Trade breakdown · 7 min
Why I added to my COST position this quarter
A look at unit economics, membership renewal dynamics, and why the recent pullback created a reasonable entry.
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Marcus Ito
Verified performance@marcusito
Macro-focused investor sharing rates, FX and commodity frameworks for retail subscribers.
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2,850 subscribers
Total return
+98.20%
Since Jul 2016
Daily change
-0.18%
Monthly change
+1.40%
YTD return
+11.70%
Performance vs benchmarks
Brokerage-verified, normalized to 0% at the start of the selected range.
Annualized return
+11.40%
Max drawdown
-14.60%
Sharpe ratio
1.32
Sortino ratio
1.81
Volatility
9.4%
Win rate
58%
Verified trades
184
Track record
9 yrs
Brokerage active
Jul 2016
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