# Evening 2 May 2026

_Systematic Investing . 2026-05-02 . By Tanmay Kurtkoti. Educational, illustrative, not advice._

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Most people pick their first systematic strategy by chasing the highest CAGR they can find. That is exactly the wrong filter.

The right filter is "what is the smallest stake I can take seriously, and which strategy lets me practice sitting through a drawdown without flinching." Different question. Different answer.

That is what we built RupeeCase Nifty for. 10 stocks pulled from the NIFTY 50 universe by momentum, equal-weighted, rebalanced every 4 weeks. The price cap under Rs 2500 keeps the entry barrier low. Minimum Rs 24,000.

After the 27 April rebalance the 10 names are HINDALCO, SHRIRAMFIN, TATASTEEL, ADANIPORTS, ONGC, AXISBANK, NTPC, ADANIENT, SBIN, POWERGRID. 5 energy/power, 3 banks, 2 metals. Not the "safe" blue chips. The ones the rule says are moving. Each has its own factsheet at https://rupeecase.com/stocks/

Honest version of the 5 year backtest. CAGR 13.97 percent vs NIFTY 50's 10.44. Sharpe 0.83 vs 0.78. Max drawdown 23.47 percent vs 16.92. Better return, slightly more pain. The 3.53 percent of CAGR alpha came from changing the rule, not the universe. The full open methodology is at https://rupeecase.com/strategies/methodology

Three things I keep telling first-time RupeeCase users.

Pick the smallest strategy you can take seriously. The drawdown is the muscle, not the entry. If 23 percent on Rs 24K rattles you, the answer to "should I take this on with Rs 24 lakh" is already obvious. Run the 28 question profile at https://rupeecase.com/risk-profile.html before picking anything.

Hold through one full rebalance cycle (28 days) before judging. One cycle of returns tells you nothing about the rule. Twelve cycles start to tell you something. The Learn section walks through why this matters: https://rupeecase.com/learn/

Compare to the index, not to a friend's tips. 3.53 percent of CAGR alpha over 5 years means Rs 24K becomes Rs 46K instead of Rs 39K. The rule earns the alpha. Your behavior keeps it. Side-by-side at https://rupeecase.com/compare

First strategy builds the muscle. The next one needs the muscle already there.

https://rupeecase.com/strategies/rupeecase-nifty
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