BEFORE YOU ALLOCATE

Due Diligence

This page is written against our own commercial interest. It sets out the questions you should put to any signal provider — including this one — and the conditions under which you should walk away. We publish it because the members worth having are the ones who ask.

Six questions to ask first

Who holds custody of the capital?

If the answer is anyone other than you, the arrangement carries counterparty risk irrespective of the operator's competence or intentions. Insist on self-custody. At this desk, execution occurs from your own wallet and we never hold, pool or direct member funds.

Are losing positions published as openly as winning ones?

Every genuine strategy produces losses. A track record showing only profitable outcomes has been curated, and curation is the most common form of misrepresentation in this industry. Ask for the complete sequence, in order, including the positions the operator would rather forget.

Is a specific return being promised or projected?

No operator can know future returns. Any figure presented as an expected monthly gain is either a guess dressed as a forecast or a deliberate inducement. In most jurisdictions it also constitutes unlawful financial promotion. Treat it as disqualifying.

Is risk defined before entry, in writing?

A signal without a predetermined invalidation level is not a trade; it is a sentiment. Ask whether stops are published at entry and whether they are ever widened afterwards. The answer to the second question reveals more than the answer to the first.

What is the position sizing methodology?

If the operator cannot articulate how size is derived from equity and stop distance, size is being chosen by conviction — which is to say, arbitrarily. Our methodology is published in full and implemented in an open calculator.

What happens to the arrangement if performance deteriorates?

Ask directly about cancellation terms, refund policy and notice periods before you transact, not after. An operator confident in their process will answer plainly; one who is not will change the subject.

Disqualifying red flags

Any single item below is sufficient reason to decline, regardless of how compelling the surrounding presentation appears.

Guaranteed, fixed or 'risk-free' returns of any magnitude
Requests to deposit, transfer or pool capital with the operator
A published record containing no losing positions
Screenshots of account balances offered as evidence of skill
Countdown timers, artificial scarcity or pressure to decide immediately
Recruitment incentives for introducing additional members
Refusal to disclose methodology, risk limits or cancellation terms
Claims of regulatory authorisation that cannot be independently verified

Our own disclosure

Applying the standard above to ourselves, in plain terms.

WHAT WE ARE

A research and signals desk publishing analysis and trade parameters
Entirely non-custodial — members execute from their own self-custodial wallets
Transparent on methodology: risk limits, sizing and doctrine are published in full
Cancellable at any time, without notice period or penalty

WHAT WE ARE NOT

Not a licensed investment adviser, broker or asset manager
Not a fund — we neither accept nor manage member capital
Not able to guarantee, forecast or underwrite any outcome
Not a substitute for independent advice appropriate to your circumstances

Verify the arithmetic yourself

Our doctrine and our instruments are open. Read the constraints we operate under, then test the mathematics with your own figures before you consider membership.

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Nothing on this page constitutes financial, legal or tax advice. Cryptocurrency trading carries a substantial risk of loss, including the loss of your entire capital. You should not commit capital you cannot afford to lose, and you should obtain independent advice appropriate to your circumstances before transacting.