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Old-School FAANG Buy and Hold

FAANG (with Netflix): Buy the most original FAANG tech stocks and hold them using 20% of your buying power

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TL;DR

Old-School FAANG repeatedly buys META, AAPL, AMZN, NFLX and GOOGL using 20% of the buying power available when each action runs. Those are cash allocations, not equal portfolio targets. The archive has 33 matching execution groups, including 14 paired baseline outcomes; none had a positive median return difference. Missing fees and repeated or overlapping submissions limit the comparison. Keep the exact sizing and dates when testing another basket.

An archived result to compare with your first test

First recorded group: median return 21.59%, maximum drawdown 19.70%, SPY return unrecorded, from 1 submissions.
Returns use initial capital. Expand the archived inputs below to inspect the period, fees and benchmark.

Stored medians from the first archived setup. Expand its dates, capital, fees and benchmark below to compare the inputs with your own test.

A useful first experiment

Start with $10,000.00 and the period 2025-03-15 through 2026-03-16. Keep the template unchanged for your first test.

  1. 1. Open the template

    Select the library button, inspect the rules and choose Use template. Keep the original assets, conditions and action amounts.

  2. 2. Set up one test

    Open the backtester, enter the dates and capital above, and save the interval, fees and benchmark you select alongside the result.

  3. 3. Read the completed result

    Compare return and drawdown with the benchmark, then inspect the orders and costs. If no orders occur, check the conditions and data coverage.

  4. 4. Try one change

    Keep your first configuration as a reference. Change one threshold or allocation and test a separate period before considering paper trading.

What to learn from this recipe

Compare this FAANG basket's named stocks and purchase amounts with New-School MAANG. Keep the same dates, capital and costs when testing the two baskets, then inspect which holdings explain their return difference.

Explore the recorded comparisons

14 of 33 execution groups have recorded paired baseline outcomes. 0 of those 14 groups have a positive median return difference against their recorded baseline. Inspect each group's dates, assets and costs alongside those outcomes.

The lowest group median was 12.27% over 2025-06-29 through 2026-06-30, with $31.18 initial test capital. Inspect that period alongside the positive rows before choosing this template.

The table preserves the stored Sharpe values and records each group's risk-free input separately. Use those fields when comparing runs.

Existing backtests of these exact recorded rules

Recorded matching execution-group median returns with every period represented
One dot per matching recorded execution group. This is an outcome distribution, not an equity curve or a confidence interval.
Explore all archived periods and matching recorded setups

We matched this public template's complete ordered conditions and actions to the existing September archive. 33 recorded execution groups match its thresholds, indicator operands, assets and allocations. No new backtest was created for this page.

Every matching recorded period appears below, including losses. Each row groups repeated submissions with the same recorded dates, tickers, capital, fees, cadence, interval, baseline and risk-free input. Median outcomes and their range describe those submissions; repeated copies are not independent experiments.

The first group records Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.340000152587891. Save your chosen settings alongside a new run, including any field shown as unrecorded in the archive.

To inspect your completed run, follow rule activation, order execution, fractional quantities and dividend entries in the events. Keep those settings with the result when comparing another version.

All recorded periods and execution inputs

Scale: 0 to 10K USD · zero baseline

Initial test capital

  • 2025-03-15 to 2026-03-16$10000.00
  • 2025-03-18 to 2026-03-19$10000.00
  • 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-22$10000.00
  • 2025-03-24 to 2026-03-25$10000.00
  • 2025-03-26 to 2026-03-27$10000.00
  • 2025-03-27 to 2026-03-28$10000.00
  • 2025-04-09 to 2026-04-10$10000.00
  • 2025-04-20 to 2026-04-21$10000.00
  • 2025-04-23 to 2026-04-24$10000.00
  • 2025-04-25 to 2026-04-26$10000.00
  • 2025-04-26 to 2026-04-27$10000.00
  • 2025-04-29 to 2026-04-30$10000.00

Showing 12 of 33 recorded values. The complete table is below.

Scale: 0 to 2 · zero baseline

Submissions

  • 2025-03-15 to 2026-03-161
  • 2025-03-18 to 2026-03-191
  • 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-221
  • 2025-03-24 to 2026-03-251
  • 2025-03-26 to 2026-03-271
  • 2025-03-27 to 2026-03-281
  • 2025-04-09 to 2026-04-101
  • 2025-04-20 to 2026-04-211
  • 2025-04-23 to 2026-04-241
  • 2025-04-25 to 2026-04-261
  • 2025-04-26 to 2026-04-272
  • 2025-04-29 to 2026-04-301

Showing 12 of 33 recorded values. The complete table is below.

