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Long Term Loser Rebound

DeBondt & Thaler contrarian strategy — buy long-term losers for mean reversion

Investors systematically overreact to bad news. 3-5 year losers outperform winners by 24.6% over next 36 months (DeBondt & Thaler 1985)

3Y
Total Return
+35.1%
3Y
Sharpe Ratio
0.51
3Y
Max Drawdown
-18.7%
3Y
Win Rate
51.4%
3Y
Alpha
-55.8%
3Y
Comp. Score *
0.11
Risk Parameters
Max Allocation6.5%
Stop Loss18.7%
Take Profit5.3%
Max DD Tolerance18.7%
Rebalancemonthly
Execution Guidance
Order TypeLimit
Entry RuleBuy 0.5% below market in uptrend.
TimingSAFE TO BUY. *
ScalingEnter in 3 tranches over 1-2 weeks.
Positions — Vol-Adjusted Sizing
SymbolActionVol Stop LossTake ProfitSizeLinks
SLYV BUY 22% 17.4% below entry 4.9% above entry 7.0% TVYH
IWD BUY 14% 11.1% below entry 3.2% above entry 10.9% TVYH
VBR BUY 19% 15.0% below entry 4.3% above entry 8.1% TVYH
SHY BUY 2% 9.3% below entry 3.0% above entry 13.0% TVYH
▶ For Passive Investors (Buy & Hold)

This strategy is suitable for passive investing. - Take profit: Rebalance when any position exceeds 2x its target weight. Trim back to target, redeploy to underweight positions. - Stop loss: NO price-based stop loss. This strategy recovered from 35% drawdown to deliver positive long-term returns. - Exit rule: Review annually. Exit if strategy underperforms its benchmark for 3 consecutive years.

Avg 5Y Return
47.6%
Avg 5Y Sharpe
0.31
10Y Return
103.0%
10Y Sharpe
0.28
HODL Composite
0.31
Consistency
89%
Suitable for passive
Yes