Strategy profiles from the proving ground
Each profitable strategy of the proving ground has its own page with its full record: every closed trade, the wins and the losses, the deepest drawdown and the equity curve.
- The Dust Strategy V2: +$74,969 from 53 trades, 2 of them won
We buy very cheap options far out of the money. One rare sharp move pays for dozens of burnt premiums.
- The Dust Strategy V1: +$22,434 from 44 trades, 3 of them won
The same idea as V2 with a different expiry: very cheap far out-of-the-money options, most of them burn, one sharp move pays for the rest.
- Volatility Convergence V3: +$9,803 from 41 trades, 14 of them won
When the market underprices the coming move, we enter for a sharp move.
- Skew 2.0 V2: +$3,370 from 53 trades, 16 of them won
When the market overpays for downside fear, we enter for a sharp move.
- Fear Spike V2: −$1,535 from 29 trades, 7 of them won
When fear in the market jumps sharply, we enter the same day for a sharp move.
- The Pendulum: $50,000 became $55,683 by selling options every day
We sell BTC and ETH options every day and keep bought insurance against a crash. Four versions run side by side on a $50,000 base.
Paper trading at real Deribit bid/ask prices, fees included: the account is virtual, the prices and spreads are real. This is a live working journal, not a proven edge and not investment advice.