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Every strategy comes with the full set of metrics: annualized return, max drawdown, win rate, Sharpe ratio and trade frequency, plus a risk level. We do not hide drawdown, because drawdown is what decides whether you can actually hold on.

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Strategy Matrix

6 Strategy Types and Their Risk Profiles

Low-risk strategies cap the upside but keep the curve smooth; high-risk strategies win on risk-reward and require sitting through losing streaks. The right choice depends on the nature of your capital and your tolerance.

SQ-Grid Adaptive

Grid · Range-bound
Low Risk

AI dynamically adjusts grid spacing and position density: high-frequency convergence inside the range, automatic frequency reduction and exposure cuts on a trend breakout.

SQ-Grid Adaptive — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return42.6%
Max Drawdown-11.3%
Win Rate68.4%
Sharpe Ratio1.82
Trade Frequency6–12 trades/day

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

SQ-Trend Momentum

Trend Following
High Risk

Entry on multi-timeframe momentum alignment. Win rate is low but risk-reward is high (about 3.1:1). Works best in one-way markets and takes a string of small losses in chop.

SQ-Trend Momentum — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return87.4%
Max Drawdown-28.7%
Win Rate41.2%
Sharpe Ratio1.34
Trade Frequency4–9 trades/month

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

SQ-Funding Arb

Funding Rate Arbitrage
Low Risk

Collects funding by hedging perpetuals against spot, direction-neutral. Upside is capped by prevailing funding levels, with basis risk in extreme conditions.

SQ-Funding Arb — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return18.9%
Max Drawdown-4.2%
Win Rate79.6%
Sharpe Ratio2.41
Trade FrequencySettled every 8 hours

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

SQ-Mean Reversion

Mean Reversion
Medium Risk

Reversion of volatility-normalized deviations, combined with a market-regime classifier that filters out trending phases to avoid adding into the trend.

SQ-Mean Reversion — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return51.3%
Max Drawdown-16.8%
Win Rate63.9%
Sharpe Ratio1.57
Trade Frequency2–5 trades/day

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

SQ-Factor Alpha

Multi-Factor Selection
Medium Risk

Seven stable factors screened from 200+ candidates drive a cross-sectional score, rotating within the top 80 coins by market cap on equal-weight, diversified positions.

SQ-Factor Alpha — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return64.8%
Max Drawdown-22.4%
Win Rate55.1%
Sharpe Ratio1.41
Trade FrequencyWeekly rebalance

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

SQ-Vol Breakout

Volatility Breakout
High Risk

Entry on breakouts after ATR compression, with tight stops and wide trailing take-profit. Sensitive to trading costs, so slippage modeling must stay conservative.

SQ-Vol Breakout — Annualized Return/Max Drawdown/Win Rate/Sharpe Ratio
Annualized Return73.2%
Max Drawdown-25.1%
Win Rate44.8%
Sharpe Ratio1.28
Trade Frequency3–7 trades/week

Backtest window 2023-01 to 2025-12, including 0.05% fees and slippage. Historical backtest data; not a promise of returns.

Methodology

Backtest Methodology and Known Limitations

Return figures mean nothing without a disclosed cost model and test window. Below is the single measurement standard used across all of our strategies.

Backtest Window

2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, covering one full decline–recovery–uptrend cycle.

Cost Model

0.05% fees on both sides plus slippage estimated as a proportion of ATR; perpetuals include funding rates.

Data Source

Median of 1-minute candlesticks aligned across multiple exchanges, with abnormal prices and downtime periods removed.

Known Limitations

Parameter overfitting risk exists. Live execution delay, insufficient depth and extreme market conditions will produce results noticeably worse than the backtest.

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