Tracking CTAs since 1994
CTA Profiles
Tracking CTAs since 1994
Principal(s): John Bannan & Anne Marie Heinrichs
Strategy: Systematic / Cycles / Pattern Recognition / Micro or E Mini Futures
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The Safara ES Program is a fully systematic system whereby system signals are predetermined by a computer and executed by the Advisor manually. The trading program is always in the market, either long or short. The strategy is based on extensive cycle research, finding repeating patterns in the market and taking positions to profit from them. The strategy originates from ComhlaTech Limited. ComhlaTech is a predictiveâ€analytics and pattern recognition technology company operating out of Waterloo, Ontario.
The Advisor will trade 1 Eâ€Mini S&P 500 futures contract per $100,000 and 1 Micro Emini S&P 500 futures contract for each additional $10,000 in the trading account up to $200,000, in which case the Advisor will begin trading 2 Eâ€Mini S&P 500 contracts. Should the initial $100,000 have a losing trade resulting for example in losses of$10,000, then the Advisor will switch to trading 9 micro Eâ€mini S&P 500 contracts. The Advisor’s trading program exclusively trades one type of contract in the US futures markets and is expected to carry trades overnight.
John Bannan Principal, CEO and Trader
John P. Bannan ("Mr. Bannan") co-founded the Advisor in November 2021 and is a 50% owner of the Advisor. Mr. Bannan became a listed principal of the Advisor on April 27, 2022, and a registered associated person of the Advisor on the same date. Mr. Bannan will serve as the Advisor's trading principal. Specifically, he will be responsible for making trading decisions for all accounts that have granted power of attorney to the Advisor. Prior to forming the Advisor, Mr. Bannan co-founded and serves as the Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") of ComhlaTech Limited in May 2020. ComhlaTech Limited is a predictive-analytics and pattern recognition technology company operating out of Waterloo, Ontario. Currently, ComhlaTech Limited is focused on using its technology to assist investors in making informed investment decisions and reduce their risk.
Mr. Bannan is actively engaged in the research and development of the predictive technology that is the backbone of the Comhla strategies John uses for his trading personally and for the Advisor. Following his degree from Glasgow Caledonian University in retail management in June 1997, Mr. Bannan worked as a Market Analyst at McCurrach UK, Ltd. a multiservice field consulting group, in the United Kingdom from July 1997 to July 2003. After leaving McCurrachs, Mr. Bannan worked as a self-employed trader. He invested a large amount of time and money on his own trading education and has built algorithms on multiple trading platforms.
Mr. Bannan co-founded the stock market education website and service, HowDoITradeStocks.com ("HDITS") in June 2011 with his wife and partner Anne Marie Heinrichs, and focused his efforts on educating new traders and providing follow-my-trades services until the launch in May 2020 of ComhlaTech Limited in 2020, a company collectively started by Bannan and Heinrichs. Mr. Bannan has developed a loyal following of retail and professional traders through HDITS and many of these clients followed him to ComhlaTech Limited.
In May 2020, howdoitradestocks.com was closed to facilitate the opening of ComhlaTech Limited. ComhlaTech Limited is a predictive-analytics and pattern-recognition financial technology company operating out of Waterloo, Ontario. licensing its intellectual property. Beyond trading for ComhlaTech Limited, Mr. Bannan does trade for his own futures trading account, and as one of many advisors for the World Cup Advisor service. WorldCupAdvisor.com provides a trading solution for many investors, identifying talented professional futures traders and enabling subscribers to seamlessly mirror their live trading. These are not managed accounts. Records pertaining to WorldCupAdvisor.com trading, along with the written policies relating to such trading, can be found on the WorldCupAdvisor.com webpage.
Mr. Bannan currently trades futures for his own account. Mr. Bannan reserves the right to continue trading for his own account in the future while the Advisor manages Client accounts. The proprietary trading records and written policies related to such trading will be made available to Clients following the same rules and procedures allowed for inspection of client performance records and only upon written request and during normal business hours.
Anne Marie Heinrichs - Principal and COO
Anne Marie Heinrichs co-founded the Advisor in November 2021 along with Mr. Bannan. Ms. Heinrichs
is a 50% owner of the Advisor. Ms. Heinrichs became a principal of the Advisor on October 18, 2022. In her capacity of Chief Operating Officer of the Advisor, Ms. Heinrichs is responsible for day-to-day operations and recordkeeping and support the Advisor's trading principal, John Bannan.
Ms. Heinrichs has been actively involved in serving as the Chief Executive Office ("CEO") of ComhlaTech Limited since May 2020. Currently, ComhlaTech Limited is focused on using its technology to assist investors in making informed investment decisions and reduce their risk. It is the systems developed at ComhlaTech that are used by the Advisor.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ROR | Max DD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.99% | 2.35% | -4.39% | 6.43% | 3.01% | -3.55% | 5.85% | -15.15% | -4.29% | -15.15% | ||||
| 2023 | -0.96% | 3.79% | -1.68% | 1.07% | 2.14% | -11.70% | -5.54% | 0.94% | -0.47% | -7.05% | 8.54% | 1.52% | -10.45% | -22.11% |
| 2022 | -2.38% | -9.19% | 4.47% | 9.15% | 5.50% | 6.49% | -8.96% | 1.67% | 5.12% | -11.35% | ||||
| Years | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 YTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROR | 5.12% | -10.45% | -4.29% |
| Max DD | -11.35% | -22.11% | -15.15% |
PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE SUCCESS. IN SOME CASES MANAGED ACCOUNTS ARE CHARGED SUBSTANTIAL COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORY FEES. THOSE ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO THESE CHARGES, MAY NEED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIAL TRADING PROFITS JUST TO AVOID DEPLETION OF THEIR ASSETS. EACH COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR ("CTA") IS REQUIRED BY THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION ("CFTC") TO ISSUE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS A RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OUTLINING THESE FEES, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OTHER ASSOCIATED RISKS. A HARD COPY OF THESE RISK DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ARE READILY AVAILABLE BY CLICKING ON EACH CTA'S "REQUEST DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT" BUTTON.
THE FULL RISK OF COMMODITY FUTURES, OPTIONS AND FOREX TRADING CAN NOT BE ADDRESSED IN THIS RISK DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. NO CONSIDERATION TO INVEST SHOULD BE MADE WITHOUT THOROUGHLY READING THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT OF EACH OF THE CTAS IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST. REQUESTING A DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT PLACES YOU UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND EACH DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AT NO COST. THE CFTC HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS NOR ON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS. OTHER DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO YOU BEFORE AN ACCOUNT MAY BE OPENED FOR YOU.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS SHOULD NOT BASE THEIR DECISION ON INVESTING IN THIS TRADING PROGRAM SOLELY ON THE PAST PERFORMANCE PRESENTED. ADDITIONALLY, IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS MUST ALSO RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE PERSON OR ENTITY MAKING THE TRADING DECISIONS AND THE TERMS OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.
AUTUMN GOLD CTA INDEXES ARE NON-INVESTABLE INDEXES COMPRISED OF THE CLIENT PERFORMANCE OF CTA PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE AUTUMN GOLD DATABASE AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE COMPLETE UNIVERSE OF CTAS. INVESTORS SHOULD NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO INVEST IN THESE INDEXES.
