We’re excited to announce that, based in part on your survey feedback, InvestiQuant will soon be making a new program available to the public. One of the most common requests we have heard over the past few years has been for a lower-cost, more accessible way to begin using automated, quantified trading strategies without needing to commit larger amounts of capital upfront. We listened.

The new Micro program is designed to provide access to a diversified collection of some of our most trusted intraday strategies focused on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq markets, but with a major advantage: the program trades using Micro futures contracts exclusively.

Micro contracts trade in lockstep with the larger E-mini contracts that our programs typically trade, but risk less and require dramatically less capital. By utilizing micros, investors can gain exposure to a professionally structured, systematically managed trading program with a significantly lower barrier to entry.

We believe the Micro program will be an excellent fit for traders and investors:

• Looking to get started with systematic trading

• Seeking lower account minimums

• Desiring a more capital-efficient and diversified approach

This is something we’ve been working on behind the scenes for quite some time, and we’re excited to finally bring it to the InvestiQuant community.

More details on the official launch of the Micro program will be coming soon.

Whether you’re a passive investor focused on allocation or an active investor making tactical decisions, the biggest threat to long-term success is the same: emotional decision-making. Not a lack of intelligence - just human nature working against disciplined execution.

We see it every cycle. Confidence peaks near market highs, leading to excess risk. Fear peaks near lows, driving investors to reduce exposure at the worst possible time. Today’s nonstop news cycle only amplifies this, creating the illusion that constant action is required when in reality, frequent, reactive decisions tend to hurt consistency and long-term results.

Systematic strategies are designed to solve this problem. Instead of relying on predictions, opinions, or headlines, they follow a defined, rules-based process grounded in statistical probabilities and repeatable signals. Decisions are made by the model - not by emotion.

This doesn’t eliminate uncertainty, it creates consistency in how you respond to it.

That’s where the real value lies for most investors. Rather than trying to time markets or actively reduce risk during periods of stress - often with poor results - systematic trading programs can complement a traditional portfolio by providing a disciplined, independent approach that operates alongside it.

At InvestiQuant, our primary focus has always been process over prediction. We believe long-term success comes not from calling every market move, but from consistently executing strategies across a wide range of environments - especially when emotions run highest.

No strategy is perfect month to month. But over time, disciplined execution and risk management have proven far more reliable than trying to outguess the next market swing.

Ultimately, systematic programs offer something many portfolios lack: a way to stay objective and consistent, and to diversify portfolio returns in a manner that can generate returns regardless of the direction of the broader stock market.