Track record

Every paper-trading result this team has, net of costs, losses shown the same way as gains. Each number names the file it comes from.

Paper trading. Not real money. Not advice. All accounts below use virtual money and simulated fills on real quotes. Zero real orders. Samples are a few days old and tiny, so they prove nothing about whether a strategy works.

As of 2026-10-23 21:22 (UTC+8) for gold; ETH times are shown per account. Page built 2026-10-23 22:03 (UTC+8).

Gold 1-minute engine Gold House accounts ETH Cost methodology

Paper · virtual cents

XAUUSD · cent (USC) account basis · as of 2026-10-23 21:22 (UTC+8) · running since 2026-10-22 14:06

Gold 1-minute engine

1-minute EMA5/20 crossover, long or short, 0.01 lot. Every order has a stop-loss (3.0 price points), a take-profit (4.5) and a max holding time (30 min). Since engine version R4-0.2: no new entries 20 min before the daily break / Friday close, flatten 5 min before, and flatten during scheduled news windows (FOMC, PCE/GDP).

Closed trades8731 wins · 56 losses (36% win rate)

Net after spread + swap+1.83 USC≈ +$0.02 · +1.83%

Net after full costs (stress)-21.66 USC≈ −$0.22 · -21.66%

Equity now (recorded basis)101.83 USCstart 100 USC · ≈ $1.02

Max drawdown-20.35%from per-minute equity

Best / worst trade+6.21 / -3.93USC

Cumulative equity (USC, recorded basis: spread and swap deducted; commission and slippage not)

From gross to net (closed trades, USC)

Item	USC	USD	Source / note
Gross P&L at mid-price (before any cost)	+20.35	≈ +$0.20	ledger: CLOSE pnl + spread paid on the matching OPEN
Spread (bid/ask, paid on every fill)	-17.74	≈ −$0.18	ledger: OPEN spread_cost per trade
Swap (overnight financing)	-0.78	≈ −$0.01	status.json swap_total; settlement time unverified
= Net as recorded by the engine	+1.83	≈ +$0.02	equals cash − start in status.json
Commission (stress: 0.07 USC per 0.01-lot round trip)	-6.09	≈ −$0.06	ledger commission_hypo; real cent-account rate UNKNOWN
Slippage (stress assumption: 0.20 USC per round trip)	-17.40	≈ −$0.17	87 trades × 0.20; assumption, not measured
= Net after full costs (stress)	-21.66	≈ −$0.22	closed trades only

No open position at the snapshot time. Exit reasons: opposite signal 30 · stop-loss 28 · take-profit 26 · max hold time 3.

Honest reading: before costs the trades made money; the spread alone took most of it, and with stress commission and slippage the result is a loss.

