Spotlight · what we refused to build
Most good-sounding ideas lose money. We test them anyway.
More than 40 ideas have been tested across five years of data, including coins that were later delisted. Here's a sample of what didn't make the cut, and why.
- Every idea must work in both halves of the history
- And keep the worst drop inside 15%
Let winners run past +10%14.7% → 1–4%/yr
Check for buys every 4 hours13.5% → 10.2%/yr
Short the dip instead of buying it−0.5% per trade
Trailing stop-lossesdeeper drops
Add meme & small-cap coins−17.7% worst
5× leverage "for more profit"wiped out