🔄 Walk-Forward Validation

Anchored walk-forward with 6-month OOS windows. IS thresholds frozen per window. VIX risk management applied.

🟡 EDGE MARGINAL

Profitable in 5/8 windows but inconsistent. Edge exists but may be regime-dependent.

Aggregate Performance

Total OOS P&L
$-5,210
Buy & Hold P&L
$144,475
Excess vs B&H
$-149,685
Overall Sharpe
-0.01

Win Rate (trades)
59%
Profit Factor
0.99
Total Trades
98
Winning Windows
5/8

Median Window Sharpe
0.51
Best Window Sharpe
2.35
Worst Window Sharpe
-1.67
Beats B&H
3/8

Per-Window Results

#OOS PeriodIS DaysOOS DaysTradesP&LWRSharpePFB&HExcess
1 2022-05-31 → 2022-11-30 252 128 11 $-57,241 45% -1.67 0.31 $-4,162 $-53,079
2 2022-11-30 → 2023-05-30 379 124 14 $-25,300 50% -0.77 0.58 $12,638 $-37,937
3 2023-05-30 → 2023-11-30 502 130 15 $35,046 73% 1.37 2.33 $16,850 $18,196
4 2023-11-30 → 2024-05-30 631 125 13 $1,173 54% 0.03 1.03 $34,538 $-33,364
5 2024-05-30 → 2024-11-30 755 128 11 $41,604 64% 1.48 2.37 $39,050 $2,554
6 2024-11-30 → 2025-05-30 883 124 11 $-64,183 45% -1.66 0.24 $-6,775 $-57,408
7 2025-05-30 → 2025-11-30 1006 128 15 $40,894 60% 0.98 1.87 $47,362 $-6,468
8 2025-11-30 → 2026-02-25 1134 59 8 $22,796 88% 2.35 2.92 $4,975 $17,821

Window P&L Distribution

2022-05-31→2022-11-30 $-57,241
2022-11-30→2023-05-30 $-25,300
2023-05-30→2023-11-30 $35,046
2023-11-30→2024-05-30 $1,173
2024-05-30→2024-11-30 $41,604
2024-11-30→2025-05-30 $-64,183
2025-05-30→2025-11-30 $40,894
2025-11-30→2026-02-25 $22,796

Robustness Checks

MetricValueInterpretation
Windows profitable5/8 (62%)⚠️ <66%
Windows beating B&H3/8 (38%)⚠️ ≤50%
Median Sharpe0.51✅ >0.5
Worst window Sharpe-1.67⚠️ <-0.5
Sharpe consistency (std)1.42✅ Low variance

Generated 2026-03-01 12:07 | Walk-forward validation with VIX25_Red2_CB15 risk management