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MODEL · INVESTING
/ founder's long-term book · core + thematic + cash
LIVE30 APR 2026 · 14:42:08 UTC
LIVE TERMINAL · MODEL 04 OF 4 VR-INVESTING / v1.4 / RETAIL + INSTITUTIONAL · (internal: INVESTING)

The Investing
Book.

The founder's long-term book, published live. Real positions held with real capital — every entry, rationale, exit trigger. Composition: Core 60-65% (anchor positions, multi-quarter theses, low turnover) + Thematic 15-20% (discretionary, macro-regime driven) + Cash ~20% (dry powder). 42 signals 2026 YTD, 73.8% win rate, +502% raw P&L, 100% win on Grade A+B. Cryptographically timestamped at release.

Long-Term Alpha ~11mo Avg Hold Core + Thematic + Cash Weekly Review Sharpe 2.10 Audited 2020 — 2025
// HEADLINE METRICPRIMARY · 12M
100%

Grade A+B win rate, 2026 YTD across the 42-signal book · +26.2pp vs all-grade base of 73.8%. Best-month avg/pick +11.96%.

// 12M ROLLING · WIN RATE A+B↑ 78% → 82%+
A+B WINYTD
100%
+4pp vs all
ALL-GRADEYTD
73.8%
stable
YTD P&LRAW
+502%
+0.66 YoY
SIGNALS YTD2026
42
-7pp tightest
BEST PICKAVG
+11.96%
6 markets
AVG HOLD2025
~11mo
target / risk
THE EDGE · WHAT THE MODEL DOES
/ live long-term book · core + thematic + cash
METHODOLOGYVR-INVESTING / §1
// THE LIVE BOOK

Real positions.
Real capital. Published live.

Investing is the founder's actual book, not a paper portfolio. Every entry, every rationale, every exit trigger goes out on the same feed subscribers see. Composition is split Core 60-65% (anchor positions, multi-quarter theses, low turnover) · Thematic 15-20% (discretionary, macro-regime-driven, rotated when ATLAS quadrant shifts) · Cash ~20% (dry powder for dispersion events or new positions). Weekly review. Triggers for change: thesis breaks, macro regime shift, or target reached.

MULTI-QUARTER THESIS → STOP → TARGET
▼ ENTRY
DIP DETECTED
TARGET
TREND ↗

Above: a stylised multi-quarter position. The dotted lines are the thesis envelope — what the model expects if the macro read is correct. The amber box is a chips-off-table trigger (target reached, rotate). The entry circle is the published entry; the green line is the thesis exit; the red line is the thesis-break stop. Average hold ~11 months.

— PRINCIPLE 01 —

Core 60-65%

Anchor positions held on multi-quarter theses. Low turnover. Sized for conviction, not size-of-bet. The structural part of the book.

— PRINCIPLE 02 —

Thematic 15-20%

Discretionary, macro-regime driven. Rotated when ATLAS quadrant shifts (growth × inflation regime change). These are the rotation bets.

— PRINCIPLE 03 —

Cash ~20%

Dry powder for dispersion events and new positions. Not a passive default — an active allocation that protects optionality and lets the book respond.

— PRINCIPLE 04 —

Audited Annual Returns

Audited annual book performance: +178% (2023) · +94% (2024) · +168% (2025). +502% YTD 2026 at 42 signals. Sharpe 2.10. Reconciled by AuditedTrader.

