Cumulative: +73.44%·Positive months: 13 of 15 (87%)·CPA · CFA · CIPM
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
2026
-0.96
7.78
3.23
6.94
5.53
1.31
0.86
—
—
—
—
—
+27.06
2025
—
—
—
—
7.72
-2.04
6.34
2.32
7.43
-1.55
8.19
3.87
+36.46
Market Allocation
Open Positions
Live
Activity
CPA · CFA · CIPM VERIFIED
Alpha Performance Verification Services
Verified Track Record
EXAMINED
+74.9%
May 17, 2025 – August 21, 2026 · Gross of management fees
PRISMS&P 500
Cumulative
+74.9%
2025 (partial)
+36.46%
2026 YTD
+25.98%
Best month
+8.19%
Worst month
-2.04%
Positive months
12 / 14
Monthly returns
% GROSS · VERIFIED PERIOD
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
2026
-0.96
7.78
3.23
6.94
5.53
1.31
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—
—
—
—
—
+25.98
2025
—
—
—
—
7.72
-2.04
6.34
2.32
7.43
-1.55
8.19
3.87
+36.46
All returns independently examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services. Calculated gross of management fees, net of trading fees. Reconciled against Interactive Brokers account statements.
CPA · CFA · CIPM
How the system thinks
01
Read, don't predict.
The system has no opinion about where markets will go. It reads where energy is already flowing and positions accordingly. When the signal is unclear, it does nothing.
02
Capital flows like water.
It doesn't fight regimes. When digital carry dries up, capital flows to equities; when equities overheat, to gold.
03
Every crash sends energy somewhere.
When equities fall, gold rises. When fear peaks, the macro model fires. It's designed for crashes.
04
Independence is protection.
Six strategies that don't move together. Average correlation: 0.08.
05
The system has nothing to hold on to.
No ego. No conviction. No attachment to any position or view. When the signal dies, the position closes; when the regime shifts, the allocation changes.
Don’t trust us. Check it.
1 / 4
February — April 2020
Markets crashed 34%. The system’s assets diverged.
55ptspread, best to worst
S&P 500
Gold
Bonds
Prism
−34%
3,386 → 2,237
Rose while stocks fell
+5.8%
Flight to safety
+21%
Macro engine activated
+2.8%
01 · Go to
TradingView.com
Type SPY — zoom Feb–Apr 2020
02 · Check
Feb 19 high: 3,386
Mar 23 low: 2,237 — that’s −34%
03 · Then
Type GLD, same period
Gold rising while stocks fell
Leading Signal Detection
Every major crash detected before the headlines.
27days early, on average
30
days early
COVID Crash 2020
Financial sector diverging. Credit spreads widening. Breadth narrowing. All before “virus” hit market headlines.
−34%
21
days early
2022 Bear Market
Yield curve telling the story before the first rate hike moved markets.
−25%
34
days early
2018 Christmas Crash
Data screaming stress while equities sat near all-time highs.
−20%
01 · Go to
fred.stlouisfed.org
Federal Reserve Economic Data
02 · Search
T10Y3M (yield curve)
Goes negative before every recession
03 · Search
BAMLH0A0HY2
Credit spreads — widen before drops
VIX · The Fear Index
The system reads regime transitions in real time.
82.69peak VIX, Mar 16 2020
Crisis Zone
VIX > 30 — system goes maximum defensive
82.69
March 16, 2020 · Highest since 2008
Caution Zone
VIX 20–30 — reducing equity exposure
Feb 24 → crossed 30
Leading signal · 3 weeks before bottom
Calm Zone
VIX < 20 — full equity allocation
June → below 20
Re-entry signal · recovered fully
01 · Go to
cboe.com/vix
CBOE Volatility Index
02 · Verify
VIX hit 82.69, Mar 16 2020
Highest reading since 2008
03 · Check
Crossed 30 on Feb 24
Below 20 by June — re-entry
Digital Carry · Funding Rate
Leveraged traders pay a premium. The system collects it.
100%+annualized carry, bull regime
Bull Regime · 2021
8h rate
0.10%
annual
100%+
System ON — collecting every 8 hours
Long spot · Short perp · Net zero exposure
Bear Regime · 2022
8h rate
-0.02%
annual
-18%
System OFF — flat, no exposure
Auto exits when funding < 5% annualized
01 · Go to
Binance funding history
BTCUSDT perpetual contract
02 · Check
2021: 0.05–0.10% / 8h
50–100% annualized carry
03 · Check
2022: funding negative
Bear regime — all public data
Correlation & Risk · 01
Why 11 engines beat one great one.
When two strategies have low or negative correlation, they move independently. One can be up while the other is down. That's what makes the portfolio resilient — 11 streams of returns that don't fall at the same time.
D.Carry
Vol Reg
X-Asset
Rel Val
Macro
Tech M
Com XS
MR D1
MR D6
StatArb
D.Carry
1.00
0.01
0.02
-0.01
-0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.01
-0.03
Vol Reg
1.00
0.57
0.34
0.24
0.07
0.02
-0.05
-0.03
0.04
X-Asset
1.00
0.51
-0.04
0.05
0.01
-0.07
-0.04
0.03
Rel Val
1.00
-0.07
0.06
0.00
-0.09
-0.06
0.05
Macro
1.00
0.03
0.01
0.04
0.02
-0.01
Tech+
All cross-engine correlations near zero (-0.09 to 0.07)
What this means
Green cells = near-zero or negative correlation (independent). Amber cells = moderate correlation (expected — Volatility Regime, Cross-Asset Rotation, and Relative Value all read equities).
Correlation & Risk · 02
Individual risk. Portfolio resilience.
Individual strategies can draw down 5-17%. But the portfolio only draws down ~6% because they don't fall at the same time. That's diversification doing its job.
Maximum drawdown by engine
Digital Carry
-2.7%
MR D6
-7.9%
PCA Stat Arb
-8.8%
MR D1
-9.0%
Macro Ad.
-11.9%
Relative Val
-15.2%
Vol. Regime
-16.6%
Tech Mom.
-16.7%
Com. Mom.
-17.4%
X-Asset Rot.
-17.8%
Combined portfolio
-6.4%
Max drawdown — while individual engines range from -2.7% to -17.8%
Alpha Performance Verification Services · Michael W. Hultzapple, CPA, CFA, CIPM · Dated July 19, 2026
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
2026
-0.96
7.78
3.23
6.94
5.53
1.31
—
—
—
—
—
—
25.98
2025
—
—
—
—
7.72
-2.04
6.34
2.32
7.43
-1.55
8.19
3.87
36.46
Cumulative
74.9%
MAY 2025 – AUG 2026
GROSS OF FEES
Examination conducted in accordance with generally accepted attestation standards. Performance reconciled against account statements and transaction records from Interactive Brokers. Returns calculated gross of investment management fees and net of trading fees.