Q2 was shaped by war in the Middle East. Oil and gold spiked and cooled with every headline. Crypto sold off in the same risk-off flow, and Bitcoin ended the quarter down 14%. Meanwhile, strong earnings from big tech and industrials carried the S&P 500 up 14%, largely shrugging off the geopolitical noise. Same quarter, four asset classes, four different stories.
Vela finished up +4.0%. Not because we called any single move perfectly, but because the engine is built to move with signals rather than sit in one asset class waiting.
Vela watches 27 assets across crypto, equities, commodities, and indices. When signals in equities strengthen, capital rotates there. When the setup on crypto flips short, Vela trades the short side instead. There's no permanent home. Where the evidence lines up, capital follows.
That's how the quarter played out. Equities did most of the heavy lifting: trailing stops on MSFT and SNDK caught strong earnings-driven runs, and steady entries on AAPL and NVDA added on top. Vela's crypto positions worked in the other direction, running a well-timed BTC short that returned +11% over 11 days and cushioning against the broader drawdown. Commodities were where the engine had the roughest time: oil and gold moved on individual news events faster than shorter-timeframe signals could keep up with. Q3 will bring signal upgrades aimed at exactly that kind of headline-driven action.
Thank you for being here. Every subscriber makes it possible for us to keep sharpening the engine, and we don't take that lightly. Q3 is already underway: smarter exits calibrated to each asset's rhythm, broader coverage, a redesigned mobile-first experience, and yield on funds sitting between trades. All of it is aimed at the same thing, better returns, quarter after quarter.
Q3 report publishes in the first week of October.
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Q3 performance report publishes October 1, 2026. Every trade, every asset, no omissions. To follow Vela: getvela.xyz · X: @vela_HQ
Vela watches price action, volume, and trend strength around the clock. When the evidence lines up, trend, strength, and market conditions all pointing the same direction, a signal fires. Green means the engine sees a long opportunity. Red means short. Gray means no clear edge, so no trade.
Signals are generated across multiple timeframes: a 4-hour primary signal and a 30-minute scanner. A market regime filter suppresses entries when broader conditions are unfavorable.
When a signal fires, Vela opens a position automatically on Premium, or sends you an alert to approve first on Standard. Position size is a percentage of your account balance. All trades run on Hyperliquid: your funds stay in your own wallet at all times, not held by Vela. Leverage defaults to 1x and can be adjusted in account settings.
Every position has a pre-defined exit. Four things can close a trade:
Trading return is computed as total realized USD P&L divided by average deployed capital across the quarter. Average capital is the time-weighted average of USDC balance in the tracked wallet, accounting for deposits.
Win rate counts trades that closed with positive P&L. Benchmark returns (BTC, S&P 500) are computed from Hyperliquid daily candles at April 1 open and June 30 close. The report reflects one tracked full-auto Premium account with default settings. Individual results vary based on account balance, position sizing, and market entry timing.
In Q1 2026, Vela tracked BTC, ETH, SOL, and HYPE. Q2 expanded coverage to 27 assets across crypto, equities, commodities, and indices.
Not Financial Advice. This report is published for informational and transparency purposes only. Nothing in this report constitutes financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. Vela and VelaFi Inc. are not registered investment advisers, brokers, or financial planners. You should consult a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
Past Performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The trading results described in this report reflect actual live trades executed on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange during the period April 1 – June 30, 2026, on one tracked full-auto Premium account. Individual user results vary based on account balance, position sizing, subscription tier, and market timing. Small-account effects (fee ratios, minimum position sizes, funding rate impact) may differ meaningfully at larger account balances.
Benchmarks. BTC and S&P 500 benchmark returns are computed from Hyperliquid daily candle data at April 1, 2026 open and June 30, 2026 close. These are point-to-point returns and do not reflect volatility, drawdowns, or any transaction costs associated with buying and holding the underlying assets.
Risk of Loss. Trading perpetual futures involves substantial risk of loss, including the possible loss of all invested capital. Cryptocurrency and equity markets are volatile. Prices can move rapidly against open positions. You should only trade with funds you can afford to lose entirely.
No Guarantee. Vela's signal engine uses algorithmic analysis of price, volume, and momentum indicators. Signals may be wrong. No algorithm eliminates the possibility of loss. Market conditions can change in ways that cause even high-probability setups to fail.
Custody. Vela does not hold user funds. All capital remains in user-controlled wallets on the Hyperliquid protocol. Vela has no ability to withdraw, transfer, or access user funds.
Regulatory Notice. Vela's services may not be available in all jurisdictions. Users are responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of their local jurisdiction before using Vela's platform.
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