The Read Alpha

13 strategies competing with $50K each. Every trade recorded. Fully transparent.

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21
Days Running
since 2026-03-26
781
Total Trades
13 of 16 strategies active
+90.6%
Best Strategy
Wide Runner
Alpha vs SPY
Return Comparison
The Veteran
+4.4%
The Indexer
+49.5%
True Believer
+17.2%
Insider Edge
+0.1%
The Reviser
-0.2%
The Consensus
-0.5%
Risk Manager
+8.4%
Portfolio Mirror
+0.4%
Quick Draw
+62.1%
Wide Runner
+90.6%
Trail Blazer
+28.9%
Data Purist
-0.0%
Vol Scout
+0.0%

Equity Curves vs SPY

Each strategy starts at $50K. SPY benchmark normalized to $50K over the same period.

Strategies

The Veteran (engine) +4.4%
Full autonomous engine — sit-out, scoring, IV gate, budget, sizing
$52,188
balance
15
trades
58%
win rate
+9.5%
avg return
The Indexer (all_plays) +49.5%
Every play that passes screening (no IV gate)
$74,757
balance
125
trades
65%
win rate
+14.2%
avg return
True Believer (high_conviction) +17.2%
Only score >= 80
$58,591
balance
96
trades
81%
win rate
+7.9%
avg return
Insider Edge (insider_cluster) +0.1%
Insider buy clusters with positive revisions
$50,033
balance
2
trades
100%
win rate
+17.4%
avg return
The Reviser (revision_momentum) -0.2%
Only plays from revision momentum scanner
$49,905
balance
11
trades
88%
win rate
+11.0%
avg return
The Consensus (convergence) -0.5%
Multi-strategy convergence (2+ strategies on same ticker)
$49,769
balance
3
trades
50%
win rate
-2.3%
avg return
Risk Manager (spread) +8.4%
Spread trades only (put spreads, call spreads)
$54,182
balance
154
trades
94%
win rate
+8.8%
avg return
Portfolio Mirror (recommended) +0.4%
Curated portfolio: all_plays entries with engine risk controls + IV gate
$50,206
balance
18
trades
win rate
avg return
Quick Draw (exit_tight) +62.1%
all_plays entries, tight exits: +50% TP, -30% SL
$81,049
balance
118
trades
69%
win rate
+11.6%
avg return
Wide Runner (exit_wide) +90.6%
all_plays entries, wide exits: +150% TP, -50% SL
$95,278
balance
91
trades
72%
win rate
+17.8%
avg return
Trail Blazer (exit_trailing) +28.9%
all_plays entries, 30% trailing stop from peak
$64,436
balance
141
trades
54%
win rate
-1.4%
avg return
Data Purist (data_rich) -0.0%
Only plays with good/full data coverage (no thin-data picks)
$49,987
balance
6
trades
win rate
avg return
Vol Scout (vol_confirmed) +0.0%
Only plays where options are cheap AND flow data confirms direction
$50,003
balance
1
trades
win rate
avg return

3 strategies with no trades: earnings_only, llm_conviction, iv_runup

Analytics

Rolling Win Rate (10 trades)
Return Distribution
Win Rate by Score

Paper trading only — no real money at risk. Past performance does not predict future results. System started 2026-03-26. See methodology for how it works.