An Alternative to Crypto Investing
By Mark Lyman
Crypto drew in a generation of investors looking for something more — more potential return, more excitement, more autonomy. But it also came with something most of us didn’t sign up for: extreme volatility, regulatory uncertainty, and the gut-wrenching rollercoaster of speculation.
As an engineer and investor, I understand the allure of systems that can outperform the norm. But there’s another path — one that offers growth potential while still being rooted in structure, logic, and rules. It’s called The Quantelligent Strategy, and it’s built around a disciplined approach using Leveraged ETFs.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t a pitch. It’s an invitation to consider that there is a middle ground between boring index funds and the chaos of crypto.
The Problem with the Current Choices
If you're a non-accredited investor, your access to hedge funds, private equity, or structured high-return products is severely limited by regulations — often for good reason. But that limitation pushes everyday investors toward high-risk, loosely regulated assets like crypto.
The result? You're stuck between:
Traditional index investing: reliable but slow.
Crypto: potentially explosive but incredibly risky.
What’s missing is a third lane — a way to target higher returns with well-defined risk controls. That’s where the Quantelligent strategy comes in.
The Quantelligent Approach
At its core, the Quantelligent strategy is methodical. It doesn’t bet big or chase hype. Instead, it uses a series of disciplined steps with Leveraged ETFs, which are designed to amplify the daily movements of major indexes (like 2x or 3x versions of the S&P 500 or Nasdaq).
Here’s how the strategy works:
1. Daily Dollar-Cost Averaging
We use Dollar-Cost Averaging to invest the same amount each trading day into Leveraged Index ETFs. This smooths out entry points so you can take advantage of price dips and lower your position's average entry price, effectively resulting in a "buy low" entry without having to time the market.
2. Daily Targets with Value Averaging
Similar to "buy low" on price dips, you can achieve a kind of "sell high" by setting daily Value Averaging sell targets at a percentage margin above break-even. If the targets are met, we sell the excess of the target and capture the profit.
3. Growth Target Reset
When the entire position reaches a pre-defined growth target, we sell everything and start fresh. This prevents greed from overstaying its welcome and resets the risk exposure.
4. Reinvestment of Realized Gains
Profits aren’t left idle. Gains from sales are recycled back into the system, compounding growth while maintaining disciplined entries.
This approach balances offense and defense. It plays for upside but never lets risk go unmanaged.
The Advantage over Crypto
Let’s use an analogy: imagine two pilots.
Crypto is a stunt pilot — thrilling, agile, but with no flight plan, no instruments, and questionable airworthiness.
Quantelligent is a commercial pilot — flying faster than average, with a tested aircraft, autopilot controls, and a checklist for every phase of flight.
The choice isn’t about fear vs. bravery. It’s about reliability vs. randomness.
Most crypto investors aren’t making decisions based on strategy — they’re riding waves of emotion, hype, or Reddit threads.
Quantelligent offers a repeatable algorithmic approach that doesn't rely on perfect timing or meme-driven momentum.
Risk, Not Ignored — Managed
Leveraged ETFs come with risk — no question. They magnify daily moves, which means they can drop and rise quickly. But unlike crypto, these risks are known, modeled, and rule-governed.
With Quantelligent, the risk is:
Quantified: Every move is planned and bounded.
Algorithmic: There’s no panic selling or FOMO buying.
Adjustable: Position sizes, targets, and thresholds can be tuned for changing market environments.
This isn’t “set it and forget it.” It’s “set it and oversee it with a technical lens.”
Consider This the Invitation
If you’ve felt stuck between the predictability of index funds and the chaos of crypto, you're not alone. The truth is, there is another way — one that lets you use engineering thinking to approach the market.
The Quantelligent strategy isn’t magic. It’s not secret. It’s a repeatable framework rooted in structure, discipline, and logic — the very tools engineers use to solve complex problems every day.
If you want to learn more, we share our thoughts regularly at Quantelligent.com.
