Charts and results for each year
The forex beginner strategy performed well through backtesting over the past 11 years. The charts below show annual returns ranging from 31.29% to 563.45%. It is clear that the strategy has merits, but please note that for each year, the beginner strategy had a drawdown period ranging from 10.78% to 59.26%.
2001
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/0ed266035f984f369ec34ce29c351876.png)
- Total return: 160.44%
- Average compounded monthly return: 8.3%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 37.33%
2002
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/5fa821d61b3c4dbeb776c4218b3106d4.png)
- Total return: 31.29%
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- Average compounded monthly return: 2.29%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 33.75%
2003
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/72d00a4a5fa946c9a3713a7afba6bf2f.png)
- Total return: 208.38%
- Average compounded monthly return: 9.84%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 20.56%
2004
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/8fefe716e4254248a447c88a2302c021.png)
- Total return: 162.73%
- Average compounded monthly return: 8.38%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 41.83%
2005
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/4fb2b6354d8a44ceb30d41c49d09f6ab.png)
- Total return: 341.33%
- Average compounded monthly return: 13.17%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 19.24%
2006
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/cd01426559f442c3bbe755fa7d7628c1.png)
- Total return: 163.27%
- Average compounded monthly return: 8.4%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 14.95%
2007
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/1690ffa5d38a429ea5759a929d0dc9e1.png)
- Total return: 61.32%
- Average compounded monthly return: 4.07%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 59.26%
2008
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/2ec963d045514e6e8f6d64b199a47868.png)
- Total return: 563.45%
- Average compounded monthly return: 17.08%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 10.78%
2009
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/e21de23324654a18b09db18eb718c254.png)
- Total return: 182.4%
- Average compounded monthly return: 9.04%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 35.28%
2010
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/4f3d4a61ca2b4fc78c18c6ba47578925.png)
- Total return: 273.86%
- Average compounded monthly return: 11.62%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 17.12%
2011
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/065b3571039e42acb7ffe9d300ae265b.png)
- Total return: 69.68%
- Average compounded monthly return: 4.5%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 40.29%
2012
![](https://d364wuh8hyfjvy.cloudfront.net/public/images/d8fb142765ea4cf19031b4bbcd8df35f.png)
- Total return: 78.33%
- Average compounded monthly return: 4.94%
- Maximum drawdown in USD: 23.54%