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Behind every great track record is one disciplined decision, made again and again.

Built to grow an account —
deliberately, and aggressively.

Consistency is what compounds.

A quantitative method sets the entry, the exit, and the risk by the same rules every time — so the returns and the drawdowns can be measured, not hoped for.

OverviewTradesBehaviorSizingPortfolioStrategyv6 · 2021 → 2026
88/100IntegrityValidated
2.33Calmar
−22.0%Max DD
+51.3%CAGR/yr
24/27OOS
1.94Sharpe
2.62Sortino
1 · Gate · SignificancePass
Positive edge+0.34R
CPCV paths positive24/27
Bootstrap CI lower+0.11R
Deflated Sharpe1.94
2 · Cost/DD · Risk geometryPass
Calmar2.33
Tail bounded (EVT)0.19
DD recovers41 days
DD not lucky92nd pct
3 · Decay · StationarityPass
Edge-decay trendflat
In → out-of-sampleholds
No structural breakstable
Rolling Sortino CV0.6

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Five-year track record

SIMULATED · NET OF COSTS
THIS SYSTEM S&P 500

Simulation starts at $500,000. Risk is sized as a percentage of simulated equity, and trades that exceed the capital constraint are skipped. Results include modeled trading costs.

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Follow the firm's live systematic strategies, in real time, on your own account.

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Questions worth asking

How do you distinguish durable edge from an overfit backtest?

A strategy must work beyond the data used to develop it. We test unseen periods, randomized in-sample and out-of-sample quarters from every year, rolling walk-forward windows, multiple-testing penalties, and year-by-year consistency. A strong full-period return cannot rescue a strategy that fails those checks.

What assumptions are included in the published results?

The simulation starts with $500,000. Risk is sized as a percentage of simulated equity, so position sizing compounds; trades that exceed the capital constraint are skipped. It includes modeled trading costs and bar-by-bar execution. It remains hypothetical: latency, partial fills, short availability, taxes, and operational errors can make live results worse.

How should I read the return alongside the drawdown?

Never in isolation. Maximum drawdown is the worst historical peak-to-trough decline, not a limit on future loss. We evaluate return relative to drawdown, losing periods, annual consistency, and tail behavior rather than optimizing the headline return alone.

What changes when a strategy moves from simulation to live trading?

The rules stay fixed; execution becomes the test. We compare signal timing, fills, slippage, rejected orders, exposure, and realized drawdown with the simulated range. Live and simulated records remain separately labeled so one cannot be mistaken for the other.

What happens when an edge weakens?

One losing month is not enough to rewrite a system. We monitor sustained changes in expectancy, drawdown, execution quality, and market participation against predefined ranges. Persistent deterioration leads to lower risk or retirement—not a quiet refit of the historical record.

Are product fees included in the performance shown?

No. The chart is net of modeled trading costs, not future access fees. Pricing has not been finalized; each offering will disclose its exact fee, cancellation terms, and effect on client economics before enrollment opens.

How do account size, liquidity, and client control affect the result?

Returns do not scale perfectly. Position limits, buying power, spreads, and available liquidity determine practical capacity for each strategy. Clients keep control of their own account and capital; research, signals, and software do not require us to custody funds or brokerage credentials.

About

Ethan Tong

Quantitative Researcher & Portfolio Manager

Former software engineer at a large technology company, now a full-time quantitative trader. Trading since 2021; building and running systematic strategies since 2024.