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Daily ranked longs across 1,000 US stocks. 17 factors scored on every close. You see why a stock was picked, and you can run the screen yourself.

Drift edge: +0.88pp/trade alpha 4-year backtest: +35.9pp vs SPY Bootstrap CI: [+0.5, +1.3] 3 of 5 years beat S&P 500
1,000stocks tracked
17factors per pick
+35.9pp4y backtest alpha
52.8%drift win rate
9live sleeves

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Factor breakdown on every pick

Each pick exposes the score across momentum, value, quality, growth, sentiment, insider activity, catalysts. Disagree with the weights? Re-run the screen with your own.

Validated

Walk-forward, bootstrap-tested

The drift strategy backtests with +0.88pp per-trade alpha vs SPY, 95% CI [+0.5, +1.3]. Statistically distinguishable from zero. Survivorship-corrected, 10bps costs included.

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Public paper trades

Every pick goes into a public paper portfolio with entry, target, hold period, outcome. Win or lose, no cherry-picking after the fact. First closures late June 2026.

Active sleeves

9 strategies, each with its own paper portfolio
StrategyTypeHoldNotes
DriftEvent momentum45dPrimary edge. Gap-up + volume, no stop.
PEADEarnings drift60dYoY EPS proxy. Supporting signal.
52-week breakoutTrend30dNew highs on confirming volume.
Insider clusterSmart money60d2+ insiders buying within 30 days.
MomentumCross-section30dTop decile of 12-month return.
Low volAnomaly30dBottom decile of 60d realized vol.
Turtle/DonchianTrend30d20-day high breakouts.
M&A arbEventVariableTargets trading below deal price.
PairsStat arb30dCointegrated pairs by sector.

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