Unpacking 432 Trades — How Exactly Did Our Stat Arb Engine Deliver +17.4%?

September 27, 2025 4:33 pm |

Since January 2025, our PTF USA Equities Stat Arb Engine has quietly executed a fully automated, rules-based strategy across 136 US equity pairs using our Interactive Brokers’ paper trading facility. We have discussed previously the headline performance (+17.4% net return, –3.6% max drawdown, Sortino ~3.8). Now let’s dive into the trade-by-trade statistics that underscore why this is not just luck.

Trade-Level Performance: Precision in Execution

The strategy employs a mean-reversion framework, targeting temporary pricing dislocations. We curate a universe of highly correlated and cointegrated US equity pairs in the same or similar industry sub-sector.

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Our PTF USA Equities Statistical‑Arbitrage* Research Account – An Inside Look. +17.4% Return, Max DD -3.6%, Sortino 3.8. 431 closed trades in 7.4 months

September 18, 2025 6:07 pm |

Since the start of 2025, the PTF USA Equities Statistical‑Arbitrage* Research Account has been quietly building a disciplined, data‑driven edge in the crowded world of U.S. equities. Leveraging the proprietary PairTrade Finder® Ultimate Alpha 3 engine, the fund monitors ≈ 136 liquid U.S. equity pairs on a real‑time basis, automatically generating and executing trade signals without human discretion. The result is a pure statistical‑arbitrage strategy that isolates relative‑value mispricings, captures mean‑reversion dynamics, and does so with tight risk controls.

Core Pair Selection Methodology & Backtest Filters

Our selection criteria mirror the parameters disclosed on the public PairTrade Finder® autoload page (www.pairtradefinder.com/autoload.html).

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Unlocking Alpha with Our Stock Pair Trading Software! +13.4% YTD vs. +6.8% S&P 500

August 3, 2025 1:33 pm |

At PairTrade Finder® we’ve developed a powerful, systematic approach to stock pair trading that’s delivering exceptional results. Today we provide an update on our stock pair trading software’s PTF Beta Portfolio, up to 1 August 2025:

PairTrade Finder®’s GH Beta Portfolio: Alpha Found!

Since January 1, 2025, our PTF Beta Portfolio, powered by the PTF Ultimate Alpha 3 system, has posted a remarkable +13.4% return . This performance easily outpaces the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) at +6.8%, the largest Long/Short ETF (FTLS) at +1.0%,

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Pair Trading’s Timeless Math: Outsmart Volatility with Top 50 USA Stock Pairs

May 28, 2025 10:12 am |

For diligent traders with a seasoned perspective, volatility is not a barrier but a catalyst for opportunity. Pair trading, a market-neutral strategy, enables consistent returns by capitalizing on the relative movements of cointegrated stocks. The strategy has been demonstrated to produce consistent profits regardless of market swings. PairTrade Finder®’s Ultimate Alpha 3 equips you with institutional-grade tools to execute this strategy with precision, delivering a sophisticated, statistical edge in turbulent markets.

Premium Pair Trading Signals Generator: Our Top 50

What are our Top 50 USA Stock Pair Stars?

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Unlocking Alpha with PairTrade Finder®’s Cointegration-Based Stock Pair Trading Strategy

May 23, 2025 10:07 am |

At PairTrade Finder®, we’ve developed a powerful, systematic approach to stock pair trading that’s delivering exceptional results:

PairTrade Finder® GH Beta Portfolio: A Case Study in Alpha

Since January 1, 2025, our PTF Beta Portfolio, powered by the PTF Ultimate Alpha 3 system, has posted a remarkable +13.2% return . This performance easily outpaces the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) at -0.3%, the largest Long/Short ETF (FTLS) at -0.7%, and the risk-free rate at +1.9%. Our PTF Beta Portfolio has executed over 260 closed trades across 118 USA stock pairs.

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On the Fence about Learning to Trade Like a Professional Prop Trader?

February 11, 2025 6:54 pm |

For those of you that dream about being a consistently profitable and successful prop trader, but haven’t found the time or the will to proceed, we thought this quote might be insightful:

Learn to trade like a professional Prop Trader

Learning to Trade Like a Professional Prop Trader – Let Us Lead the Way!

Why not start a free trial of our award-winning hedge fund trading platform today? With it, you gain access our full educational suite designed to help you become a successful prop trader in under 30 days:

  • 17 Tutorial Videos on how to get up and running on our software,
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From Backtest to Profit: Meet the Top Stock Pairs Delivering 45% ROI in 9 Months

January 20, 2025 12:04 pm |

Boom! We’re bringing you the most profitable, battle-tested top stock pairs of 2024 — ready to jump-start your trading in 2025.

Introducing our TOP 50 “OUT-OF-SAMPLE” PAIR STARS – January ’25 Vintage. These pairs have been rigorously tested and carefully curated from 9 months of real-world performance.

What makes them out-of-sample? It means we’ve already put them to the test in live market conditions, and they’ve passed with flying colors.

Back in April 2024, we launched a comprehensive research project, paper trading a set of 132 pairs based on parameters set through exhaustive backtesting and filtering at that time. 

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AI-Assisted Pair Trading: A Study of Recent Cumulative Returns

January 13, 2025 10:07 am |

Something extraordinary is happening in the markets. It’s a breakthrough that could redefine how everyday investors approach trading—and it’s all thanks to the surprising power of artificial intelligence. Have you ever considered using the latest financial LLM´s to deploy an AI-assisted pair trading strategy? A recent study, Can ChatGPT Forecast Stock Price Movements? Return Predictability and Large Language Models, has uncovered a simple, AI-driven strategy that generates extraordinary results.

AI-Assisted Pair Trading Strategy: Cumulative Returns Analysis

Source: Can ChatGPT Forecast Stock Price Movements? Return Predictability and Large Language Models*. Alejandro Lopez-Lira and Yuehua Tang,

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Relative Value Trading: Eric Weinstein Loves Pair Trading?

September 16, 2024 12:15 pm |
Eric Weinstein: Bridging Quantum Physics and Finance

Eric Weinstein is a prominent intellectual whose expertise spans both the realms of quantum physics and finance (including the concept of relative value stock pair trading). With a PhD in Mathematical Physics from Harvard, Weinstein has made significant contributions to theoretical physics, particularly in areas like gauge theory and geometry. He is also the creator of the “Geometric Unity” theory, which aims to unify general relativity with quantum mechanics—an ambitious undertaking in the scientific world.

However, beyond his contributions to physics, Weinstein’s career extends into the financial domain. He has served as Principal of the Natron Group,

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How a Reliable Algorithmic Trading System Can Boost New Trader Success

August 5, 2024 10:24 am |

“Take calculated risks.  That is very different from being rash.”

– General George S. Patton Jr.

One of the main reasons why so many new and discretionary traders lose money is that they have no idea what they are doing. 

Stock graphic depicting rising and falling of stock.

They might have watched a few “trading tutorials” on YouTube or – worse – bought a shady online day trading course for a lot of money, and then decided to open a broker account.

Many online traders also spend a lot of their time looking for a method to trade, or are constantly changing their methods,

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