All 87 closed trades

Closed (UTC+8)	Side	Lots	Entry	Exit	Held	Gross USC	Spread	Net USC	Exit reason
10-23 21:11	Short	0.01	4,027.54	4,031.11	2m	-3.37	-0.20	-3.57	stop-loss
10-23 21:09	Long	0.01	4,028.90	4,027.54	2m	-1.16	-0.20	-1.36	opposite signal
10-23 21:00	Short	0.01	4,025.30	4,028.57	2m	-3.07	-0.20	-3.27	stop-loss
10-23 20:45	Short	0.01	4,024.90	4,028.83	4m	-3.73	-0.20	-3.93	stop-loss
10-23 20:25	Long	0.01	4,025.19	4,030.01	3m	+5.03	-0.21	+4.82	take-profit
10-23 20:22	Short	0.01	4,023.66	4,025.19	12m	-1.32	-0.21	-1.53	opposite signal
10-23 20:03	Short	0.01	4,024.17	4,027.31	9m	-2.95	-0.19	-3.14	stop-loss
10-23 19:54	Long	0.01	4,026.93	4,024.17	5m	-2.56	-0.20	-2.76	opposite signal
10-23 19:49	Short	0.01	4,025.41	4,026.93	19m	-1.33	-0.19	-1.52	opposite signal
10-23 19:11	Long	0.01	4,024.47	4,029.06	9m	+4.79	-0.20	+4.59	take-profit
10-23 18:52	Long	0.01	4,024.09	4,020.75	7m	-3.15	-0.19	-3.34	stop-loss
10-23 18:45	Short	0.01	4,023.52	4,024.09	12m	-0.38	-0.19	-0.57	opposite signal
10-23 18:33	Long	0.01	4,024.57	4,023.52	4m	-0.84	-0.21	-1.05	opposite signal
10-23 18:29	Short	0.01	4,022.70	4,024.57	4m	-1.68	-0.19	-1.87	opposite signal
10-23 18:25	Long	0.01	4,023.67	4,022.70	15m	-0.78	-0.19	-0.97	opposite signal
10-23 18:10	Short	0.01	4,024.22	4,023.67	18m	+0.74	-0.19	+0.55	opposite signal
10-23 17:51	Long	0.01	4,025.72	4,024.22	1m	-1.30	-0.20	-1.50	opposite signal
10-23 17:37	Long	0.01	4,027.99	4,024.94	3m	-2.85	-0.20	-3.05	stop-loss
10-23 17:34	Short	0.01	4,026.46	4,027.99	5m	-1.34	-0.19	-1.53	opposite signal
10-23 16:44	Long	0.01	4,017.72	4,022.41	2m	+4.89	-0.20	+4.69	take-profit
10-23 16:37	Long	0.01	4,015.56	4,012.50	21m	-2.86	-0.20	-3.06	stop-loss
10-23 16:04	Short	0.01	4,015.27	4,010.77	13m	+4.71	-0.21	+4.50	take-profit
10-23 15:31	Long	0.01	4,015.59	4,020.69	6m	+5.31	-0.21	+5.10	take-profit
10-23 15:19	Long	0.01	4,015.65	4,012.64	8m	-2.82	-0.19	-3.01	stop-loss
10-23 15:11	Short	0.01	4,014.79	4,015.65	20m	-0.65	-0.21	-0.86	opposite signal
10-23 14:51	Long	0.01	4,015.96	4,014.79	3m	-0.96	-0.21	-1.17	opposite signal
10-23 14:23	Long	0.01	4,021.16	4,017.57	5m	-3.38	-0.21	-3.59	stop-loss
10-23 14:07	Short	0.01	4,021.47	4,016.96	7m	+4.71	-0.20	+4.51	take-profit
10-23 13:58	Short	0.01	4,020.25	4,023.30	2m	-2.84	-0.21	-3.05	stop-loss
10-23 13:30	Short	0.01	4,011.33	4,014.52	2m	-3.00	-0.19	-3.19	stop-loss
10-23 13:10	Long	0.01	4,007.66	4,013.87	9m	+6.42	-0.21	+6.21	take-profit
10-23 12:05	Short	0.01	4,014.88	4,010.34	11m	+4.75	-0.21	+4.54	take-profit
10-23 11:45	Short	0.01	4,014.19	4,017.51	3m	-3.12	-0.20	-3.32	stop-loss
10-23 11:42	Long	0.01	4,016.06	4,014.19	16m	-1.67	-0.20	-1.87	opposite signal
10-23 11:26	Short	0.01	4,016.66	4,016.06	24m	+0.82	-0.22	+0.60	opposite signal
10-23 10:09	Long	0.01	4,006.51	4,011.29	0m	+4.98	-0.20	+4.78	take-profit
10-23 09:31	Short	0.01	4,014.14	4,017.28	2m	-2.93	-0.21	-3.14	stop-loss
10-23 09:26	Long	0.01	4,018.60	4,023.35	3m	+4.96	-0.21	+4.75	take-profit
10-23 09:05	Short	0.01	4,022.14	4,017.52	2m	+4.82	-0.20	+4.62	take-profit
10-23 08:47	Long	0.01	4,021.30	4,026.16	1m	+5.07	-0.21	+4.86	take-profit
10-23 08:17	Long	0.01	4,024.02	4,021.01	6m	-2.80	-0.21	-3.01	stop-loss
10-23 08:02	Short	0.01	4,026.17	4,022.95	30m	+3.43	-0.21	+3.22	max hold time
10-23 07:32	Long	0.01	4,027.58	4,026.17	14m	-1.20	-0.21	-1.41	opposite signal
