SYS · LIVE VR-SWING-TRADE / v1.4 SESSION 30 APR 2026 UPTIME 99.97% UNIVERSE 30 / 30
A+B HIT 82.4% OPEN 13 P&L MTD +8.2% NEXT PUB · 06:00 UTC · T-14:23
vr> model show swing-trade --live --window=12m --format=full ↵ EXEC
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MODEL · SWING TRADE
/ trend-following + precision dip entries
LIVE30 APR 2026 · 14:42:08 UTC
LIVE TERMINAL · MODEL 01 OF 4 VR-SWING-TRADE / v1.4 / RETAIL + INSTITUTIONAL

Swing Trade
Model.

7-28 day positioning corridor. A trend-following signal engine with precision dip entries. 78 signals 2026 YTD, 74.4% win rate, +225% raw P&L, 100% win on Grade A+B. Cryptographically timestamped at release.

7-28 Day Hold Daily Cadence Consensus + 6 Specialists Quant + Macro Long & Short Audited 2020 — 2025
// HEADLINE METRICPRIMARY · 12M
82%+

Grade A+B win rate. Closes at 82%+ on rolling 12-month windows · +17pp vs all-grade base of 65%.

// 12M ROLLING · WIN RATE A+B↑ 78% → 82%+
A+B WIN12M
82%+
+4pp vs all
ALL-GRADE12M
65%+
stable
SHARPE '25'25
2.10
+0.66 YoY
MAX DD '25'25
12%
-7pp tightest
UNIVERSEDAILY
30
6 markets
R/R · AAVG
2.4×
target / risk
THE EDGE · WHAT THE MODEL DOES
/ trend-following with precision dip entries
METHODOLOGYVR-SWING-TRADE / §1
// THE PRECISION DIP

The dip is the signal.
The trend is the permission.

Swing Trade waits for the pullback inside the trend — the structural rest, the technical breath, the moment of doubt in an otherwise clean directional tape. The model never tries to call a top or a bottom; it waits for the trend to be obvious, and then watches for the dip.

UPTREND CHANNEL → STOP → TARGET
▼ ENTRY
DIP DETECTED
TARGET
TREND ↗

Above: a stylised price action. The dotted channel is the trend regime. The amber box is the precision dip — a pullback within the dominant trend, identified by momentum slowdown and structural support. The green circle is the published entry; the green line is the exit target; the red line is the stop.

— PRINCIPLE 01 —

Mechanical Engine

Trend regime, momentum, and structural support are all computed quantitatively from a closing-price daily window. There is no chart-reading, no pattern-naming.

— PRINCIPLE 02 —

Macro Overlay

Each quant signal is then checked against the Vector Ridge macro framework for that asset, that day. Aligned signals advance; opposed signals are dropped.

— PRINCIPLE 03 —

Grade Permanent At Entry

Conviction grade A–E is set at the moment of entry and does not change in flight. The grade is the model's word, given on the record.

— PRINCIPLE 04 —

Returns Are Raw

Every figure is reported raw and unweighted — no portfolio sizing, no fees baked in. Reconciled annually 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
13 OPEN · 17 CLOSED THIS MONTH · A+B = 62% 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 apex ridge trade, traced from publication to close
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
Engine spec, macro overlay, 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

Two engines. One verdict.

The Swing Trade engine is mechanical at its core — but every raw signal is checked against the Vector Ridge macro framework before publication. The grade encodes how cleanly the two reads agree. Quant alone gets you to the trade. Macro alignment gets you to the grade.

— INPUT 01 · MECHANICAL —
Quant Signal

Trend regime, momentum, structural support. Computed from a closing-price window. Pure mechanics.

×
— INPUT 02 · DISCRETIONARY —
Macro Framework

Per-asset macro thesis, refreshed daily. Rate-cycle, growth–inflation, risk-on/off. Discretionary read.

=
— 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-SWING-TRADE / v1.4

// What it does

Trend-following with precision dip entries. Each session prices 30 instruments across all six markets, identifying pullback levels where price rebounds within the dominant trend.

// How it grades

Conviction A–E by quant–macro alignment. Grade A requires full agreement; Grade E is speculative. Grade is permanent at entry.

// How returns are reported

Returns reported raw and unweighted, before any portfolio sizing rules. Audited annually by AuditedTrader.

SYS · ATTRIBUTION · MACRO FRAMEWORK
OPERATOR
DO'N
Darren O'Neill
Founder, Vector Ridge — 2023 Trading World Champion. The Swing Trade mechanical engine runs autonomously, but the macro framework that overlays each daily quant pass is authored and reviewed by Darren each session. His macro view is the discretionary half of the model.
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
SWING TRADE
LIVE

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

MULTI HOUR
LIVE

Ultra-selective hours-to-days conviction. Continuously scans the universe; fires only when macro, technical, and quantitative reads align. +404% raw P&L 2026 YTD.

DAY TRADE
LIVE

High-accuracy intraday specialist. Optimised for win-rate over magnitude · tight risk parameters · narrower entry conditions. +95% raw P&L 2026 YTD.

INVESTING
LIVE

Long-horizon positioning · weeks-to-quarters. Drawdown-tolerant sizing, equity and asset-class entries. +502% raw P&L 2026 YTD.

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.

The Swing Trade Model has a defined operating envelope. Inside that envelope, it is a strong, repeatable signal engine. Outside it, it is silent. Below: the explicit list of what the model claims and does not claim — written down, on the record.

Operating Envelope
  • Trend-following with precision dip entries in identified trend regimes
  • Daily session, 30 instruments priced across 6 asset classes
  • Grading A through E by quant–macro alignment, set at entry
  • Long & short, session-to-target hold period
  • 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
  • Calling tops or bottoms · the model does not predict reversals
  • Working in chop / range-bound markets · low-trend = low conviction
  • 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 Swing Trade Model run live.

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