Algorithmic Trading System
Zen Capital
Paper trading account  ·  Running since April 29, 2026
$104,520
Portfolio Value
+$4,520
Total Gain / Loss
+4.52%
Total Return
$0
Today P&L
15
Days Running
Portfolio Performance
Normalized to $100,000 starting value
Zen Capital QQQ SPY
Active Strategies
Swing pullback (variant A)
up_hi ∪ up_lo
Shadow
+$1
6 trades +33% WR DSR CI lo 0.18
SuperTrend × ADX(14)>20
up_hi ∪ up_lo
Shadow
$0
0 trades DSR CI lo 0.12
Momentum v2 scanner
Active intraday scanner; no formal walk-forward gate yet — s
Active
+$1,294
44 trades +39% WR
SMC (Smart Money Concepts)
No documented backtest validation — outsized early P&L; samp
Active
$-15
10 trades 0% WR
PAC
No documented backtest validation
Active
$-885
10 trades 0% WR
About This System

Zen Capital is a fully automated algorithmic trading system built from scratch. It scans the stock market every morning, identifies setups that match proven statistical patterns, and manages positions with defined risk rules — all without manual intervention.

The system currently runs on a paper (simulated) account funded with $100,000, meaning no real money is at risk. Each strategy must pass a rigorous statistical walk-forward validation before being deployed. Only strategies with a positive Deflated Sharpe Ratio confidence interval are allowed to trade.

The system has been running for 15 days and has logged 146 trade decisions (72 actually taken). Of these, 53 live closed with realized P&L of $840, plus 9 shadow closed ($323 simulated). Current portfolio value is $104,520 — a +4.52% return from the starting balance.

Live trades are real fills on the paper-money broker (Alpaca). Shadow trades are research signals tracked alongside live for backtesting and validation, but never sent to the broker. Both are kept for full transparency.

0.78
Sharpe Ratio
annualized
—
Max Drawdown
+32.1%
Win Rate
closed trades
1.23
Profit Factor
53
Live Closed
+ 9 shadow
$840
Realized P&L
live trades only

What's Next

Active development priorities. This system is built in public.
Phase 1
in progress
Validate the up_hi finding properly
1/4 tasks done · 25%
Phase 2
pending
Proposer → gate → live wiring
0/3 tasks done · 0%
Phase 3
pending
Regime gating in live trader
0/2 tasks done · 0%
Phase 4
pending
Strategy library expansion
0/6 tasks done · 0%
Phase 5
pending
Ops debt
0/2 tasks done · 0%
Phase 6
pending
Cost-model honesty
0/4 tasks done · 0%

Recent Closed Trades

Last 15 closed positions across all strategies. Live = real fills on paper-money broker. Shadow = research signal (never sent to broker).
Closed Ticker Strategy Type Entry Exit P&L Reason
2026-05-13 15:00 TSLA smc LIVE 446.78 446.78 $0 phantom_reconcile
2026-05-13 13:25 AAPL pac LIVE 294.58 294.58 $0 phantom_reconcile
2026-05-12 19:55 ADBE momentum_v2 LIVE 244.48 240.92 $-303 eod_forced_close
2026-05-12 19:55 MSFT momentum_v2 LIVE 411.15 408.13 $-36 eod_forced_close
2026-05-12 19:55 NVDA momentum_v2 LIVE 219.44 221.55 $46 eod_forced_close
2026-05-12 17:10 META smc LIVE 601.99 601.99 $0 phantom_reconcile
2026-05-12 15:30 COIN momentum_v2 LIVE 196.30 206.07 $283 stop_hit
2026-05-11 19:55 HOOD momentum_v2 LIVE 77.86 80.39 $674 eod_forced_close
2026-05-11 19:55 GOOGL momentum_v2 LIVE 399.93 390.94 $-108 eod_forced_close
2026-05-11 19:55 MU momentum_v2 LIVE 708.00 790.29 $576 eod_forced_close
2026-05-11 19:55 TSLA momentum_v2 LIVE 414.91 446.49 $379 eod_forced_close
2026-05-11 19:55 CRM momentum_v2 LIVE 178.36 177.11 $-56 eod_forced_close
2026-05-11 19:45 IREN momentum_v2 LIVE 55.78 55.90 $10 stop_hit
2026-05-11 14:50 AMAT pac LIVE 444.81 444.81 $0 phantom_reconcile
2026-05-11 13:25 SMCI pac LIVE 34.68 34.68 $0 phantom_reconcile