Quantitative Crypto Trading  ·  Since 2021
+0%
Total return  ·  $1M → $9.47M

I don't trade narratives. I run algorithms — tested against four years of real market data, including the 2022 crash where most traders lost everything.

73.2%
Win Rate
2.84
Sharpe Ratio
−18.4%
Max Drawdown
$9.47M
AUM
PORTFOLIO  ·  LIVE
$9,470,000  ↑ +847% Jan 2021 – Present  ·  48 months
CAGR
+74.8%
Best Month
+24.8%
Worst Month
−14.8%
Avg Monthly
+6.4%
Sortino
4.12

How I trade

3 strategies
01
Momentum & Trend Following

Multi-timeframe signals across the top 20 crypto assets, cross-referenced with on-chain flow data. Every entry has a hard stop. Systematic, no discretion.

Spot Perpetuals 4H – 1D Long / Short
+312%
avg annual
contribution
02
Market Structure & Order Flow

Order book depth, CVD divergences, and liquidity zone mapping. Focused on BTC and ETH. Delta-neutral hedging in ambiguous regimes — never fighting the tape.

BTC / ETH Scalp Swing Hedge
+218%
avg annual
contribution
03
DeFi Yield & Basis Trades

Funding rate farming, CEX/DEX basis arbitrage, structured liquidity positions. This layer generates consistent yield independent of market direction — the portfolio's floor.

DeFi Arbitrage Funding Basis
+48%
annual yield
non-directional

Monthly Returns

% · Audited · 2021–2024
Year JanFebMarApr MayJunJulAug SepOctNovDec Total

I made money in 2022.
Most traders didn't.

Six years building trading infrastructure at a London fintech firm. Left in 2019 to go all-in on crypto markets. 18 months of backtesting before a single dollar went live. The engineering background is the edge — not intuition, not narrative, just process.

London · Dubai · Remote
2019
Left fintech. Started from scratch.
Deep research into market microstructure, on-chain analytics, and systematic trading. No shortcuts taken.
2020
Built and discarded 40+ strategies.
If it didn't survive stress-testing across multiple market regimes, it didn't go live. Most didn't.
2021
Went live with $1M capital. +118%.
Captured the Q1 bull run. Avoided most of the Q2 crash. Systems working as designed.
2022
The year everyone else lost. I lost 22%.
BTC dropped 65%. Portfolio down 22%. Short-side strategies worked. Capital preserved. No panic.
2023–24
Scaled to $9.47M. 14 managed accounts.
Added DeFi yield and cross-chain arbitrage. Monthly reporting with full trade log access for all clients.

What clients say

"His risk management in 2022 saved my portfolio when everyone else was getting wrecked. +180% over two years, and I actually sleep at night now."

David K.
Tech Entrepreneur
$400K under management

"I came from traditional finance and was skeptical. Alex showed me the data and the framework. 18 months later, I have no complaints. Professional-grade execution."

Sarah R.
Portfolio Manager
$650K under management

"Monthly reports include full P&L attribution, strategy breakdown, and risk metrics. Exactly what you'd expect from a quant fund. Not a solo trader."

Marcus O.
Angel Investor
$1.2M under management

Minimum $100K · Monthly liquidity · 14 investors currently

[email protected]
or reach me on Telegram: @alexmercer_quant
London · Dubai · fully remote