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What is under the hood

Tactical allocation,
done properly.

Rules built to sidestep the worst drawdowns, backtests you can stress-test yourself, and a clear monthly action you run at your own broker. This is the engine behind every signal.

6 strategies free, no card. See this month's allocation in 60 seconds.

88+

published strategies

30+ yrs

backtested history

Out of sample

walk-forward validated

US + UCITS

ready for your broker

Four things a tactical investor should demand

Not a feature list. The questions worth asking of any system that tells you what to hold, and how BestFolio answers each one.

Risk first

Cut the drawdowns, on purpose

The whole point of a tactical strategy is to step out of trouble before it compounds. These rules aim for roughly 15 to 20 percent drawdowns where buy and hold sat through 40 to 50 percent. It lags in roaring bull markets, and it reduces risk rather than removing it. We say so plainly.

  • 88+ rules-based strategies. Momentum and canary logic that trims exposure before the worst losses, not after.
  • SmartBlend. Combine several strategies into one portfolio (equal weight, risk parity, volatility target, or maximum risk-adjusted) to smooth the ride.
  • Drawdown Analyzer. Stress-test any allocation against every major crisis before you commit a euro.
  • Drift alerts. A daily check that pings you the day a sleeve breaches the threshold you set.

Evidence

Backtests you can actually trust

Anyone can curve-fit a beautiful chart. The harder, more useful question is whether a strategy survives data it has never seen. The engine is built for that, and we publish what we throw away.

  • 30+ year histories. Proxy chains stitch validated historical data behind even recently launched ETFs, reaching back to the 1920s for the core building blocks.
  • Walk-forward validation. Train on one window, test on the next, to surface strategies that are overfit to the past instead of robust.
  • Price integrity. Multi-source validation and anomaly detection, so a bad corporate-action print never quietly inflates a result.
  • Rejection log. See the strategies we tested and chose not to publish, and the reason each one failed.

Action

A clear monthly action

A signal you cannot execute is worthless. Every strategy resolves to the exact allocation to hold this month, refreshed at month-end and delivered where you already look. Most users spend under 10 minutes a month.

  • Dual signal view. This month's allocation plus a preview of next month's likely change. No guessing whether a signal is current.
  • Telegram and email alerts. The exact per-ticker buys and sells, on the day they apply.
  • Tranching. Split a rebalance across 3, 5, or 10 days so no single day's prices dominate your entries.
  • Execution rollup. Merge multiple strategies into clean positions and drop the impractical dust trades.
  • Daily tracking. Month-to-date and year-to-date returns updated every market day, not once a backtest cycle.

Fit

Built for how you actually invest

US or European, cautious or aggressive, hands-on or automated. The engine meets your account where it is, instead of assuming one kind of investor.

  • UCITS translation. One click maps a US allocation to UCITS-compliant equivalents with ISIN codes and confidence ratings, ready for a European broker.
  • SmartLeverage. Mathematically sized leverage per strategy, for the slice you want to push, with no guesswork on leveraged-ETF combinations.
  • SmartStack. Layer a gold and managed-futures overlay on a strategy without selling what is working, in a standard or UCITS account.
  • TaxLens. Tax-efficiency ratings, short versus long-term treatment, and pre versus post-tax CAGR at your income level.
  • API and MCP. Pull signals and analytics as JSON or CSV, or connect Claude and ChatGPT directly to your own automations.

See it in action

From 30-year backtests to a month-end signal with UCITS alternatives, everything you need to make an informed allocation decision.

Strategy backtest showing growth of $100 against benchmarks
30+ years of backtested performance
Monthly signal with UCITS ETF alternatives and ISIN codes
Monthly signals, with UCITS alternatives
Strategy leaderboard ranked by trailing returns with key metrics
A leaderboard to compare at a glance
Strategy catalog with filters for type, risk, and category
88 strategies, filterable by type and risk

See this month's allocation in 60 seconds

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Educational, not financial advice. Tactical strategies lag in strong bull markets and aim to reduce drawdowns rather than remove risk. Your taxes, country, and timeline change the answer.