FICH Crypto is a systematic, long-only algorithmic strategy trading exclusively within the top 150 altcoins by market capitalization. Every Friday, our algorithm evaluates relative strength across the universe and automatically rotates capital into the most dominant digital assets — maximizing exposure to structural crypto trends while completely removing human bias.
If you have invested $1,000 with Fich Crypto on Jan 2020 you would now have $174,782
1. Market overview
Crypto markets showed resilience over the past week as macro conditions and regulatory signals shifted. Bitcoin rose about 10 percent, briefly topping $87,000 before consolidating near $84,000, while Ethereum gained roughly 9-10 percent to around $2,680. Total crypto market capitalization fluctuated between about $2.9 trillion and above $3 trillion. Several altcoins outperformed, including XRP (up over 15 percent), Solana (up around 13-16 percent), Avalanche, Uniswap, and privacy-focused assets like Zcash, supported by rotation into AI, DeFi, and on-chain derivatives themes.
Institutional demand remained a key stabilizer. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw strong inflows, including a near $1 billion single-day peak and a multi-day streak of positive flows, helping support prices despite pressure on traditional risk assets from rising Treasury yields. A Bitwise report indicated many institutions (endowments, pensions, and sovereign wealth funds) maintained or increased crypto allocations during a prior 50 percent drawdown, with Bitcoin treated as a core holding and often compared to gold. Typical allocations were around 1 to 2 percent, with increased use of ETFs for efficiency and governance.
Regulatory and product developments continued to influence the industry’s longer-term outlook. The SEC issued a five-year conditional exemption for tokenized U.S. equities trading, signaling progress toward broader adoption of blockchain-based securities. Although elevated bond yields, hawkish Federal Reserve commentary, options expiries, and macro data contributed to short-term volatility, the week featured limited signs of stress, with no widespread liquidations and orderly derivatives positioning, suggesting underlying market strength.
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2. This week overview: Fich Crypto vs the market
Through 24 September 2026, Fich investment strategy returned +24.62% in September so far, against +7.42% for Bitcoin and +8.93% for Ethereum.
Stepping back to the year-to-date picture:
3. The portfolio this week: bought, sold, and held
On 24 September 2026 the system closed 3 positions and opened 4 new positions and held 5 from the previous week, leaving the portfolio at roughly 6.0% cash.
The algorithm systematically closes underperforming assets while holding positions with strong momentum.
Closed trades, return on each closed position:
Average closed-trade return: +24.31%. Hit rate: 3/3 (100% winners).
Current portfolio:
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Risk appetite is rotating into select altcoins on the back of clear institutional catalysts and high-conviction narratives, with several names showing breakout behavior supported by rising volume and derivatives activity.
LayerZero (ZRO) led on infrastructure headlines after Anchorage Digital chose LayerZero as its interoperability partner for issuing regulated bank stablecoins, including the debut of Tether’s USAT. The announcement triggered a sharp price and volume expansion, alongside evidence of spot accumulation and increasing leveraged longs. ZRO is now pressuring the $1.50–$1.60 resistance area; a clean break could open a move toward the next psychological levels as positioning builds into expectations for the upcoming Zero L1 launch and protocol fee changes.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) rallied strongly following CME Group’s plan to list regulated BCH futures on October 19 (including standard and micro contracts) and renewed ETF optimism after Grayscale filed to convert its Bitcoin Cash Trust into a spot ETF. The combination sparked a squeeze-driven surge with elevated turnover and improving trend signals after reclaiming key long-term levels. Focus now shifts to whether momentum can persist as open interest rises into the futures launch window.
KITE advanced to a monthly high after reclaiming key moving averages and breaking nearby resistance on a notable volume spike. The move is being reinforced by product narrative traction—positioning around AI agent payments and live deployment enabling agent-to-agent transactions and governance. Price action suggests an attempt to reverse the prior downtrend; follow-through depends on holding recent breakout levels and sustaining volume.
PENGU outperformed on brand and licensing momentum, jumping on news tied to an AI-powered companion robot collaboration, new merchandise releases, and growing attention ahead of late-September/early-October events in Seoul. Spot and derivatives participation is expanding, and traders are increasingly framing the setup as a potential volatility expansion phase if meme-coin sentiment stays constructive.
4. Multi-year track record
By the end of last week, that hypothetical $1,000 was worth $174,782 in the strategy, versus $11,724 in spot Bitcoin and $20,558 in spot Ethereum.
Fich Crypto Strategy vs. BTC and ETH — growth of $1,000 since inception (log scale).
Disclosure: All performance metrics account for a 0.10% commission per trade side. Execution is strictly limited to the Top 150 altcoins by market capitalization, rebalanced every Friday. Full historical performance data is available at Fich.ai. This letter is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.