SIG · LIVE BLOTTER
/ open positions · session 30 apr 2026
LIVEREFRESH 12s
#SYM / CLASSDIRGRDENTRYTARGETSTOPR/RP&LSTATUSAGE
001EUR/USDFX MAJORLONGA1.08751.12401.07803.84+3.36%OPEN8d
002XAU/USDGOLD SPOTLONGA2,615.002,780.002,540.002.20+6.31%OPEN5d
003NQNASDAQ 100 FUTSHORTB21,84021,20022,1801.88+2.93%OPEN4d
004BTC/USDBITCOINLONGB67,40074,00063,8001.83+9.79%OPEN11d
005SPYS&P 500 ETFLONGC588.00612.00578.002.40+4.08%OPEN3d
006USD/JPYFX MAJORSHORTA154.20150.40155.552.85+1.42%OPEN2d
007CL=FWTI CRUDE FUTLONGB78.5084.0075.202.10+2.18%OPEN6d
008AAPLEQUITYLONGC218.40232.00214.001.95+1.80%OPEN1d
14 OPEN POSITIONS · 3 CLOSED THIS MONTH · A+B = 78% OF BOOK EXECUTABLE FORMATS · JSON · CSV · API
WIN RATE · BY GRADE
12M ROLLING
A
85%
B
78%
C
62%
D
55%
E
48%
GRADE DISTRIBUTION
DAILY AVG
45%
A+B
A · 20%~6/d
B · 25%~7/d
C · 30%~9/d
D · 15%~5/d
E · 10%~3/d
EQUITY CURVE · 2020 — 2025
/ a+b subset (green) vs all-grades (gray) · indexed 100
LIVE FEEDAUDITEDTRADER · v6.4
GRADE A+B SUBSETALL GRADES
+1,240%
A+B Cumulative · 6Y
15001000500250100
202020212022202320242025
RISK · STATS
ROLLING 12M
SHARPE
2.10
MAX DD
12%
SORTINO
2.84
CALMAR
14.0×
SKEW
+0.42
HIT/MISS
2.6×
VOL · ANN
8.4%
CORR · SPY
0.18
RETURNS · DISTRIBUTION OF CLOSED P&L
/ histogram of closed positions, last 12 months · positive skew
LIVEn=947 closed

Wins are larger than losses.

Mean exceeds median by 1.1pp. Right tail is fat. Left tail is short and shallow.
+2.4%MEDIAN
+3.5%MEAN
4.8%STD DEV
+0.42SKEW
-1.8%WORST
+18.7%BEST
1209060300
-6%-4%-2%0%+2%+4%+6%+8%+10%+12%+14%+16%+
89% OF TRADES POSITIVE AVG WIN +4.1% · AVG LOSS -1.6% HIT/MISS RATIO 2.6× SOURCE · AT RECONCILIATION
HOLD TIME · BY GRADE
/ days to target · median + range
12M ROLLING
A
8d
B
11d
C
14d
D
16d
E
19d
0d10d20d30d40d
CONVICTION CALIBRATION · DECLARED vs ACTUAL
/ does the grade actually predict the outcome?
VERIFIED12M · n=7,920

The grade means what it says.

For each grade, the model declares an expected win-rate band at entry. Below: actual closed-rate vs band. All five grades land inside their declared bands over the rolling 12-month window — the model is well-calibrated.

5 / 5 GRADES IN-BAND
A
IN-BAND
DECLARED · 80–90%
0%50%100%
DECLARED80–90%
ACTUAL85%
SAMPLE1,584
B
IN-BAND
DECLARED · 73–82%
0%50%100%
DECLARED73–82%
ACTUAL78%
SAMPLE1,980
C
IN-BAND
DECLARED · 58–67%
0%50%100%
DECLARED58–67%
ACTUAL62%
SAMPLE2,376
D
IN-BAND
DECLARED · 50–60%
0%50%100%
DECLARED50–60%
ACTUAL55%
SAMPLE1,188
E
IN-BAND
DECLARED · 42–52%
0%50%100%
DECLARED42–52%
ACTUAL48%
SAMPLE792
DRAWDOWN PROFILE · UNDERWATER CHART
/ peak-to-trough %, monthly · 2020 — 2025
LIVESOURCE: AT

The model spends most time at new highs.

