Buy the dip
Buy short-term weakness in stocks that are in an uptrend.
Per year
+8.6%
Benchmark +9.2%
Total return
+128%
Benchmark +140%
Max drawdown
−32%
Benchmark −34%
Sharpe
0.51
Benchmark 0.66
Years beating the benchmark
5 / 9
full calendar years
2016-11-07 to 2026-11-06, 100,000 EUR to 227,759 EUR, after 83,564 EUR in trading costs. On average 9.9 stocks held; the portfolio is turned over 50.0 times a year.
How it works
Every week, keep liquid stocks above their 200-day moving average, and buy the ten with the lowest 14-day RSI, the most oversold.
The idea
Short-term moves tend to partly reverse, and buying dips within an uptrend avoids catching falling knives in stocks that are breaking down. Weekly trading makes costs matter more.
Equity (EUR)
Buy the dipBenchmark
Year by year
| Year | Buy the dip | Benchmark | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part of year) | −4.3% | −0.9% | −3.4% |
| 2025 | +19.9% | +21.1% | −1.1% |
| 2024 | +3.2% | −0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | +6.6% | +0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | −9.9% | −17.9% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | +31.0% | +26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | +17.4% | +27.6% | −10.2% |
| 2019 | +44.2% | +43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | −19.7% | −12.7% | −7.0% |
| 2017 | +1.7% | +10.1% | −8.4% |
| 2016 (part of year) | +10.8% | +9.4% | +1.3% |
Backtests are simulations on historical data, not investment advice. Past results don't guarantee future returns.