Systematic and Quantitative Trading Crypto (feat. trading for a living)

[Weekly Brief] Jan 2026 - W5: Market Turbulence & Stress Test

"Volatility is the price of admission." This week, Bitcoin suffered a severe crash (-7.63%), triggering a violent spike in volatility. As panic selling hit the market, Implied Volatility (IV) skyrocketed, causing a temporary but significant expansion in market premiums. Consequently, our portfolio faced a sharp Mark-to-Market (Unrealized)

[Weekly Brief] Jan 2026 - W4: The Pendulum Swings

Despite the sudden breakdown in Bitcoin price (-5.20%) this week, the market exhibited a peculiar behavior: Volatility remained suppressed. Typically, a sharp drop triggers a spike in Implied Volatility (IV). However, the market absorbed the sell-off with remarkable calm, keeping premiums stable. Our system capitalized on this anomaly, defending

[Weekly Brief] Jan 2026 - W3: Vol Compression & Regime Shift

As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan 19), we are observing a severe crush in Implied Volatility alongside realized volatility due to the upcoming U.S. market holiday. Crucially, the Spot-Vol correlation has officially flipped to negative (-0.42), marking a complete return to the traditional "

[Weekly Brief] Jan 2026 - W2: Positive Correlation Persists

The "Positive Correlation" anomaly we identified last week is persisting but fading. As the market grinds higher with lower volatility, patience becomes the key edge. Our system remains focused on capturing the structural edge left behind by the crowd's uncertainty. Performance Summary * Period: Jan 03, 2026

[Weekly Brief] Jan 2026 - W1: Rising Spot, Rising Volatility

When both price and volatility rise, it creates a unique environment for quantitative traders. While the crowd focuses on "How high will BTC go?", we focus on "How long will this positive correlation anomaly last?" Performance Summary * Period: Dec 27, 2025 (Sat) ~ Jan 02, 2026 (Fri)

[Monthly Report] Dec 2025 : Restart after Liquidation

After a year of twists and turns, navigating through both successes and failures, I am officially starting to report the performance of Gauss Technology from this month. Performance Summary 1. Period: Nov 29, 2025 (Sat) ~ Dec 26, 2025 (Fri) 2. Duration: 28 Days 3. Monthly Return: +2.57% (vs BTC

Reflections on Becoming a Full-Time Trader

Truth be told, I am writing this exactly one year after leaving the corporate world. Even this text might one day serve as training data for the AI agent I am building