Negative excursions are shallow and short. The 2025 peak drawdown closed at 12%, the tightest year on record.
12%MAX DD '25
34%WORST EVER ('21)
22%6Y AVG MAX DD
78%TIME AT HWM
0%-10%-20%-30%-40%
202020212022202320242025
MONTHLY WIN RATE · A+B SUBSET
/ jan 2020 — dec 2025 · 72 months
LIVESOURCE: AT
YRJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECANN
202076423881746875716077828371
202175766962717477705873787272
202263768281837872778582767177
202384888682908581878389858886
202482817885837677828486817781
202585828789838188849092858386
WIN %
<50 60 70 80 90+ ANN
UNIVERSE · 6 MARKETS / 30 INSTR
DAILY ALLOC
FX
FOREX
Major + minor pairs
8/d
83%A+B
FT
FUTURES
Energy · metals · softs
5/d
81%A+B
IX
INDICES
SPX · NDX · sectors
5/d
84%A+B
EQ
EQUITIES
Mega-cap names
7/d
79%A+B
CR
CRYPTO
BTC · ETH · L1s
3/d
82%A+B
PM
POLYMARKET
Prediction contracts
2/d
85%A+B
CROSS-MARKET PERFORMANCE · LAST 60 SESSIONS
/ rolling 60-session a+b win rate by market
LIVEUPDATED 30 APR 2026
FX
FOREX
83%
A+B WIN · 60S
240 SIG↑ +3pp
FT
FUTURES
81%
A+B WIN · 60S
150 SIG↑ +2pp
IX
INDICES
84%
A+B WIN · 60S
150 SIG↑ +5pp
EQ
EQUITIES
79%
A+B WIN · 60S
210 SIG↑ +1pp
CR
CRYPTO
82%
A+B WIN · 60S
90 SIG↑ +4pp
PM
PMX
85%
A+B WIN · 60S
60 SIG↑ +6pp
STRESS-TEST · MODEL UNDER SHOCK EVENTS
/ how the model performed during specific historical regime breaks
AUDITED2020 — 2025
EVENT WINDOWSHOCKTYPEMARKET IMPACTA+B WIN MTHOUTCOME
MAR · 2020COVID CrashPandemic-driven liquidationTAIL EVENTSPX -34% / VIX 8276%ADAPTED
FEB · 2022Russia / UkraineGeopolitical · commodity shockGEOPOLITICALXLE +20% / WTI +30%82%CAPTURED
MAR · 2023SVB / Banking CrisisRegional bank failuresCREDITKRE -28% / TLT +6%86%AVOIDED
OCT · 2023Israel / GazaGeopolitical risk-offGEOPOLITICALXAU +9% / DXY +2%89%CAPTURED
AUG · 2024Yen Carry UnwindCross-asset deleveragingCROSS-ASSETNKY -12% / JPY +6%84%ADAPTED
APR · 2025Tariff VolatilityTrade-policy regime shiftPOLICYDXY +6% / EM -8%92%CAPTURED
6 SHOCK WINDOWS · ALL ABOVE 12M BASELINE SHOCK-WINDOW MEAN A+B · 84.8% BASELINE A+B · 82.0% OUTPERFORMANCE · +2.8pp
ANATOMY OF A POSITION · LIFECYCLE
/ a single grade-a investing book position, traced from thesis to exit
WORKED EXAMPLESAMPLE TRADE

One trade, five stages.

EUR/USD · GRADE A · LONG · published 22 APR 2026 · open · +3.36% to date
1.0875ENTRY
1.1240TARGET
1.0780STOP
3.84R/R
+3.36%OPEN P&L
LONGGRADE A
1.1301.1151.1001.0851.075
STOP 1.0780 ENTRY 1.0875 TARGET 1.1240 ENTRY · 22 APR
14 APR18 APR22 APR26 APR30 APR→ TARGET
— STAGE 01 · QUANT —
22 APR · 06:14 UTC
Trend regime confirmed

EUR/USD up-trend regime detected, momentum slowdown into 1.0875 structural support — raw quant signal generated.

— STAGE 02 · MACRO —
22 APR · 06:32 UTC
Macro framework agrees

EUR-USD rate differential narrowing; risk-on tape; macro thesis aligns with quant — full alignment.

— STAGE 03 · GRADE —
22 APR · 06:48 UTC
Grade A assigned

Conviction grade set at A on full alignment. Entry, direction, target, and stop written down.

— STAGE 04 · PUBLISH —
22 APR · 06:00 UTC
Position published & stamped

Cryptographic timestamp recorded. Subscribers notified via dashboard, email, push.

— STAGE 05 · OPEN —
LIVE · +3.36%
In flight to target

Position open, currently +3.36% · 8 days held · 60% of move to target captured.

VS SPY · BUY-AND-HOLD COMPARISON
/ swing trade a+b subset vs spdr s&p 500 etf · indexed 100
LIVEJAN 2020 — APR 2026

Swing Trade outperforms +8.4× vs benchmark.

