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Which portfolio strategy would you choose based on these backtested cumulative return charts?

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Jun 2, 2026 · 15:08

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to decide between several portfolio strategies (each shown in red on the charts below). The backtest is based on several hundred historical trades, with multiple trades running in parallel (so there is some risk spreading). I’ve also included popular index funds (in other colors) as benchmarks.
Since putting everything on one chart would be too cluttered, I split them into four separate charts.

My question - which strategy would you pick, based only on these past performance charts?

More importantly, why would you pick it?

I know past performance isn't guarantee for future results but this is a theoretical exercise to understand how to compare strategies visually.

Charts:

Chart 1: [https://imgur.com/Ukkx8Bl](https://imgur.com/Ukkx8Bl)

Chart 2: [https://imgur.com/t25MAoc](https://imgur.com/t25MAoc)

Chart 3: [https://imgur.com/LMsameW](https://imgur.com/LMsameW)

Chart 4: [https://imgur.com/RMgDWvw](https://imgur.com/RMgDWvw)

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