Portfolio Structure

ZenWave currently runs three accounts: ZenWave A (Engine A) at 1% risk per trade, ZenWave B (Engine B) at 1% risk per trade, and ZenWave Book as the combined portfolio. ZenWave Book runs validated engines under a shared 0.50% total risk cap per trade cycle, split equally across active engines.

Engine A

Long-term breakout

Full-window 2014–2025

Engine B

Medium-term drift

B5 slice

Combined, they produce a multi-horizon portfolio with reduced drawdown correlation and broader regime coverage.

Book Validation Snapshot (B5 OOS Window)

Trade-level compounded Book built from A+B at 0.25% each, compared against standalone A/B at 0.50%.

Portfolio Validation Snapshot (B5 OOS Window)

Book compounded from A+B shown alongside standalone A and B curves.

WRPFSRR/DDCalmarDD AveDD MaxDT AveDT MaxNROI
Book (A+B @0.25%)17.0%1.892.42190.769.552.54%13.28%10.2d167d2,202+2524.62%
A (0.50%)17.3%1.822.85137.227.553.64%15.56%13.4d237d1,114+2135.13%
B (0.50%)16.8%1.822.88209.359.183.25%15.17%10.6d182d1,088+3175.78%

Note: Comparison holds total risk constant at 0.50%. Standalone engines are modeled at 0.50%. The Book splits the same risk across A and B (0.25% each).

A separate research view extends this Book analysis beyond the validation window by comparing the compounded Book path against SPY and testing a fixed 10% ZW Book sleeve inside a baseline 60% SPY / 40% AGG allocation. View portfolio impact →