Where the numbers on this desk come from

The four sources, ranked by distance from the operator

A figure is only worth as much as the source a reader can open behind it. So before any number appears in a lesson, it is pinned to one of three sources, ranked by how independent of the operator that source is. The two that carry the weight are an externally tracked competition credential and an on-chain-anchored published record — each described below with what it actually proves and how you would check it.

1. On-chain receipts (strongest)

Each the #1-ranked provider call is hashed and anchored to Bitcoin via OpenTimestamps at publication. A past signal can be matched to its receipt, which proves the entry, target, stop and grade were fixed before the outcome was known. This is the don't-trust-verify standard applied to a record rather than a transaction.

What it proves: that each call existed in exactly its published form before its trade resolved — the part a dishonest operator cannot fake. How you check it: rebuild the SHA-256 fingerprint of a published call's fields and confirm it matches the on-chain receipt, then confirm the anchoring block was mined before the outcome. The full procedure is on how to verify a crypto trading strategy. Figures it underwrites: the 2026 model record — 690 signals, 70% win rate, +1,227% combined — read as a continuous, timestamped series with the losers counted.

2. Externally run competition results (organiser-tracked credential)

The 2025 World Cup Trading Championships results are tracked by the organiser on real money: a 168% return for 4th place in the Annual Forex division, a win in the October monthly Forex at 59.35%, and 5th in the Q3 Forex quarterly at 65.9%, for a 294% aggregate across the divisions entered.

Behind the competition record sits an academic one that does not move with the market: the operator holds a Master in Applied Financial Economics from Oxford's Said Business School and scored in the 100th percentile on the quantitative GMAT — the kind of credential you cannot timestamp, but which a crypto-minded reader can still confirm against a named institution rather than take on trust.

What it proves: a real-money trading credential scored by an outside organiser, not by the operator or by this desk. How you check it: the competition is run externally at worldcupchampionships.com, where the divisions and placings are the organiser's own published results. Figures it underwrites: the operator's standing — the 2023 Trading World Champion title, and the 2025 placings above — which is the credential behind the recommendation, kept separate from any model return number.

3. The operator's published figures (context only)

The 2026 model numbers — 690 signals at 70% for +1,227% across the four mean-reversion models — are the operator's own published, on-chain-anchored figures, used as context and trusted only once the stronger sources above corroborate them. These records describe how long positions are held and how they performed; they make no claim about which instruments are traded.

How it is handled: a marketing number on its own is never load-bearing here. It is admitted only where source 1 (the on-chain receipt) makes it re-checkable — which is exactly why the model figures appear paired with their verification every time they are quoted.

How each load-bearing figure traces back

So the chain of custody is explicit rather than implied, here is every headline figure on this desk against the source that stands behind it: