# Momentum Rule Evidence Base — BTC / ETH / SOL

**Rule**: long when 30-day return > 0, flat otherwise (zero-inference momentum, identical to the live screener /api/v1/analysis and the XRP shootout).
**Data**: CoinGecko daily closes, 180d · **Run**: 2026-08-18 06:41 UTC UTC · Long/flat, no leverage, no fees modeled.

| Pair | Trades | Win rate | Avg trade | Strategy | Buy & hold | Excess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBTUSD | 10 | 40.0% | -0.81% | -8.08% | -3.90% | -4.18% |
| ETHUSD | 5 | 60.0% | 3.2% | +15.76% | -2.48% | +18.24% |
| SOLUSD | 13 | 23.1% | -2.42% | -27.70% | -8.18% | -19.52% |

## Why this exists
Operium is allowed to trade exactly XBTUSD, ETHUSD, SOLUSD (hard policy limits). This is the
pre-trade evidence base for those three pairs — the same rule, applied consistently, so any
live trade is defensible against a published backtest. No cherry-picking, no curve-fitting.

## Notes
- Past performance is not predictive. Fees (~0.1-0.26%/trade on Kraken) would reduce returns.
- Full trade logs in per-coin JSONs; last 8 per pair shown in JSON `trade_log`.
- Provenance chain hashes these artifacts: /api/v1/provenance.

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