FIELD NOTE 018 minutes
QQQ vs TQQQ: Historical Performance, Drawdowns, and the Cost of Leverage
Compare QQQ and TQQQ from 2015 through July 2026 using the same starting capital, annualized return, drawdown, and recovery context.
RESEARCH NOTES / OPEN ACCESS
Questions worth answering with the full path—not one performance number.
Topic notes connect public QQQ and TQQQ data with drawdown, recovery, daily reset, and a documented research method.
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QQQ Maximum Drawdowns and Recovery Periods Since 2015
Review QQQ’s largest drawdowns since 2015, including peak, trough, recovery date, recovery length, and the assumptions behind each episode.
FIELD NOTE 037 minutes
Why 3x Daily Return Does Not Mean 3x Long-Term Return
Learn how daily reset, compounding, volatility drag, fees, and return sequence make a 3x leveraged ETF diverge from three times long-term return.
TRACE THE EVIDENCE
Reports, method, and review belong together.
QQQ drawdown reportAnnual returns, equity, drawdown, and the full historical series.TQQQ strategy pageLeveraged-ETF research process, history, and limitations.MethodologyData window, formulas, benchmark, recovery, revisions, and limitations.Author and review profileOrganizational byline, review checklist, sources, and corrections.