TECL trading strategies, backtested
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X Shares — 3x daily leveraged technology sector. Every DeployQuant template run on TECL over 5.5 years of minute data, same engine, same window, sorted by return.
| Strategy | CAGR | max DD | Sharpe | trades | win rate | final value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly Entry + 7% Target | 34.9% | −45.0% | 0.85 | 242 | 53% | $52,298 |
| RSI(2) Dip Snapback | 29.4% | −51.0% | 0.76 | 152 | 66% | $41,581 |
| First-to-Last Day of Month | 27.3% | −78.0% | 0.71 | 67 | 51% | $37,912 |
| EMA 12/26 Trend | 21.3% | −53.5% | 0.65 | 22 | 45% | $29,068 |
| RSI(14) Mean Reversion | 20.1% | −64.1% | 0.61 | 17 | 71% | $27,540 |
| Drawdown Dip Buyer + 8% Target | 18.7% | −76.3% | 0.59 | 18 | 100% | $25,836 |
| SMA 10/50 Trend | 17.4% | −62.4% | 0.58 | 16 | 50% | $24,237 |
| 20-Day Momentum + Trailing Stop | 11.0% | −48.5% | 0.46 | 62 | 42% | $17,797 |
| SMA-200 Trend + 15% Trailing Stop | 7.8% | −55.8% | 0.40 | 45 | 44% | $15,186 |
| 3-Month Momentum Switch | 6.8% | −69.9% | 0.38 | 23 | 39% | $14,411 |
| 200-Day SMA Regime Filter | 5.6% | −64.5% | 0.36 | 20 | 20% | $13,548 |
| Golden Cross (SMA 50/200) | 4.2% | −51.6% | 0.34 | 4 | 25% | $12,555 |
| Buy & hold TECL | 31.9% | −77.2% | 0.76 | — | — | $46,169 |
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Frequently asked questions
What was the best strategy for TECL?
Of the 12 templates tested on TECL over 2021-01-04–2026-07-17, the strongest by CAGR was weekly 7% target at 34.9% (max drawdown 45.0%), versus 31.9% 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 TECL?
1 of 12 templates beat TECL buy-and-hold (31.9% CAGR) on this window; 11 of 12 had a shallower maximum drawdown than holding (77.2%).
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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.