10-23 07:03	Short	0.01	4,029.75	4,024.72	12m	+5.24	-0.21	+5.03	take-profit
10-23 06:00	Long	0.01	4,023.30	4,025.95	66m	+2.90	-0.25	+2.65	max hold time
10-23 04:54	Short	0.01	4,022.46	4,023.30	2m	-0.59	-0.25	-0.84	opposite signal
10-23 04:52	Long	0.01	4,023.58	4,022.46	8m	-0.88	-0.24	-1.12	opposite signal
10-23 04:40	Short	0.01	4,025.32	4,022.50	30m	+3.03	-0.21	+2.82	max hold time
10-23 04:10	Long	0.01	4,026.53	4,025.32	18m	-1.00	-0.21	-1.21	opposite signal
10-23 03:52	Short	0.01	4,025.26	4,026.53	17m	-1.07	-0.20	-1.27	opposite signal
10-23 03:29	Short	0.01	4,027.54	4,030.75	1m	-3.00	-0.21	-3.21	stop-loss
10-23 03:28	Long	0.01	4,028.32	4,027.54	1m	-0.58	-0.20	-0.78	opposite signal
10-23 02:10	Short	0.01	4,042.26	4,037.76	8m	+4.70	-0.20	+4.50	take-profit
10-23 02:02	Long	0.01	4,044.12	4,042.26	22m	-1.67	-0.19	-1.86	opposite signal
10-23 01:38	Short	0.01	4,040.70	4,044.44	1m	-3.54	-0.20	-3.74	stop-loss
10-23 01:17	Long	0.01	4,039.89	4,044.40	7m	+4.71	-0.20	+4.51	take-profit
10-23 00:45	Short	0.01	4,045.17	4,040.59	13m	+4.77	-0.19	+4.58	take-profit
10-23 00:30	Long	0.01	4,050.15	4,046.99	4m	-2.95	-0.21	-3.16	stop-loss
10-23 00:03	Short	0.01	4,051.62	4,047.09	4m	+4.73	-0.20	+4.53	take-profit
10-22 23:53	Short	0.01	4,052.07	4,055.13	1m	-2.86	-0.20	-3.06	stop-loss
10-22 23:52	Long	0.01	4,053.69	4,052.07	1m	-1.42	-0.20	-1.62	opposite signal
10-22 23:29	Short	0.01	4,056.78	4,052.27	7m	+4.72	-0.21	+4.51	take-profit
10-22 23:22	Long	0.01	4,058.41	4,056.78	1m	-1.43	-0.20	-1.63	opposite signal
10-22 23:18	Short	0.01	4,057.85	4,060.91	11m	-2.86	-0.20	-3.06	stop-loss
10-22 22:39	Long	0.01	4,052.74	4,057.60	7m	+5.07	-0.21	+4.86	take-profit
10-22 21:12	Long	0.01	4,084.37	4,081.09	1m	-3.08	-0.20	-3.28	stop-loss
10-22 21:02	Short	0.01	4,080.47	4,084.33	0m	-3.65	-0.21	-3.86	stop-loss
10-22 20:32	Long	0.01	4,070.16	4,075.52	7m	+5.56	-0.20	+5.36	take-profit
10-22 20:24	Short	0.01	4,065.21	4,068.50	2m	-3.09	-0.20	-3.29	stop-loss
10-22 20:10	Long	0.01	4,065.90	4,070.86	5m	+5.17	-0.21	+4.96	take-profit
10-22 19:50	Long	0.01	4,066.34	4,063.32	5m	-2.82	-0.20	-3.02	stop-loss
10-22 18:50	Short	0.01	4,088.68	4,084.02	10m	+4.85	-0.19	+4.66	take-profit
10-22 18:20	Short	0.01	4,086.67	4,090.37	3m	-3.51	-0.19	-3.70	stop-loss
10-22 18:07	Long	0.01	4,085.71	4,090.34	12m	+4.84	-0.21	+4.63	take-profit
10-22 17:55	Short	0.01	4,084.34	4,085.71	3m	-1.17	-0.20	-1.37	opposite signal
10-22 17:52	Long	0.01	4,085.18	4,084.34	10m	-0.64	-0.20	-0.84	opposite signal
10-22 17:42	Short	0.01	4,084.33	4,085.18	14m	-0.65	-0.20	-0.85	opposite signal
10-22 17:19	Long	0.01	4,087.71	4,084.70	5m	-2.80	-0.21	-3.01	stop-loss
10-22 16:56	Short	0.01	4,088.00	4,082.89	4m	+5.31	-0.20	+5.11	take-profit
10-22 16:52	Long	0.01	4,089.73	4,088.00	10m	-1.53	-0.20	-1.73	opposite signal
10-22 16:42	Short	0.01	4,087.57	4,089.73	7m	-1.96	-0.20	-2.16	opposite signal
10-22 16:30	Long	0.01	4,091.64	4,088.37	9m	-3.06	-0.21	-3.27	stop-loss
10-22 16:08	Short	0.01	4,087.39	4,082.70	5m	+4.90	-0.21	+4.69	take-profit
10-22 16:03	Long	0.01	4,090.37	4,087.39	1m	-2.77	-0.21	-2.98	opposite signal
10-22 15:11	Long	0.01	4,098.28	4,095.23	2m	-2.85	-0.20	-3.05	stop-loss
10-22 15:00	Long	0.01	4,093.87	4,090.83	9m	-2.84	-0.20	-3.04	stop-loss
10-22 14:39	Short	0.01	4,094.66	4,090.14	12m	+4.73	-0.21	+4.52	take-profit

