Seven instruments. Majors only.
CORE APEX trades a deliberately narrow universe — the most liquid markets across foreign exchange, US index futures, and large-cap crypto. No penny stocks, no altcoins, no meme tickers.
What we trade, and how it's done.
Per-instrument lifetime statistics. Updated quarterly from broker statements.
The case for narrowness.
A liquidity-based algorithm depends on conditions that exist only in a handful of markets. Trading more would dilute the edge.
24/5 or 24/7 coverage
FX runs 24/5, crypto 24/7, index futures near-24/5. The algorithm needs continuous liquidity to enter and exit positions cleanly — no pre-market gaps.
Tight spreads, deep books
The strategy depends on small edge captured frequently. Spreads above 2 basis points eat the edge. These seven instruments routinely trade under 1 bp.
Predictable session structure
Asia / London / NY overlap dynamics are well-documented. Crypto runs on roughly the same intraday rhythm. The algo reads session transitions explicitly.
Cross-correlation low
BTCUSD, EURUSD, and ES don't move together most days. Trading uncorrelated instruments lets us hold multiple positions without compounding the same risk.
Brokers actually carry them
Every major retail broker — IBKR, Alpaca, MetaTrader, TradeStation, the crypto majors — supports all seven. Onboarding doesn't require a specialist account.
What we won't add
No penny stocks, microcaps, altcoins below the top 10, meme tickers, or OTC derivatives. Tested in 2023, not worth the complexity or the regret.
What a CORE APEX trade looks like.
- Hold time: 5 minutes to 6 hours. Median 38 minutes. Never overnight, never over weekend.
- Position size: 0.5–2% of account equity per trade, capped by your onboarding-set risk envelope.
- Leverage: Maximum 2× notional for FX and futures; spot only for crypto. Hard limit, enforced in the execution layer.
- Entry trigger: Liquidity structure aligning with session-overlap timing. Typically 2–4 trades per day across the seven instruments.
- Exit: Either a target reclaim, a time-based stop (3 hours by default), or a structural invalidation. No trailing stops, no breakeven moves.
- Costs assumed: 0.5 bp spread on FX, 0.25 ticks on futures, 5 bp round-trip on crypto. Reported returns are net of these.
See the algorithm in action.
Sign up and we'll connect your broker. The same seven instruments execute on your account that we trade on ours.
Get started — $30/mo