FAQ

How to read the systems, reports, and comparison tools.

A practical reference for interpreting the portfolio pages, performance metrics, and live tracker mappings.

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Systems And Research

What does Quantified Solutions build?

Quantified Solutions s.r.o develops systematic trading strategies and evaluates them through rule-based backtests. The website presents each strategy as a research object with return, risk, exposure, trade behavior, charts, and comparison views.

What is the difference between Day Trading and Positional systems?

Day Trading systems are designed around shorter holding periods and intraday-style exposure. Positional systems can hold exposure for longer horizons, including overnight or multi-session behavior. The type shown on a system card comes from the system.config file inside each report directory.

Are all systems in the portfolio currently live?

No. The portfolio contains research and backtest reports. The Live Systems Tracker page is the place where live Collective2 programs are mapped back to the underlying portfolio systems that drive or inform them.

Can one live program use more than one portfolio system?

Yes. A live Collective2 program can be backed by one or more underlying portfolio systems. The Live Systems Tracker page shows those mappings so a visitor can trace a live allocation back to the relevant research pages.

Are live signals available through an API?

Yes. Live trading signals can be made available through an API for qualified users and integrations. Contact Quantified Solutions for pricing, access details, technical requirements, and availability.

Can users follow the live systems on Collective2?

Yes. Users can follow selected live systems through Collective2, where signals are published and can be connected to supported brokerage accounts according to Collective2's platform rules. The Live Systems Tracker page shows which live programs are currently mapped to Quantified Solutions research systems.

Why can live Collective2 results differ from the backtests?

Live results can differ from backtests for several reasons. Collective2 trade prices reflect average client executions where applicable, while backtests use historical simulated fills. Collective2 may also break up or delay market orders because of platform and regulatory requirements, so live execution can differ from the research model. Some live strategies may also have used different underlying systems historically, and the leverage used on Collective2 can differ from the leverage assumed in a backtest.

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Performance Metrics

What does CAGR represent on this site?

CAGR is the compounded annual growth rate from the exported backtest statistics. It is useful for comparing annualized return profiles, but it should be read together with drawdown, Sharpe, recovery factor, exposure, and trade count.

How should Max Drawdown be interpreted?

Max Drawdown shows the largest peak-to-trough decline in the backtest. A lower drawdown can indicate a smoother equity curve, but the metric should be evaluated with the system's return, exposure, and strategy objective.

Why are Sharpe, Sortino-style risk metrics, and Profit Factor shown?

Single return metrics can be misleading. Sharpe helps describe return relative to variability, Profit Factor compares gross profits to gross losses, and other risk measures help identify whether returns came with acceptable path behavior.

Why can the highest CAGR system differ from the balanced leader?

The comparison dashboard uses a composite score that rewards return, risk control, Sharpe, profit factor, and recovery. A system with the highest CAGR may not rank first if its drawdown, efficiency, or balance is weaker.

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Charts And Comparison

What is the Risk / Return Map?

The Risk / Return Map plots systems by annualized return and maximum drawdown. The preferred area is higher return with lower drawdown, but the map is only a starting point for deeper inspection.

What does the correlation heatmap show?

The heatmap shows pairwise correlations between systems that are present in the current report set and also available in the uploaded correlation matrix. Lower or negative correlations can indicate potentially useful diversification relationships.

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Risk And Disclosures

Is this investment advice?

No. The website presents research, analytics, and backtest-derived information. Backtest and hypothetical performance do not guarantee future results, and trading involves risk.