Source: gold engine snapshot status.json, ledger_events.jsonl, equity_curve.csv. Fills are simulated at the bid/ask of a forex broker's demo quote feed (named only as a price source; no relationship, not a recommendation).

Paper

Gold House accounts

Accounts	Status	Equity / trades
Gold House cent accounts (4 strategies: core, qi, 4h shadow, 15m shadow), 10,000 virtual USC each	Started 2026-10-23 20:55 (UTC+8), Mon–Fri only, flat over the weekend	UNKNOWN
Gold House XAU-USDT accounts (virtual USDT, crypto-exchange gold perpetual quotes)	Paper. Paused on weekdays from 2026-10-23 (UTC+8); runs Saturday and Sunday only	UNKNOWN

These ledgers are not yet part of this site's data feed, so we show UNKNOWN instead of quoting numbers from memory. They will appear here with sources once the feed includes them.

Paper · virtual USDT

ETH accounts (paper, paused 2026-10-23)

ETH paper trading was paused on 2026-10-23 (UTC+8) to focus on gold. The 4-hour accounts below show their last update before the pause. The three shadow accounts are still marked to market at 4-hour closes but make no new decisions beyond their fixed rules. Returns are after fees (0.2% per side) and slippage (0.1% per side).

Account	Start USDT	Equity USDT	Return (net)	Max DD	Closed trades	Last mark (UTC+8)	Source file
ETH daily trend filter (SMA50)	100	100.00	0.00%	0.00%	0	2026-10-23 20:00	qi_shadow/ledgers/SMA50/equity.jsonl
ETH Bollinger mean reversion (BB20)	100	100.00	0.00%	0.00%	0	2026-10-23 20:00	qi_shadow/ledgers/MR_BB20/equity.jsonl
Control: just hold ETH (control)	100	95.05	-4.95%	-5.59%	0	2026-10-23 20:00	qi_shadow/ledgers/HOLD/equity.jsonl
ETH 4h EMA trend-following, long-only (paper)	100	100.00	0.00%	0.00%	0	2026-10-23 12:00	eth_4h/directional_v1/240/ema_long/paper_account.json
ETH 4h EMA trend-following, short-only (paper)	100	99.87	-0.13%	-0.50%	1	2026-10-23 12:00	eth_4h/directional_v1/240/ema_short/paper_account.json

ETH daily trend filter (SMA50)

ETH Bollinger mean reversion (BB20)

Control: just hold ETH

Prices: HTX public ETH/USDT 4-hour candles. The ETH short-only account's one closed trade was a stop-loss.

Cost methodology

Units. Gold numbers are on a cent-account basis: 1 USC = US$0.01, and 0.01 lot ≈ 0.01 oz, so a 1-point gold move on 0.01 lot = 1 USC. "≈ $" = USC ÷ 100. This is the usual cent-account convention; our quote bridge reports the demo account currency as "USD", so the cent labelling is still being verified.
Spread is real: every simulated fill uses the live bid (sell) or ask (buy), so the spread is already inside every trade's P&L. We also show the gross figure at mid-price so you can see how much the spread costs.
Swap is taken from the quoted swap rate and charged when a position is held through the daily rollover. The rollover time is inferred, not verified.
Commission for gold on cent accounts is not published by the broker, so the true rate is UNKNOWN. The recorded figure uses 0. The stress figure charges 0.07 USC per 0.01-lot round trip (the $7 per standard lot ECN-style rate, scaled).
Slippage is not measured: simulated fills happen exactly at the quote. The stress figure assumes 0.20 USC per round trip, roughly one extra typical spread. Real slippage could be lower or higher.
Headline = the stress figure (all four costs). The engine-recorded figure (spread + swap only) is shown next to it and is the optimistic one.
ETH: fee 0.2% per side + slippage 0.1% per side (0.6% round trip). Funding and liquidation are not modelled on the 4-hour accounts.
Open positions are excluded from the gross-to-net totals and shown separately as unrealized.

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