.7% 1.500 $15,339
Drawdown Dip Buyer + 8% Target 5.6% −16.9% 0.512 100% $12,684
RSI(14) Mean Reversion 0.9% −12.7% 0.158 50% $10,393
200-Day SMA Regime Filter −100.0% −236327.8% -0.072 0% $-17,793,528,384,952,140,000
Buy & hold CLSE 20.1%−16.1% 1.42 $22,358
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Frequently asked questions

What was the best strategy for CLSE?

Of the 12 templates tested on CLSE over 2021-01-04–2026-07-17, the strongest by CAGR was RSI(2) snapback at 6.3793117942596455e+31% (max drawdown 2344959.5%), versus 20.1% for buy-and-hold. Best-in-hindsight is not a forecast — check drawdowns and trade counts before drawing conclusions.

Did any strategy beat buying and holding CLSE?

1 of 12 templates beat CLSE buy-and-hold (20.1% CAGR) on this window; 7 of 12 had a shallower maximum drawdown than holding (16.1%).

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Backtests are hypothetical, computed by DeployQuant's engine on minute-resolution consolidated US market data (2021-01-04 to 2026-07-17, $10,000 starting capital, no margin, fees and slippage not modeled) and do not guarantee future results. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Live trading involves risk of loss.