C2 Rankings and Previous Results

Just received this nice question from someone and thought I would answer with a quick post.

I’m not at all sure how C2 determines their rankings but, to me, it appears as if HSA should be #1 when I compare it to the current #1 strategy. What am I missing? Thanks

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Found It

Reserving the right to be wrong, I think the strategy Found It on collective2 is extremely risky and likely won’t end well. Its equity curve looks perfect with only an 11% drawdown and 14 consecutive months of gains.

So what makes this strategy so risky?

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Does Trade Drawdown Matter?

The single trade drawdown of a strategy DOES matter. Recently someone seemed to express dislike for my strategy How I Invest 1 posting the comment:

and a 54% drawdown… with trades risking as much as 12% of capital:

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They also posted the screenshot below highlighting a trade where that cost the strategy roughly 12% of capital.

I have had some good conversations with this user before in other threads and have nothing against them. I am unsure exactly how they intend the statement and screenshot, but I take it to mean they are not impressed with my strategy. I appreciate their concern, but likely would disagree with their view of how problematic it is. Let me explain.

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