Quantitative advisory

The long climb,
measured.

Cairn Quant builds systematic trading strategies grounded in discipline and honest measurement — beginning with a single strategy on spot gold, and a growing suite to follow.

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Strategy

Strategy 001 — Spot Gold

Passive IncomeStable ReturnAI-Based System TradingSystematicIntraday

Strategy 001 is an AI-based systematic trading strategy on spot gold — a rules-driven engine that trades intraday, the same disciplined way every time. It is designed to pursue a stable return profile and to turn active trading into something closer to passive income: the system does the work around the clock, while risk is managed first. Strategy 001 is the first of a growing suite, with further AI-based strategies in research and testing.

01 · AI-Driven

Rules, not moods

An AI-based system executes a written rule set intraday — no fear at the bottom, no greed at the top, no hesitation.

02 · Risk-First

Built to endure

Position sizing and drawdown control come before return, so the strategy aims for a steadier, more stable return profile.

03 · Hands-Off

Closer to passive income

The system runs around the clock and settles monthly, so your capital can compound with minimal day-to-day effort.

How a $20,000 account grew through 2026 — after fee
$20,000≈ $30,100≈ $37,600≈ $49,500≈ $59,800JanMarMayJulSep
≈ 3× · after fee

Illustration only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Company

A small firm, built on discipline.

Cairn Quant was founded by Brian T. and Daniel K. — two partners who shared a conviction that consistent results come not from predicting markets, but from discipline: rules written down and followed without flinching. They set out to build a quantitative advisory that treats measurement as honesty and patience as an edge.

The name says it plainly. A cairn is a stack of stones that marks a path and its milestones; quant is the method — data, rules and precision. Cairn Quant is building a community where investors, strategy providers and the platform share in the results fairly, growing one carefully proven strategy at a time. The public circle is invitation-only by design; the standards behind it are not.

Management

The people behind the method.

BT

Brian T.

Operations Lead · Co-founder

Brian leads Cairn Quant's operations, partnerships and investor relations — how the firm runs day to day, from broker relationships to the member experience and the fair sharing of results between investors, strategy providers and the platform. He co-founded Cairn Quant on a simple belief: trust is built through transparency and discipline, not promises.

DK

Daniel K.

Technology Lead · Co-founder

Daniel leads Cairn Quant's technology and research. He designs and builds the systematic infrastructure behind the firm's strategies — execution, data, and the tools that turn a trading edge into a repeatable, testable process. He co-founded Cairn Quant to prove that a small, principled team can compete through rigour, automation and honest measurement.

Data

Strategy 001 — the record.

The figures below are the recorded results of Strategy 001 on spot gold, taken from a trading account over 1 June – 28 August 2026 — 4,633 closed trades in all.

67.8%
Win rate
2.97
Profit factor
1.41
Payoff ratio (win/loss)
95%
Positive days
4,633
Closed trades
~76
Trades / day · 22 min avg hold
−27.8%
Max drawdown (peak-to-trough)
3 mo
Track period (Jun–Aug 2026)
2026 monthly performance · gross strategy return
15%Jan26%Feb48%Mar23%Apr24%May29%Jun30%Jul29%Aug11%Sep*
Positive months: 9 / 9 Average: +26% / month *September to 11 Sep 2026

Monthly figures are gross strategy returns before fees; the statistics above reflect a specific account over 1 June – 28 August 2026. Illustration only; past performance is not indicative of, and provides no guarantee of, future results.

Contact

Start a conversation.

Cairn Quant is an invitation-only advisory. For enquiries, partnerships and introductions, write to us directly — we read every message.

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