Models and Products
Vector Ridge separates its public products by job and holding period: Swing Trade, Overnight Trade, Day Trade, Rapid Trade, and Investing. Each lane has its own lifecycle and evidence record; they are not interchangeable labels for one universal strategy.
The separation matters because a same-session card, an overnight card, and a multi-week position cannot share one honest risk manager. The product name tells you the lane. The individual card tells you the direction, entry basis, grade, current state, active risk or protection, and expiry.
Products at a glance
| Product | Typical horizon | Purpose | Carry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Trade | Typically 1–5 sessions; 20-session maximum | Selective multi-day dislocation and recovery cards | Nights, weekends and event risk |
| Overnight Trade | About 0.5–2 sessions | Short-horizon moves that may need the next session | Overnight allowed |
| Day Trade | Same session, up to 240 RTH minutes | Short-horizon cards with a hard session boundary | Never overnight |
| Rapid Trade | Card specific | A distinct high-activity feed of approved managed cards | Shown on each card |
| Investing | Weeks to many months | Long-only ownership research and decision records | Long horizon |
What is public
Subscribers can see the information needed to follow and audit a card: symbol, direction, entry basis, grade, state, active risk or protected level, expiry, timestamps, and realized result. Product pages also explain the intended horizon, lifecycle, and principal risks.
What remains proprietary
Exact thresholds, calibration constants, internal route names, source-lane priority, feature weights, and implementation code are not public methodology. Keeping those private does not make the record unauditable: the subscriber-facing card is locked before the outcome, and the realized ledger is the authority for performance.
How to choose
Choose primarily by the time you can hold and monitor a position. Day Trade requires the most same-session attention. Overnight Trade allows a short carry window. Swing Trade requires patience through multi-day noise and event risk. Rapid suits users who want a denser feed and will read each card's duration. Investing is for long-horizon ownership rather than active trade management.
One product name, one job
Rapid is not described as Swing or Day Trade. Investing is not presented as a short-term signal stream. The public labels now match the actual subscriber surfaces.
Is Rapid Trade just another name for Day Trade?
No. Rapid is a distinct subscriber product. Its cards can have different duration classes, and each card displays its own governing lifecycle.
Can I compare grades across products?
No. A grade is evidence metadata inside its own product and source context. It is not a universal ranking across different horizons.
Where are current results?
The realized performance ledger is the authority. General product pages do not freeze a favorable historical snapshot and present it as current performance.