LUCRE trading algorithm is in Alpha stage. Testing for a core functionality of the product had been done over the period of 365 days from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018.

Currently LUCRE Trading Algo only trades BTCUSD (Bitcoin) derivative (CFD). Other Cryptocurrencies will be added in due course. Performance of just HODLing was great only in good times when market kept going up but it turned sour after peaking on Dec 18th 2017. However the Algo trading performance was unmatched.

The chart below gives a comparison of hypothetical trading performance of $10,000 contributed on April 1st 2017 in both systems. One being an account holding BTC (in red) for the whole duration and the other contributed in LUCRE Algo trading (in blue). The Algo trading performance was trailing up until Jan 4th 2018 and then it overtook BTC HODL performance.

There is a distinction between ’high risk’ and ’unacceptable risk’ in the minds of many participants — cryptocurrencies have traditionally been seen as the latter. LUCRE aims to bring the risk to an acceptable level for allocation to retail participants.

The maximum drawdown of LUCRE Algo trading was 30% in the 1 year of trading test results. In comparison BTCUSD has been down 70% from the peak in December.