Getting Started
Vector Ridge is an independent research and trading-signal service. It publishes timestamped cards across separate product lanes, updates each card through its own lifecycle, and records realized outcomes. It does not trade your account or guarantee a result.
What every active card tells you
- Identity: symbol, product, direction, and source evidence class.
- Entry basis: the published price or activation basis used by the record.
- Grade: conviction metadata inside that product's own context.
- State: whether the card is pending, at risk, confirmed, protected, or closed.
- Risk and time: the active risk or protected level and the governing expiry.
- Evidence: timestamps, updates, and the final realized result.
Some cards are level-triggered and some engage after a qualifying event. Do not infer activation from a generic marketing sentence. The live card's displayed state and entry basis are the authority.
Choose a product by horizon
| Product | Time frame | Monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Day Trade | Same session, up to 240 RTH minutes | High |
| Overnight Trade | About 0.5–2 sessions | Active across a day or two |
| Swing Trade | Typically 1–5 sessions; 20-session maximum | Periodic multi-day review |
| Rapid Trade | Card specific | High-activity feed; read every card |
| Investing | Weeks to many months | Long-horizon review |
See Models and Products for the full comparison.
Your first ten minutes
- Open the terminal and choose a product that matches your holding period.
- Read the card's state, entry basis, active risk or protection, and expiry.
- Check event and market hazards before deciding whether to act.
- Choose your own position size. Vector Ridge does not size or place the trade for you.
- Follow the card's updates and evaluate results in the realized ledger.
What the public pages do not reveal
Exact thresholds, feature weights, source routes, internal model identifiers, and calibration constants remain proprietary. Public documentation explains the product contract and risks; it is not a replica-grade strategy specification.
Do I wait for every card to touch an entry zone?
No universal rule applies. Some cards are level-triggered and others engage after a qualifying event. Use the live state and entry basis shown on that specific card.
Does Vector Ridge execute trades for me?
No. It is research, not a broker or managed account. You control execution, sizing, and portfolio risk.
Where do I judge performance?
Use the realized performance ledger. Static product pages explain the service but are not the current performance authority.