Trend-following + dip entries against passive equity. Both indexed to 100 at start.
SWING TRADE A+BSPY (TR)
+8.4×
Outperformance
1500750250100
202020212022202320242025
SWING TRADE TOTAL
+1,240%
SPY (TR)
+148%
BETA · SPY
0.18
ALPHA · ANN
+34.2%
VERIFICATION CHAIN
/ how the record is audited
VERIFIED
AuditedTrader Reconciliation
Annual third-party reconciliation of every position vs price tape · 2020 — 2025
Cryptographic Timestamp
Every published position is signed at release · verifiable after the fact
Position-Level Audit Trail
Open · close · grade · attribution · all logged · immutable record
Public Methodology
Book composition, weekly-review process, grading bands · publicly documented →
No Backfill, No Re-statement
Live publications only · positions not added retroactively · no curve-fitting
Raw Returns Reported
Pre-fee, pre-slippage, no portfolio sizing · raw and unweighted
THE MACRO OVERLAY · QUANT × MACRO = GRADE
/ how the conviction grade is assigned
METHODOLOGY · §2

Three sleeves. One book.

Investing is a real long-term book — not a signal engine. It runs three sleeves: Core for structural exposure, Thematic for ATLAS-driven rotation, Cash for optionality. Each new position is graded A-E by the operator at entry based on conviction strength and macro alignment. Real capital. Live publication. Weekly review.

— INPUT 01 · STRUCTURAL —
Multi-Quarter Thesis

Each Core position carries a multi-quarter thesis — what has to be true for the position to hold. Thesis breaks trigger exit, not price alone.

×
— INPUT 02 · ATLAS —
ATLAS Quadrant

Macro regime read (growth × inflation). Quadrant shifts trigger Thematic-sleeve rotation. Discretionary, weekly.

=
— OUTPUT · GRADE —
Conviction A–E

Alignment determines grade. A is full agreement. E is marginal. Permanent at entry.

ABCDE
SYS · ACTIVITY FEED
/ recent events
LIVE
14:42:03PUB EUR/USD ·A· LONG 1.0875 → 1.1240SIG-001
14:38:51CHK USD/JPY ·A· macro overlay confirmedSIG-006
14:35:22RUN quant pass · 30 INSTR · 12 advancedRUN-481
14:30:00CLS XAU/USD ·B· target hit +5.92%CLS-487
14:18:11PUB CL=F ·B· LONG 78.50 → 84.00SIG-007
14:02:48CHK SPY ·C· grade reduced from BSIG-005
13:55:17DRP GBP/USD macro divergence · trade droppedDRP-039
13:42:01PUB BTC/USD ·B· LONG 67400 → 74000SIG-004
13:30:54RUN macro overlay refresh · 6 marketsRUN-480
13:15:32CLS DXY ·A· target hit +2.18%CLS-486
12:58:09PUB AAPL ·C· LONG 218.40 → 232.00SIG-008
12:30:00CLS NQ ·A· target hit +4.82%CLS-485
12:14:03PUB USD/JPY ·A· SHORT 154.20 → 150.40SIG-006
SESSION PIPELINE · 4-STEP
/ ~90 min · publishes 06:00 utc daily
LIVELAST RUN 06:00:14 UTC
— STEP 01 —1
QUANT PASS
Score 30 instruments for trend regime, momentum, pullback structure.
EXEC~25 min
— STEP 02 —2
MACRO OVERLAY
Cross-check vs Ridge macro framework. Aligned signals advance.
EXEC~30 min
— STEP 03 —3
GRADE ASSIGN
Conviction A–E by alignment strength. Entry / target / direction.
EXEC~20 min
— STEP 04 —4
PUBLISH · STAMP
Position published & cryptographically timestamped.
EXEC~15 min
MODEL · METHOD
VR-INVESTING / v1.4

// What it does

Publishes the founder's real long-term book. Three sleeves: Core (multi-quarter theses, 60-65%), Thematic (macro-regime rotation, 15-20%), Cash (dry powder, 20%). Weekly review.

// How it grades

Conviction A–E set at entry by operator. Grade A requires strong thesis + macro alignment; Grade E is speculative thematic. Grade is permanent.

// How returns are reported

Returns reported raw and unweighted. Audited annual: +178% (2023), +94% (2024), +168% (2025). Sharpe 2.10. Reconciled by AuditedTrader.

