What if you could outperform most of the NASDAQ 100 without picking a single stock?

This episode explains the strategy behind Raincheck Fund, a systematic approach to triple-leveraged NASDAQ-100 ETFs. Rather than predicting what the market will do next, it measures how the market is behaving right now and responds to it.

In this episode:

- Why buying and holding the S&P 500 or QQQ is still the gold standard, and why stock picking asks you to be right twice

- What TQQQ is (the name stands for "triple QQQ") and why the strategy is built around it

- A recent example: in the 139-trading-day uptrend that began May 1, 2025, TQQQ gained about 73% (over 112% at its late-October peak) and outperformed 94 of the 100 companies inside QQQ

- How the daily Market Signal works: a score from negative 9 to positive 9 built from price action, volatility, and key moving averages, and why it measures rather than forecasts

- How the strategy manages risk: entering uptrends in stages (tranche deployment), keeping a cash reserve to add on dips while the signal stays bullish, taking profits at predefined thresholds, and reducing leverage as the signal weakens

- How it handled the 2022 bear market and the 2025 tariff-driven volatility, and why short exposure through SQQQ is intentionally limited

Links:

- Current Market Signal: https://app.raincheck.fund/current

- Interactive chart of uptrends and downtrends: https://app.raincheck.fund/history

- Why TQQQ: https://raincheck.fund/tqqq/

- Annual returns: https://raincheck.fund/returns/

- About the strategy: https://raincheck.fund/about/

Disclaimer: The information that Raincheck Fund provides is general in nature as it has been prepared without taking account of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Raincheck Fund is intended for educational and information purposes only, is not financial, investment, legal or tax advice, and is a restatement, summary or extract of other data and research reports that are widely distributed and publicly available. Investing in securities involves significant risk, including the risk of loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results, and there can be no assurance that any investment strategy or security will meet its objectives or achieve any specific financial outcome. You should only invest risk capital that you can afford to lose without impacting your financial stability. Carefully consider your individual financial situation, investment goals, and risk tolerance before making any investment decisions.