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APEX FRACTAL STRATEGY · ETH/USD · 4-HOUR MODEL

A decade of market cycles. One systematic model.

In this historical simulation, the Apex Fractal Strategy turned $10,000 into $49,843,411.14 across bull, bear, and sideways markets—with modeled fees and slippage included.

Compounded annual growth171.05%Aug 2017–Mar 2026
Total return498,334.11%$10,000 → $49,843,411.14
Maximum drawdown−35.34%Peak-to-trough equity decline
Risk-adjusted return2.53Sharpe ratio · 4.23 Sortino

COMPOUNDED EQUITY & DRAWDOWN

Growth came from staying with sustained moves.

$49,833,411.14 net profit
Apex Fractal ETH equity curve rising from approximately $10,000 to $49.84 million with corresponding drawdown history
Report-generated compounded equity and drawdown history. The standard equity-curve drawdown reached −34.37%; the site uses the report’s more conservative −35.34% intrabar drawdown as its headline maximum drawdown.

EDGE PROFILE

Built around payoff—not a high hit rate.

The strategy won 38.91% of its 951 trades. Its average winner was 2.51× its average loser, producing a 1.60 profit factor and positive expectancy over the full test.
Profit factor
1.60
Average win
$360,835
Average loss
−$144,020
Win / loss payoff
2.51×
Expectancy per trade
$52,401.06
Market exposure
Not reported

REGIME COVERAGE

Performance persisted across both halves.

FIRST HALF274.52%CAGR · 2.49 Sharpe
versus
SECOND HALF92.02%CAGR · 1.51 Sharpe
Performance remained positive in both halves, but the report flags substantial regime drift: a 66.48% CAGR difference and 39.51% Sharpe difference.

ROBUSTNESS CHECKS

The headline result survived noise—but not without a material caveat.

2 / 4 screening checks passed
15% SIGNAL-FLIP STRESS91.73%

Average CAGR across 100 randomized runs, with a −50.76% average maximum drawdown.

SYSTEM QUALITY NUMBER5.91

The report classifies this SQN result as high by the report’s screening threshold across the full trade sample.

TOP-WINNER DEPENDENCYMaterial

Removing the highest-return 5% of trades reduced CAGR from 171.05% to 9.01%, Sharpe to 0.42, and increased maximum drawdown to −72.32%.

MODEL DESIGN

Systematic entries. Volatility-aware sizing. Layered exits.

  • Signal engineBill Williams 1W / 1W-R and NTD entries
  • Order modelStop orders
  • Sizing30% volatility-scaled base size
  • Volatility target20% annualized · 20-bar lookback
  • Add-onsFractal add-ons disabled · 1W and NTD may enter simultaneously
  • Profit protectionRed Teeth, Green Lips, Zones & 25% gain target

EXECUTION ASSUMPTIONS

Trading costs were modeled—not ignored.

  • Fee rate0.01% · $1,255,899.22 total
  • Slippage0.01% · $1,255,899.22 estimated
  • Gross traded volume$12.56 billion
  • Maximum leverage used4.16× effective
  • Borrow / funding / overnight0 in this simulation
  • Data review flags16 missing · 65 outlier bars

FROM RESEARCH TO OBSERVATION

Follow the model’s paper recommendations as they happen.

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