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Quant Stock Portfolios – Weekly update 08/22/2025
The website has rebranded from SwingTrader.Trading to PositionTrader.Blog to align with the management of Quant Model Portfolios. The Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 portfolios have introduced new stocks, while the Legacy portfolio is up over 180%. Performance updates show steady growth against benchmarks.
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Quant Stock Portfolios – Weekly update 08/15/2025
The Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 portfolios both reported strong performance, significantly outpacing benchmarks. This week, Quant Alpha added SSRM, while Quant 30 included BTM, CDE, and LASR. Legacy portfolios have achieved over 190% return since 2023, with numerous outperformers showing substantial gains.
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CommScope up over 90% – Quant Weekly update 08/08/2025
CommScope’s stock surged over 90% due to a partial buyout offer from Amphenol, significantly boosting the Quant Alpha Weekly Portfolio. The Quant 30 Portfolio witnessed five additions and removals, achieving its first benchmark lead. The Legacy Portfolio maintains a remarkable 190% return since its inception in 2023.
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Quant Stock Portfolios – Weekly update 08/01/2025
The Legacy Portfolio has surged over 190% since its inception in 2023, while the Quant 30 has seen recent additions and removals. Challenges arise during market highs, emphasizing the importance of confidence in strategies. Momentum stocks often rebound quickly, highlighting the risk of premature exits from investments.
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Introducing the “Quant Alpha’s – Legacy” Portfolio – Weekly update 07/25/2025
The Quant Alpha’s – Legacy Model Portfolio has been launched, retaining 24 stocks from its predecessor. This “Buy and Hold Until” strategy ensures minimal turnover, with only one stock removed due to a Sell signal. Performance remains strong, achieving a +170% return while the benchmark rose +27%. The Quant 30 portfolio shows no recent changes.
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Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 Weekly update – 07/18/2025
The Quant 30 Portfolio employs a Penalty Box strategy for managing stocks that fall below high rank criteria. Stocks must remain in the Penalty Box for two consecutive weeks before removal, allowing potential recovery. Currently, there are no removals, with one stock in the Penalty Box and the portfolio achieving profitability for the first time.
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Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 Weekly update – 07/11/2025
The weekly update is below for the two Quant Model Portfolios. The target update date for the Portfolios is the last business day of the week. If I am not able to update on that day because of the lack of access to the internet, then Monday morning will be used. Quant Alpha Weekly Newly…
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Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 Weekly update – 07/07/2025
The weekly update is below for the two Quant Model Portfolios. Quant Alpha Weekly Newly added stock below. Two stocks are now in the Porfolio. PSIX Click here for the Quant Alpha Weekly details Click here for the Quant Alpha Weekly Portfolio criteria Quant 30 Here are the 2nd batch of 15 adds to the…
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Quant Alpha Weekly and Quant 30 are launched today
My six model portfolios started at the beginning of 2023 have now been closed. The Legacy scorecard can be seen here. I am beginning two new Quant Model portfolios starting today. These new portfolios will start from scratch during a time of all time market highs. The least favorable time to start a new Model…
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April 2025 – Model Stock Portfolios Update – Final Update
The final update on the Model Portfolios reveals impressive performance through 2023-2025, with all portfolios exceeding their benchmarks. The Quant Alpha’s portfolio leads with over 122% growth, outperforming its benchmark EQAL by 106%. Notable performers include WGS (+301%) and APP (+877%). Other portfolios such as BI-Weekly Swings and Small Cap Discoveries also show strong gains…
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Up 40% – CANSLIM Growth Portfolio Update – April 2025
The CANSLIM Growth Model Portfolio is up over 40% in 2023-2025 and is 25% ahead of it s benchmark BSMAX. The CANSLIM Growth Model Portfolio was updated this weekend. New Adds of 0 stocks were made and Removals of 0 stocks were made. All prices are as of 04/25/2025. A total of 6 stocks are…
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Up 63% – BI-Weekly Swings Update – 04/23/2025
The BI-Weekly Swings Portfolio is up 63% 2023-2025 and is 52% ahead of its benchmark BSMAX. The Model Portfolio BI-Weekly Swings was updated this morning. No new Adds were made and a Removal of 1 stock was made. All prices are as of 04/23/2025. A total of 1 stock is in the Portfolio. Add –…
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Up 50% – Small Cap Discoveries Portfolio Update – April 2025
The Portfolio continues to outpace its benchmark, IJR, by a wide margin. The Portfolio is up over 50% for 2023-2024 and 46% ahead of its benchmark. The Model Portfolio Small Cap Discoveries was updated this weekend. No new Adds were made and Removals of 5 stocks were made. All prices are as of 04/18/2025. A…
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Up 122% – Quant Alpha’s Portfolio Update 04/17/2025
Since the last update two weeks ago, this Portfolio has maintained its wide outperformance against the ETF benchmark, EQAL. The Portfolio is up over 122% for 2023-2025 and beats its benchmark by 99%. The Model Portfolio Quant Alpha’s was updated today. No Removals or Adds wer made. All prices are as of 4/17/2025. A total…
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Up 29% – Large Cap Stalwarts Update – April 2025
The Model Portfolio Large Cap Stalwarts continues its outperformance over its benchmark RSP ( S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF). It is now up 29% since it went live in 2023. This is 14% ahead of its benchmark RSP. The Model Portfolio Large Cap Stalwarts was updated this weekend. No new Adds were made and Removals of 12…
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Up 63% – BI-Weekly Swings Update – 04/10/2025
The BI-Weekly Swings Portfolio is up 63% 2023-2025 and is 53% ahead of its benchmark BSMAX. The Model Portfolio BI-Weekly Swings was updated this morning. No new Adds were made and Removals of 4 stocks were made. All prices are as of 04/10/2025. A total of 2 stocks are in the Portfolio. Add – New…
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Up 24% – Mid Cap Flyers Portfolio Changes – April 2025
The Mid Cap Flyers Model Portfolio has seen a 24% increase, outperforming its benchmark MDY by 12%. Recently updated, the portfolio now consists of six stocks with two removals (SUZ, WWW) but no new additions. Notably, the remaining stocks as of April 4, 2025, are CENX, COMM, LUMN, MD, OPFI, and PBI. Since its inception…
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Up 110% – Quant Alpha’s Portfolio Update 04/03/2025
Since the last update two weeks ago, this Portfolio has maintained its wide outperformance against the ETF benchmark, EQAL. The Portfolio is up over 110% for 2023-2025 and beats its benchmark by 95%. The Model Portfolio Quant Alpha’s was updated today. A Removal was made. All prices are as of 4/03/2025. A total of 24…
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March 2025 – Model Stock Portfolios Update – In the Wrap-up Phase
One month remains of a two month long wrap-up of the live update posts for the six Model Portfolios. During the next month, only Removes from the six model portfolios will be posted but no new Adds will be made. At the end of April 2025, the final monthly report will be made and no…
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Up 41% – CANSLIM Growth Portfolio Update – March 2025
The CANSLIM Growth Model Portfolio is up over 41% in 2023-2025 and is 20% ahead of it s benchmark BSMAX. The CANSLIM Growth Model Portfolio was updated this weekend. New Adds of 0 stocks were made and Removals of 1 stock was made. All prices are as of 03/28/2025. A total of 6 stocks are…
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