MB Edge
68 years of backtested research

The market is moving.
Know exactly what to do.

MB Edge is a single binary signal — be 100% in the S&P 500 or 100% in short-duration Treasuries. The model updates daily; the signal has changed only 55 times in 68 years. Built to capture bull markets and dodge the deep drawdowns.

Real money · since June 1, 2025
+20.82%as of Jul 7, 2026
Registered investment adviser
Recent published buy signal
April 4, 2025 buy signal — S&P 500 log-scale chart, 1957 to 2026, with one of the model's recent published buy signals marked

April 4, 2025 — one of the model's 55 published buy signals. S&P 500 gain within one year: +37.5%.

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Annualized return (1957–2026) *
18.5%
S&P 500 buy-and-hold · 10.9%
Win rate on long trades
95.4%
104 of 109 profitable
Maximum drawdown
-18.2%
S&P 500: -56.8%
Avg time invested
80.9%
19.1% in T-bills

* Past performance does not guarantee future results. See full disclaimers.

The asymmetric edge

The years that wreck buy-and-hold portfolios.

In 5 of the 7 worst S&P 500 years on record, the Edge model was positive. In the other 2, it lost less than 2%.

2008
S&P 500-37%
Edge-1.4%
1974
S&P 500-26.6%
Edge+20.1%
2002
S&P 500-22.1%
Edge+11%
2022
S&P 500-18.2%
Edge+3.6%
1973
S&P 500-14.9%
Edge-0.2%
2001
S&P 500-11.9%
Edge+19.9%
1966
S&P 500-10.2%
Edge+0.9%

$10,000 from 1957 to 2026

Edge · $1.1B
S&P 500 TR · $11.5M
$10K → 2025 · Log scale

$10,000 invested in October 1957 would be worth $1,102,500,000 today.*

* Past performance does not guarantee future results. See full disclaimers.

Two edges. One signal.

Constant trading fails — decades of research show the more retail investors trade, the worse they do: the most active fifth of households trailed the market by more than 6 percentage points a year.¹

But buy-and-hold isn't the answer either. Over 68 years, the model's hypothetical record compounded at 18.5% a year versus 10.9% for holding the S&P 500 — invested through the bull runs, defensive in the worst bear markets. Roughly two signal changes a year.*

¹ Barber & Odean, “Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth,” The Journal of Finance (2000). Read the study

* Past performance does not guarantee future results. See full disclaimers.

How it works

Two states. Long-term by design.

No leverage. No shorts. No individual stocks. The model updates daily, but it's built to focus on lasting trends — only 55 signal changes have fired across 68 years of market history.

Signals trigger when patterns match. There's no fixed schedule. When one does fire, subscribers get notified the same day with the supporting analysis.

State 1
Long
100% S&P 500

Bought via the VOO ETF when any of MB's 1,200+ historical patterns signals a lasting low.

State 2
Defense
100% T-bills

Rotated to short-duration U.S. Treasuries (SGOV or a treasury money-market fund) when the index drops ~8% from its high — still earning the Treasury yield while defensive.

$10,000 invested in October 1957
$1,102,500,000
at the model's 18.5% annualized rate (per the backtest through Jan 2026)
vs buy-and-hold S&P TR
~$11.4M
~96× outperformance
Pricing

Simple, fair, no long-term commitment.

One simple plan — everything included: the backtesting playground, email alerts on every signal change (push + SMS rolling out), and the full report archive.

Edge
$10/ month

Long-term timing. 100% S&P 500 or 100% T-bills. 55 signal changes in 68 years.

Subscribe
  • Single binary signal: long the S&P 500 (via VOO) or in short-duration Treasuries (SGOV / MMF)
  • Built for retirement accounts and long-term holders
  • ~55 signal changes in 68 years — minimal turnover
  • Email alerts on every signal change — push + SMS rolling out
  • Backtesting playground + searchable report archive
Most recent broadcast

Milton's most recent broadcast

Milton was featured on Crowded Market Report on May 24, 2026 to share his thoughts on the market and the broader macro environment.

Built by a 47-year veteran

Milton W. Berg, CFA — Fund Manager of the Year, 1987

Career across Oppenheimer, Steinhardt, Soros, and Duquesne. Started his institutional newsletter in 2012. Featured on Bloomberg, CNBC, RealVision, the Grant Williams Podcast, and Mauldin Economics.

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MB Edge

Stop guessing. Start with the model that has identified every major drawdown since 1957.*

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*Hypothetical backtested results, not actual trading performance.