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STRATEGY AUTOPSY

Strategy Autopsy: Momentum Long

2026-03-27·PRUVIQ Research·1 min read

The Strategy

ParameterValue
NameMomentum Long
DirectionLONG
Period2023-11-07 ~ 2026-03-26
Coins50

The Numbers

MetricValue
Total Trades2,797
Win Rate41.4%
Profit Factor0.99
Max Drawdown12.6%
Total Return-1.2%

What Went Wrong

This strategy lost money because the profit factor is below 1.0 — meaning losses exceeded gains.

The win rate of 41.4% means more trades lost than won.

The Lesson

Not every strategy works in every market. LONG strategies struggle in bearish markets.

PRUVIQ publishes failures because that’s how you learn. Most configurations we test lose money — every one of the 17 strategy families in our research ledger carries a failing verdict. Knowing which ones is the first step.

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