Strategy · published 3 March · by Dorabona

Midterm Anchors

Hold a small set of names through their runs. Buy only on a rule, cap every position, and exit on the closing price, never on a feeling.

EASY TO HOLD FREE 412 FOLLOWERS 7 BLOCKS
+11.4%
What followers earned, 12 months
+14.2%
What the rule earned
2.8 pp
Gap. Followers keep most of it
6.2
Trades a month, typical

The blocks it is made of

Block library
UniverseBuy only the 74 names on this listENTRY
Earnings beatGap ≥ +6.5%, volume ≥ 2×, close ≥ +5%. All three requiredENTRY
Dip in uptrendRSI below 40 while the market trend holdsENTRY
Position cap12% of the book per name, 15% for anchors, applied when buyingSIZE
RegimeHalf size when the VIX is 18–25, no new buys above 25SIZE
Trailing stopExit when the close falls 20% from the peak, tightening as gains growEXIT
FloorHard exit at −35% from entryEXIT

What it refuses to do

The rules that cost followers the least, by stopping them.

NEVERSell a winner because it looks expensive
NEVERTrim a position just to get under the cap
NEVERBuy a name outside the list
NEVERSell because the account is down

Honest about the numbers

Everything above is measured forward from publication, on the accounts of people following it. No backtest appears on this page, and none is used in the ranking.

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