Personal research project — paper-testing & tuning, not raising capital.
An open lab notebook

Research

The journal of building an honest track in public, the deterministic methodology, and strategies still in research. Transparency is the product.

The Structural Desk · the convergent thesis

The real edge is a structural role, not picking APY

Three deep researches converge on one truth. Two seats are built, one is killed — we publish all three verdicts, including the NO-GO. Start here.

Research desks

Field notes

The method

Methodology

The deterministic engine, LLM-free RiskPolicy gates, and the daily cycle: APY scan → strategies → allocator → risk gate → virtual rebalance → yield accrual → go-live check.

Research-stage strategies

These are research projections, not historical evidence. They accept no allocations until they have point-in-time data and pass a strict backtest.

Full breakdown & data caveats →

Strategy Lab

The strategy tournament

Every candidate strategy runs a backtest → paper_30d → live pipeline. Promotion requires Sharpe ≥ 1.5, ≥ 7 paper days, APY ≥ 3%, drawdown ≥ -15%. New strategies start advisory (simulate-only) until proven.

⚠ Personal Research Project: SPA is a personal research project in paper validation and tuning. Not a regulated financial service. Not raising capital. Not investment advice.

Paper Trading Disclosure: All performance data reflects simulated trading on a virtual $100,000 USDC portfolio. Current paper APY: ~3.6% (variable, not a forecast). Simulated performance does not account for live slippage, liquidity impact, or smart contract execution risk. We reset our own track: only days with a real cycle log count (currently 10/30, anchor 2026-06-22). Go-live target: ~2026-07-21 — contingent on GoLiveChecker 29/29 (currently 27/29 NOT READY). See /track-record.

Not a Regulated Service: SPA is a personal research project at the paper-testing stage. This does not constitute investment advice, financial advice, or a solicitation to invest in any jurisdiction. Consult qualified professionals before making investment decisions.

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