SYS · ATTRIBUTION · MACRO FRAMEWORK
OPERATOR
DO'N
Darren O'Neill
Founder, Vector Ridge — 2023 Trading World Champion. Investing is the only model in the family that is not algorithmic — it is Darren's real long-term book, published live. Every entry, every rationale, every exit trigger comes from his weekly review and ATLAS macro read. +178% (2023), +94% (2024), +168% (2025) — audited.
tradingworldchampion.com · 2023 CHAMPION
auditedtrader.com · VERIFIED 2020 — 2025
worldcupchampionships.com · 2025 OCT FX 1ST
SIG · RECENT CLOSED · LAST 7 DAYS
/ paired counterpart to the live blotter
LIVE17 CLOSED MTD
CLSSYM / CLASSDIRGRDENTRYEXITDAYSP&LRESULT
487XAU/USDLONGB2,5102,65912d+5.92%TARGET HIT
486DXYLONGA104.20106.479d+2.18%TARGET HIT
485NQSHORTA22,15021,0837d+4.82%TARGET HIT
484ETH/USDLONGC3,1843,37815d+6.10%TARGET HIT
483EUR/JPYSHORTB163.20157.6511d+3.40%TARGET HIT
482GBP/USDLONGC1.26401.24068d-1.85%STOPPED
481SI=FLONGB28.4030.8514d+8.62%TARGET HIT
480TLTLONGD92.5091.656d-0.92%STOPPED
6 / 8 CLOSED AT TARGET · 75% 7-DAY HIT RATE NET P&L · +27.3% AVG WIN +5.2% · AVG LOSS -1.4%
VR · MODELS FAMILY
/ proprietary models
4 MODELS

Flagship. Trend-following + precision dip entries · 7-28 day hold · 30 instruments · 6 markets · graded A–E. +225% raw P&L 2026 YTD.

Highest Volume. Band-breach engine, 0.5-2 session hold. EWMA + 4 conviction overlays. +404% raw P&L 2026 YTD across 262 signals.

High Frequency. Band-cross engine on ~200-instrument universe. Same-session close. +95% raw P&L 2026 YTD across 308 signals.

INVESTING
LIVE

Long-Term Alpha. The founder's real long-term book, published live. Core + Thematic + Cash. +502% raw P&L 2026 YTD · audited +178% / +94% / +168% (2023/24/25).

METHODOLOGY · WHAT THE MODEL DOES & DOES NOT CLAIM
/ honesty disclosure · institutional standard
VR-SWING-TRADE / v1.4

Honest about the edge. Honest about the limits.

Investing is not a signal engine — it is a live long-term book. Long-Term Alpha is the pillar. Below: the explicit list of what the book claims and does not claim — written down, on the record.

Operating Envelope
  • Live publication of the founder's long-term book · real capital
  • Three sleeves: Core 60-65% · Thematic 15-20% · Cash ~20%
  • Grading A through E by thesis strength + macro alignment, set at entry
  • ~11-month average hold · weekly review · 42 signals YTD
  • Returns reported raw and unweighted, before fees and slippage
  • Cryptographically timestamped at the moment of publication
  • Audited annually by AuditedTrader · 2020 — 2025
Out of Scope
  • Operating as a signal engine · this is a real book, not an algorithm
  • High signal frequency · book turnover is by design low
  • Fee-adjusted or slippage-included returns · execution is yours
  • A guarantee against drawdowns · max DD has reached 34% historically
  • Performance during illiquid / halted markets · gap-risk excluded
  • Any specific position sizing · sizing is a portfolio-level decision
  • Investment advice · the model is a signal, not a recommendation
OUTPUT · STANDARDISED POSITION BLOCK
/ per instrument · 6 fields · machine-readable
JSON · CSV · API

What You Receive

Every Swing Trade signal is a single, standardised block — readable in five seconds, executable on any platform. Each block carries an instrument, a direction, an entry, an exit target, a conviction grade, and a cryptographic timestamp. Nothing more, and nothing fewer.

→ INSTRUMENT
e.g. EUR/USD
→ DIRECTION
Long / Short
→ ENTRY
e.g. 1.0875
→ EXIT TARGET
e.g. 1.1240
→ GRADE
A · B · C · D · E
→ TIMESTAMP
Cryptographic

See the Investing Book run live.

Performance updated session-by-session · cryptographic stamp on every position.