Scale: 0 to 1.82 · zero baseline

Median Sharpe

  • 2025-03-15 to 2026-03-160.69
  • 2025-03-18 to 2026-03-190.75
  • 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-220.71
  • 2025-03-24 to 2026-03-250.54
  • 2025-03-26 to 2026-03-270.41
  • 2025-03-27 to 2026-03-280.41
  • 2025-04-09 to 2026-04-101.59
  • 2025-04-20 to 2026-04-211.82
  • 2025-04-23 to 2026-04-241.55
  • 2025-04-25 to 2026-04-261.47
  • 2025-04-26 to 2026-04-271.45
  • 2025-04-29 to 2026-04-301.52

Showing 12 of 33 recorded values. The complete table is below.

Scale: 0 to 19.72 % · zero baseline

Median drawdown

  • 2025-03-15 to 2026-03-1619.70%
  • 2025-03-18 to 2026-03-1919.71%
  • 2025-03-21 to 2026-03-2219.72%
  • 2025-03-24 to 2026-03-2519.70%
  • 2025-03-26 to 2026-03-2719.42%
  • 2025-03-27 to 2026-03-2817.59%
  • 2025-04-09 to 2026-04-1014.62%
  • 2025-04-20 to 2026-04-2114.98%
  • 2025-04-23 to 2026-04-2414.98%
  • 2025-04-25 to 2026-04-2614.93%
  • 2025-04-26 to 2026-04-2714.95%
  • 2025-04-29 to 2026-04-3015.04%

Showing 12 of 33 recorded values. The complete table is below.

Inspect every archived period and input

Scroll sideways to compare all columns. Select a heading to sort.

2025-03-15 to 2026-03-16$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.340000152587891121.59% / 21.59% to 21.59%0.6919.70%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-03-18 to 2026-03-19$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.340000152587891123.69% / 23.69% to 23.69%0.7519.71%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-03-21 to 2026-03-22$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.329999923706055122.12% / 22.12% to 22.12%0.7119.72%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-03-24 to 2026-03-25$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.329999923706055116.52% / 16.52% to 16.52%0.5419.70%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-03-26 to 2026-03-27$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.329999923706055112.65% / 12.65% to 12.65%0.4119.42%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-03-27 to 2026-03-28$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.329999923706055112.56% / 12.56% to 12.56%0.4117.59%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-09 to 2026-04-10$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.349999904632568149.99% / 49.99% to 49.99%1.5914.62%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-20 to 2026-04-21$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.340000152587891149.59% / 49.59% to 49.59%1.8214.98%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-23 to 2026-04-24$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.329999923706055140.87% / 40.87% to 40.87%1.5514.98%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-25 to 2026-04-26$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.320000171661377137.94% / 37.94% to 37.94%1.4714.93%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-26 to 2026-04-27$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.320000171661377237.24% / 37.24% to 37.24%1.4514.95%SPY / Unrecorded (0/2 records)
2025-04-29 to 2026-04-30$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.309999942779541139.56% / 39.56% to 39.56%1.5215.04%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-04-30 to 2026-05-01$10000.00Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.309999942779541143.52% / 43.52% to 43.52%1.6615.13%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-05-10 to 2026-05-11$32.85Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.420000076293945139.58% / 39.58% to 39.58%1.5914.77%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-05-14 to 2026-05-15$32.46Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.409999847412109137.80% / 37.80% to 37.80%1.5014.68%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-05-28 to 2026-05-29$32.44Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.349999904632568137.13% / 37.13% to 37.13%1.5014.72%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-06-01 to 2026-06-02$32.73Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.440000057220459133.94% / 33.94% to 33.94%1.3814.75%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-06-06 to 2026-06-07$31.94Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.429999828338623126.78% / 26.78% to 26.78%1.1014.71%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-06-09 to 2026-06-10$31.59Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.440000057220459125.71% / 25.71% to 25.71%1.0614.62%SPY / Unrecorded (0/1 records)
2025-06-12 to 2026-06-13$29.49Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.460000038146973123.04% / 23.04% to 23.04%0.9414.57%SPY / 24.00% (1/1 records)
2025-06-13 to 2026-06-14$29.66Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.449999809265137123.61% / 23.61% to 23.61%0.9614.58%SPY / 24.98% (1/1 records)
2025-06-14 to 2026-06-15$32.07Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.429999828338623122.72% / 22.72% to 22.72%0.9314.55%SPY / 25.30% (1/1 records)
2025-06-15 to 2026-06-16$32.07Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.429999828338623122.72% / 22.72% to 22.72%0.9314.55%SPY / 25.30% (1/1 records)
2025-06-18 to 2026-06-19$30.62Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.420000076293945122.66% / 22.66% to 22.66%0.9214.56%SPY / 24.86% (1/1 records)
2025-06-20 to 2026-06-21$30.60Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.389999866485596124.45% / 24.45% to 24.45%1.0014.57%SPY / 26.17% (1/1 records)
2025-06-21 to 2026-06-22$30.98Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.380000114440918126.62% / 26.62% to 26.62%1.0914.76%SPY / 26.67% (1/1 records)
2025-06-23 to 2026-06-24$30.98Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.380000114440918122.22% / 22.22% to 22.22%0.9014.76%SPY / 26.11% (1/1 records)
2025-06-24 to 2026-06-25$30.75Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.380000114440918120.96% / 20.96% to 20.96%0.8514.75%SPY / 24.17% (1/1 records)
2025-06-26 to 2026-06-27$31.89Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.389999866485596118.20% / 18.20% to 18.20%0.7314.69%SPY / 21.37% (1/1 records)
2025-06-27 to 2026-06-28$31.70Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.389999866485596116.69% / 16.69% to 16.69%0.6714.69%SPY / 20.60% (1/1 records)
2025-06-29 to 2026-06-30$31.18Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.409999847412109112.27% / 12.27% to 12.27%0.4714.61%SPY / 19.51% (1/1 records)
2025-07-02 to 2026-07-03$31.33Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.409999847412109113.78% / 13.78% to 13.78%0.5314.72%SPY / 19.06% (1/1 records)
2025-07-31 to 2026-08-01$29.92Day/daily; equity; AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, NFLX; stock fee unrecorded; crypto fee unrecorded; recorded risk-free 4.409999847412109112.72% / 12.72% to 12.72%0.4714.44%SPY / 16.92% (1/1 records)

