How We Made 37.8% In 5 Days [Performance Analysis]

Market commentary

In July 2024, Algocrat AI's trading system capitalized on a significant crypto market downturn, achieving a remarkable 37.8% account growth in just 5 days. The market's decline, driven by the anticipated sell-off from the Mt. Gox bitcoin repayments, was strategically navigated by our system, which aligned its positions with large market participants. While results may vary across different platforms, the overall trend and long-term performance remain consistent, showcasing Algocrat AI's ability to outperform in volatile market conditions.

Recently, Algocrat AI 's proprietary trading system did what it does best: it caught a large trend in the crypto market, outperforming most investors who primarily hold BTC and ETH, achieving an account growth of 37.8% in just 5 days.

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Let’s take a closer look at what happened:

First, a quick note: we will be discussing the Algocrat AI portfolio results on this public Pepperstone account. Due to the varying crypto quotes, execution, and expenses across different brokers and exchanges, results will differ between platforms. However, long-term performance and overall trends remain consistent. Accounts on Binance and other Forex brokers we work with have also seen substantial profits recently. Those using the same broker (Pepperstone) achieved results almost identical to ours.

So, what happened? In 2014, hackers breached the now-famous and defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange, which at the time handled about 70% of the total trading volume. They stole 850,000 bitcoins, which the exchange has been trying to recover ever since:

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Mt. Gox recovered 141,868 bitcoins, which it will distribute among its clients. The total value of the returning BTC is $7.7 billion. For comparison, inflows into Bitcoin ETFs, one of the main drivers of the crypto bull market, amounted to $14.6 billion.

Market participants fear that the exchange's clients will sell the cryptocurrency, as Bitcoin has risen by 12,100% since then. Combined with the large volume of funds being returned, this could create strong downward pressure on the price.

Consequently, BTC fell by about 7% over the last week, dragging the entire market down with it. Almost all altcoins, including Ethereum, experienced even steeper declines, as is typical in such scenarios.

Was this unexpected? Not really. Mt. Gox had already started repaying its customers. So why the market reaction? Typically, such volatility arises from unexpected news.

The crypto market is still immature and, therefore, susceptible to manipulation. Large market participants often use such events to create volatility, allowing them to capitalize on the panic. By triggering a sell-off, they can profit from the downward movements.

Additionally, the start of payments was likely to push the market even further down. This is precisely what has happened over the last few days and weeks.

By looking at the charts, one can understand that some large market participants likely positioned themselves ahead of this movement. This pattern of manipulation and exploitation is something Algocrat AI anticipated and strategically navigated, thereby outperforming the broader market.

While we are not whales by any metric, we can align our positions with some of these whales, capturing robust profits as a result.

We hope this was interesting and insightful.

Best regards,
The Algocrat AI Team

Published on Aug 14, 2024

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