Would you like a simple trade that historically outperforms the S&P 500 and most mutual funds? Use The Bull Trading Strategy!
All GO & PRO members of the Locke Options Community have unlimited on-demand access to the Fundamentals in Trading library where this strategy is covered in depth in lessons 16 through 20 with two additional bonus lessons.
This rule-based trade requires $3k minimum capital and does not require charting or adjustments.
Here are the returns as we have calculated them:
| Year | Wins | Losses | The Bull hypothetical annual returns*1 (according to expiration month traded) | S+P annual returns *2 |
| Average Yearly
2002-2018 |
8 | 4 | 21.74% | 17.08% |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | -13.0% | -4.38 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | 54.5% | 21.83% |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | 15.3% | 11.96% |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | 11.0% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | 21.2% | 13.69% |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 61.6% | 32.39% |
| 2012 | 10 | 2 | 40.2% | 16.00% |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 | 14.0% | 2.11% |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | 19.2% | 15.06% |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | 32.2% | 26.46% |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 | -31.2% | -37.00% |
| 2007 | 9 | 3 | 23.2% | 5.49% |
| 2006 | 11 | 1 | 45.8% | 15.79% |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 | 29.2% | 4.91% |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 | 28.7% | 10.88% |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | 33.9% | 28.68% |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 | -16.3% | -22.10% |
| *1 Note: The Bull hypothetical returns and win/loss rate do not reflect the impact, if any, of certain market factors such as liquidity or slippage. The results do include a commission of $1.25 per options contract. | ||||
| *2 Source: ycharts.com | ||||
