- Month in Review
- Why Metals Are Moving
- Trading the Data - Not the Headlines
- Spotlight: The Multi 100
- With Autotrading You’re in Control
- How to Learn More
Markets started the year quietly pushing to new highs, with the S&P 500 finishing January up 1.4%. Small caps led the advance, while many large-cap tech stocks lagged. Among our index programs, Max 150 and 500 posted modest gains, while Apex 65 finished the month down a fraction (-0.6%).
Metals didn’t just move in January - they exploded. Big rallies followed by quick pullbacks often signal strong institutional buying, not weakness.
Gold pushed toward $5,600 before cooling off at higher levels. With global debt north of $300 trillion, central banks and large institutions are increasingly treating gold as a core reserve asset, not just a tactical hedge. That steady, price-insensitive demand seems to have put a floor under the market.
Copper is quietly becoming one of the most important commodities out there. Demand from AI data centers and electrification is growing faster than new supply can come online, and with new mines taking years to develop, the market is being forced to reprice copper higher.
In markets moving this fast, reacting to news is a losing game. By the time a headline hits your screen, prices have often already shifted dramatically. This is why both professional and retail trading continue to move toward systematic, data-driven approaches. Quantitative models don’t trade narratives - they respond to price, volatility, and history. More importantly, they take emotion out of the equation.
What we are seeing in commodities is providing a solid trading environment for the iQ Multi 100. Instead of predicting headlines, it systematically trades strong trends across metals and other futures markets - stepping in when continued momentum is favored and stepping out when conditions change.
Multi 100 is iQ’s first autotrading program designed specifically to capture moves in the global markets. It combines intraday and multi-day strategies and trades approximately 10 lowly correlated assets, including equity index futures, energy, metals, bonds, currencies, and agricultural commodities. This cross-market, multi-timeframe approach allows the program to pursue opportunities wherever trends are developing, rather than relying on any single asset class or market environment. Positions may last less than an hour or weeks, depending on where the edge is strongest.
Multi 100 is a $100,000 autotrading program designed for investors seeking:
Asymmetric return potential
Diversification using multiple markets and strategies
Low correlation to equities and iQ’s intraday programs
Fully automated, hands-free execution
Defined risk controls
Each trade in the Multi 100 is driven by systematic, data-validated logic. It only trades when a clear, historical edge is present. Losses are controlled, while winning trades are given the time and space to grow into large wins. And because it combines short-termagility with longer-hold conviction, Multi 100 adapts fluidly to both fast markets and trending conditions.
January was a good example of how it does that. Significant volatility in the metals markets allowed Multi 100 to extract over $14,000 from metals alone by systematically entering and exiting positions as moves evolved. It also tacked on another $5,000+ from its other markets. If these conditions persist, 2026 has the potential to be one of Multi 100’s strongest years yet.
When you autotrade with iQ, you maintain 100% visibility, liquidity, and control. But what exactly does that mean?
100% Visibility
Your broker sends detailed daily and monthly statements showing balances and activity. While most clients don’t monitor results day-to-day (nor is that recommended), you always have full transparency - unlike many hedge funds and alternative investments.
Daily Liquidity
If you need access to cash, funds can typically be wired in or out within 1- 2 business days by contacting your broker (e.g., Fox Group). There are no lockups, penalties, or taxable events created.
Total Control
It’s your brokerage account. InvestiQuant has no ability to view or access it. We provide trading signals to the broker, who executes trades in a single block and allocates results across all subscribers so that each receives the same outcome per trade.
Additional Benefits
Peace of Mind: Funds are held in a secure, segregated account at a registered broker.
Fairness: Every subscriber - including InvestiQuant’s own accounts - receives the same results on each trade.
Account Protection: You can pause or stop trading at any time by contacting your broker. (Reminder: we have no access to client accounts; those requests must go directly to the broker.)
Want To Learn More?
Check out Answers to Common Autotrading Questions here.
View autotrading performance via the popular iQ Portfolio Builder here.
If you would like to request a 1-1 call/meeting with me, email [email protected]. You can also schedule a Zoom call/meeting with Scott here.
If you’re ready to get started, you can go here.
Thought of the Month
“If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe.”
Abraham Lincoln
Invest smarter,
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Matt Ratliff
Product Manager
InvestiQuant.com