Buy-and-hold SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) — commodity benchmark. Live paper-trading performance: 5.07% annualised return (3.37% total), Sharpe 0.35 over 142 days.

TL;DR

• Strategy family: Benchmarks — Buy-and-hold benchmarks (SPY, QQQ, FTWD, GLD, BTC) spanning equity, commodity and crypto beta.
• Live track record: 5.07% annualised return (CAGR), Sharpe 0.35, max drawdown -25.30% over 142 trading days.
• Code: open-source on python_tradingbot_framework.

Live performance snapshot

• Annualised return (CAGR): 5.07%
• Current paper-portfolio worth: $10337.25 (seeded at $10,000)
• Total return since seed: 3.37%
• Sharpe: 0.35
• Max drawdown: -25.30%
• Days live: 142

See the full chart, current holdings, and historical backtest on the strategy’s live page →.

How Benchmark_GLD works

Buy-and-hold SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) — commodity benchmark.

A full technical writeup for Benchmark_GLD is in progress. In the meantime:

• Open-source framework: python_tradingbot_framework.

Run it yourself

Benchmark_GLD is part of the open-source python_tradingbot_framework — fork the repo, run the code locally, or deploy your own variant. The live page shows today’s portfolio state alongside the full historical backtest.

Related Benchmarks strategies

• Benchmark_SPY — also in the Benchmarks family. See live performance →
• Benchmark_QQQ — also in the Benchmarks family. See live performance →
• Benchmark_FTWD — also in the Benchmarks family. See live performance →

FAQ

Is Benchmark_GLD profitable live?

Since deployment, Benchmark_GLD has produced an annualised return (CAGR) of 5.07% on a $10,000 paper seed (3.37% cumulative), with a Sharpe ratio of 0.35 and a max drawdown of -25.30% over 142 trading days. Numbers refresh daily on the live page.

Can I run Benchmark_GLD myself?

Yes. Benchmark_GLD is part of the open-source python_tradingbot_framework — you can fork the repo, inspect the strategy, and run the code locally or on your own Kubernetes cluster.

How does Benchmark_GLD compare to other quantitative strategies?

Benchmark_GLD belongs to the Benchmarks family. Buy-and-hold benchmarks (SPY, QQQ, FTWD, GLD, BTC) spanning equity, commodity and crypto beta. Browse the full leaderboard to compare it against strategies from other families.

Compare every strategy

Browse the full live leaderboard to see how Benchmark_GLD ranks against 27 other paper-traded strategies, all seeded with the same $10,000.