ALPHASENSE · INVESTMENT ENGINEERING

Built on broad curiosity and cross-disciplinary thinking, powered by AI and data engineering for rational analysis, seeking contrarian alpha in irrational markets.

We believe the base layer of human nature is not reason but the joys and sorrows of animal instinct — greed and fear, the irrationality of crowds and the mimetic desire of individuals. We try to understand this world, and earn a return from doing so. — Nietzsche: man is "the as-yet-undetermined animal"

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Research
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Resources
Maintained by Frank · updated 2026-04-24 · RSS · contact@alphasense.cc · ↓ Browse 31 reports
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Trading journal & review

28 trades · 13 symbols · since 2024-01

Live trading record since 2024. The return curve is normalized to start at 100 and shown against a same-period SPY buy-and-hold.

Portfolio · TWR
+100.4%
Cumulative return
CAGR
+36.4%
Annualized return
SPY · Buy & Hold
+56.1%
Same-period benchmark
Alpha · vs SPY
+44.3%
Outperforms benchmark
Sharpe
1.44
rf = 4.5%
Volatility
22.2%
Annualized stdev
Max Drawdown
-26.9%
Peak-to-trough
As of
2026-05-05
Jan 1, 2024 → May 5, 2026
Return curve · NAV Index (start = 100)
Portfolio SPY
Monthly Returns
Unit: % · green up / red down
Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec YTD
2026 +2.6 -0.6 -4.0 +7.7 +3.3 +9.1
2025 +8.7 -0.2 -7.6 +1.4 +12.4 +6.1 +1.3 +2.6 +0.8 +2.5 +2.1 -0.4 +32.3
2024 +0.0 +0.1 -5.8 -0.5 -7.0 +11.1 +6.4 +1.2 +8.2 +11.9 +7.2 +2.6 +38.8
Holdings
3 symbols · by weight
  • AAPL Apple 61.7%
  • RDDT Reddit 19.4%
  • TCOM Trip.com 19.0%
Recent Trades
Preview 5 / 28 total
Date Side Symbol Name Action Price CCY
2026-03-19 Buy TCOM Trip.com Open 51 USD
2026-03-02 Sell GLD SPDR Gold ETF Close 491.62 USD
2026-02-27 Buy RDDT Reddit Open 145 USD
2026-02-27 Sell GLD SPDR Gold ETF Trim−48% 481.5 USD
2026-02-06 Buy AAPL Apple Open 279.05 USD
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Signals

2 notes · recent observations & analysis
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Research

21 pieces · industry & company research
Industry · Macro · Essays 10 pieces
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Resources

8 pieces · useful resources
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