AQ Agent runs rule-based, defined-risk strategies on your Alpaca account. Every trade is deterministic and auditable trade-by-trade. Paper-first for 60 days — watch the agent operate on a simulation account before any real dollar moves.
Backtests are reproducible from the source repository. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Capital at risk.
Connect your existing or new Alpaca brokerage account. You keep full custody — AQ Agent can only trade, never withdraw.
We configure and launch AQ Agent on our servers within 24 hours. Live dashboard goes up. You get login credentials.
AQ Agent scans a curated US large-cap universe daily, manages entries, exits, and risk — completely autonomously.
Backtested on the Income bundle from 2015–2024, the portfolio held a −3.47% maximum drawdown against SPY's −34.10% over the same window — roughly one-tenth the pain — while delivering a 0.86 Sharpe. Every backtest is committed to the source repo with reproducible scripts; you can re-run them on your own machine.
Backtest results are hypothetical and may not reflect live trading performance. The headline numbers above are the Income bundle on the Balanced tier (wheel + iron condor + cash, sized 45/36/18), backtested on real yfinance OHLCV bars 2015-01-01 → 2024-12-31. Per-sleeve backtests (wheel, iron condor, cash-secured put, multi-asset trend, crypto momentum) and per-(bundle × tier) compositions are committed at services/core/backtests/ and docs/validation/bundles/ in the source repository, including methodology and caveats. AQ Agent is not a registered investment advisor.
Runs every market day. No intervention needed — set it once, let it work.
Track P&L, open positions, trade history, and signals in real time.
ATR stop-loss, portfolio drawdown circuit breaker, position-size caps, low-volatility filter.
Alpaca API is trade-only. AQ Agent cannot move or withdraw funds.
Strategy improvements are deployed silently. No action required from you.
Email summary of returns, trades, and strategy state every month.
Four tiers, each with its own risk budget and strategy mix. Setup is a one-time fee; monthly is fixed regardless of how much your account grows.
We onboard a limited number of clients per month to maintain service quality. Paper trading is included in the setup fee — no live capital moves until you opt in after the 60-day paper period.
We don't promise alpha. AQ Agent is built to give you systematic, defined-risk exposure with a drawdown circuit breaker — not to outperform the S&P 500 in absolute return. The pitch is *process*: every trade is rule-based, the risk per trade is known before entry, the strategy code is auditable, and you can re-run our backtests on your own machine. If you want a fund that promises double-digit alpha, this isn't it.
No. AQ Agent provides algorithmic trading software as a service. It is not an investment advisor, broker, or fund manager. You make your own trading decisions by choosing to activate the service. All trading activity is in your own brokerage account.
No. The Alpaca API key we use is trade-only. It has no access to ACH transfers, withdrawals, or external wire transfers. Your funds can only move in or out through your own Alpaca account portal.
Cancel any time with 30 days notice. We stop the agent, hand you the dashboard credentials, and your Alpaca account keeps trading history. No lock-ins, no penalties.
The Conservative tier starts at $5,000 — enough for the trend + iron condor mix it runs. Balanced (the most common choice) starts at $30,000. Growth (adds crypto) starts at $75,000. Founders (custom bundle, direct operator support) starts at $200,000. The tier minimums exist so each sleeve has room to size properly — there's no point running a 5% wheel allocation on a $2,000 account.
No. The agent handles everything. You just need an Alpaca account and capital to deploy.
Yes. We can deploy the agent in paper mode so you can watch it operate before going live. Paper deployment is included in the setup fee.
AQ Agent composes up to five rule-based sleeves: **multi-asset trend** (Faber GTAA on 13 ETFs across equities, bonds, REITs, commodities and gold), **wheel** (cash-secured puts → covered calls on SPY/QQQ/IWM), **iron condor** (defined-risk option premium on the same index ETFs), **cash-secured put** (the wheel's first leg in isolation), and **crypto momentum** (BTC/ETH gated by a 100-day SMA regime filter). Each tier ships a default sleeve mix; on top of that you pick a **bundle**: *Defensive* (trend only), *Income* (option income only), *Multi-strategy* (everything the tier allows), or *Custom* (Founders tier — you pick sleeves individually). A portfolio-level drawdown circuit breaker force-flattens positions if losses exceed the tier's risk budget. Signals are fully deterministic — no generative AI is used for trade decisions.