Founder & Lead Analyst, Vector Ridge — Creator of the Apex Ridge Model
Darren O'Neill is an Irish independent trader specialising in discretionary macro strategies across multiple asset classes. His approach combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with technical timing to identify high-conviction opportunities in Forex, Futures, Indices, Equities, Crypto, and prediction markets.
He founded Vector Ridge in February 2026 as a quantitative trading company developing proprietary models for macro positioning across six markets. Vector Ridge's Apex Ridge Model generates systematic trades across Forex, Futures, Indices, Equities, Crypto, and Polymarket, each graded on an A-to-E conviction scale. The retail platform represents phase one toward institutional advisory and fund management, with institutional clients served via API. Every model output and piece of research is produced in-house — no outsourced analysis.
Results verified at worldcupchampionships.com — 168% in the 2025 World Trading Championship
Six-year track record verified by AuditedTrader. All figures represent net returns on audited accounts.
| Year | Return | Trades | Max Drawdown | Sharpe Ratio | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22% | 162 | 31% | 0.58 | 50% |
| 2021 | 16% | 174 | 34% | 0.41 | 48% |
| 2022 | 37% | 245 | 22% | 0.89 | 54% |
| 2023 | 178% | 34 | 14% | 2.57 | 67% |
| 2024 | 94% | 55 | 19% | 1.44 | 58% |
| 2025 | 168% | 30 | 12% | 2.10 | 65% |
Every position starts with a macro thesis. Interest rate differentials, central bank policy shifts, geopolitical risk, and cross-asset flows form the foundation before any chart is opened. Technical analysis is used for timing, not thesis generation.
Position sizing and drawdown management take priority over returns. The goal is not to maximise gains in any single year but to compound capital over decades. Every trade published through Vector Ridge includes defined risk levels and a conviction grade.
Performance is audited. Competition results are publicly verifiable. Trades are time-stamped and graded before markets move, not after. Every trade is SHA-256 hashed and timestamped on the the blockchain via OpenTimestamps at the moment of publication — providing tamper-proof, independently verifiable proof that no result has been altered after the fact. Vector Ridge exists because a verified track record should speak louder than marketing.
No institutional affiliations, no sponsored content, no third-party analysts. Every position, every piece of research, and every trade idea comes from one source. That independence is the product.
The same methodology that produced these competition results, now available through the Apex Ridge Model across six markets.
Darren O'Neill is an Irish independent trader and the founder of Vector Ridge, a quantitative trading company launched in February 2026. He trades a discretionary macro style across Forex, Futures, Indices, Equities, Crypto, and Polymarket. He competed in the 2025 World Trading Championship, achieving 168% verified return with multiple top-5 finishes across divisions. His audited track record spans 2020 to 2025 with performance verified by AuditedTrader.
His performance is audited by AuditedTrader with verified annual returns from 2020 to 2025. Headline results include 178% in 2023 with a 2.57 Sharpe ratio, 94% in 2024 with a 1.44 Sharpe, and 168% in the 2025 World Trading Championship (WCTC 2025 Annual Forex, 4th place). His 2025 World Trading Championship results are independently verifiable at worldcupchampionships.com.
Vector Ridge is a quantitative trading company covering six markets: Forex, Futures, Indices and ETFs, Equities, Crypto, and Polymarket. Trades are graded A through E by conviction level. Pricing starts at $29.99 per month for a single market or $99.99 per month for the All Markets and Research bundle, which includes a 14-day free trial. New subscribers also receive a free 240-page book, The Complete Trading and Investing Strategy, and a money-back guarantee on their first paid month.
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