Returns use initial test capital and are not annualized. Compare the recorded periods, assets, capital and costs before choosing rows for your experiment. Baseline values appear where recorded; expand a completed run's trade events to inspect order counts and execution details.

Rule summary

  1. Buy 20% of the available cash in META every trading day.

    Buy META

  2. Buy 20% of the available cash in AAPL every trading day.

    Buy AAPL

  3. Buy 20% of the available cash in AMZN every trading day.

    Buy AMZN

  4. Buy 20% of the available cash in NFLX every trading day.

    Buy NFLX

  5. Buy 20% of the available cash in GOOGL every trading day.

    Buy GOOGL

What this recipe does

FAANG (with Netflix): Buy the most original FAANG tech stocks and hold them using 20% of your buying power

A percent of buying power uses the available buying power when that action runs. It is not a target weight in the whole portfolio. Check each condition and the evaluation interval: an Always condition can buy again on later evaluations while buying power remains.

Exact strategy rules

Inspect the saved rule definitions

These are the library's saved rule definitions. Open the recipe in the library to use it. Expand this record to inspect its conditions, assets, sizing and actions.

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        "value": 1,
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            {
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                {
                  "helperText": "Constant value",
                  "name": "value",
                  "label": "Value",
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                  "fieldType": "number",
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                  "isInteger": false
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              "multiple": false,
              "deletable": false
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        },
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        "name": "Constant 1"
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      "_id": "6acba50c9f11591cf254700f",
      "comparison": "equal",
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      "description": "Left-Hand indicator (comparator) Right-Hand Indicator",
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    "action": {
      "type": "Buy",
      "targetAsset": {
        "name": "NFLX",
        "type": "Stock",
        "symbol": "NFLX"
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      "amount": {
        "type": "percent of buying power",
        "amount": 20
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    "_id": "6acba50c8b26bd179f7bb43e",
    "name": "Buy 20% of the available cash in GOOGL every trading day.",
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              "fields": [
                {
                  "helperText": "Constant value",
                  "name": "value",
                  "label": "Value",
                  "required": true,
                  "fieldType": "number",
                  "value": 1,
                  "min": -100,
                  "max": 100,
                  "globalMin": -1000000,
                  "globalMax": 1000000,
                  "isInteger": false
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              ],
              "multiple": false,
              "deletable": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "type": "Value",
        "name": "Constant 1"
      },
      "rhs": {
        "compound": false,
        "targetAssets": [],
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        "form": {
          "fields": [
            {
              "fields": [
                {
                  "helperText": "Constant value",
                  "name": "value",
                  "label": "Value",
                  "required": true,
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                  "isInteger": false
                }
              ],
              "multiple": false,
              "deletable": false
            }
          ]
        },
        "type": "Value",
        "name": "Constant 1"
      },
      "name": "always",
      "_id": "6acba50cfa47600ac75a1575",
      "comparison": "equal",
      "type": "Base",
      "description": "Left-Hand indicator (comparator) Right-Hand Indicator",
      "example": "If the Rate of Change of Apple's price is > the Value 0."
    },
    "createdAt": "2026-10-11T15:02:36.378Z",
    "action": {
      "type": "Buy",
      "targetAsset": {
        "name": "GOOGL",
        "type": "Stock",
        "symbol": "GOOGL"
      },
      "amount": {
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        "amount": 20
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]

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Open this recipe using the button above and preview its rules. Choose Use template for a built-in entry, or Add to portfolio for a saved entry. Keep the original rules for your first test. Choose a historical period, starting capital, interval, fees and benchmark in the portfolio backtester. After completion, inspect its chart, trades and drawdown.

A completed test should show the selected period, orders and portfolio statistics. If it records no trades, inspect the entry conditions and selected assets before loosening rules. If market data is missing or the run fails, keep the error and fix the coverage issue before comparing results. Changing a threshold or allocation changes the strategy. Keep the original definition and compare changes on a separate period rather than selecting settings from one favorable result.

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