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30 markets, one disciplined process
Every market we follow — what it is, how much buy & hold has returned, how deep its worst crash was, and how a simple trend-following strategy compares. Click a market for the full page.
| Market | Class | Since | CAGR buy & hold | Max DD buy & hold | Strategy Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet GOOGL | Equities | 2004 | 25.0% | -65% | 🔒 Plus |
| Amazon AMZN | Equities | 1997 | 30.7% | -94% | 🔒 Plus |
| Apple AAPL | Equities | 1980 | 19.5% | -82% | 🔒 Plus |
| Broadcom AVGO | Equities | 2009 | 39.9% | -48% | 🔒 Plus |
| Disruptive Innovation ARKK | Equities | 2014 | 14.0% | -81% | 🔒 Plus |
| Emerging Markets EEM | Equities | 2003 | 9.9% | -66% | 🔒 Plus |
| Germany (DAX) EWG | Equities | 1996 | 6.2% | -68% | 🔒 Plus |
| Japan (Nikkei) EWJ | Equities | 1996 | 3.1% | -59% | 🔒 Plus |
| Meta Platforms META | Equities | 2012 | 22.7% | -77% | 🔒 Plus |
| Microsoft MSFT | Equities | 1986 | 25.1% | -69% | 🔒 Plus |
| Nasdaq-100 QQQ | Equities | 1999 | 10.9% | -83% | 14.9% · DD -32% |
| Nvidia NVDA | Equities | 1999 | 37.0% | -90% | 40.3% · DD -65% |
| S&P 500 SPY | Equities | 1993 | 10.9% | -55% | 12.1% · DD -28% |
| Semiconductors SMH | Equities | 2000 | 10.7% | -86% | 🔒 Plus |
| Tesla TSLA | Equities | 2010 | 39.9% | -74% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Energy Sector XLE | Equities | 1998 | 9.2% | -71% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Financials XLF | Equities | 1998 | 5.9% | -83% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Small Caps IWM | Equities | 2000 | 8.5% | -59% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Treasuries 20Y+ TLT | Bonds | 2002 | 3.3% | -48% | 🔒 Plus |
| Gold GLD | Precious Metals | 2004 | 10.3% | -46% | 10.5% · DD -32% |
| Silver SLV | Precious Metals | 2006 | 6.8% | -76% | 🔒 Plus |
| Copper CPER | Commodities | 2011 | 3.1% | -58% | 🔒 Plus |
| Crude Oil DBO | Commodities | 2007 | 1.0% | -90% | 10.9% · DD -32% |
| Uranium URA | Commodities | 2010 | -3.4% | -94% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Real Estate VNQ | Real Estate | 2004 | 7.2% | -73% | 🔒 Plus |
| Euro / US Dollar FXE | Currencies | 2005 | 0.0% | -43% | 🔒 Plus |
| US Dollar (DXY) UUP | Currencies | 2007 | 1.8% | -22% | 🔒 Plus |
| Bitcoin BTC | Crypto | 2017 | 38.1% | -83% | 51.9% · DD -63% |
| Ethereum ETH | Crypto | 2017 | 25.9% | -94% | 🔒 Plus |
| Solana SOL | Crypto | 2020 | 76.7% | -96% | 🔒 Plus |
Total returns per year (CAGR) and worst peak-to-trough fall since the start of each market's data. Strategy Alpha results are hypothetical backtests incl. estimated costs — shown for the six core markets; all 30 with Plus.