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 $154,115
1. Market overview
The total crypto market capitalization rose about 1.8% to roughly $2.78T; Bitcoin moved from around $81,000 to about $82,000 and held dominance near 59%, while Ethereum gained about 3% to around $2,400–$2,450 and major altcoins (BNB, XRP, Solana) posted low- to mid-single-digit returns.
Market sentiment stayed in “Greed,” but volatility continued due to choppy equities, high oil prices, and shifting expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw inflows exceeding $1B over several early sessions, indicating ongoing institutional demand despite occasional outflows and profit-taking.
U.S. regulators (OCC) finalized stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act, setting clearer standards for issuers and strengthening oversight of reserves and redemptions; Swiss authorities approved the country’s first retail-focused spot Bitcoin ETF.
Solana activated a major network upgrade (Alpenglow), cutting transaction finality from over 12 seconds to about 150 milliseconds, potentially improving payments, trading, and dApp usability.
Geopolitical tensions, elevated energy prices, and mixed earnings pressured risk assets, leading to periodic sell-offs and liquidations; altcoin performance was uneven, with Bitcoin strength weighing on parts of the market.
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2. This week overview: Fich Crypto vs the market
Through 22 October 2026, Fich investment strategy returned −13.47% in October so far, against −2.64% for Bitcoin and −11.05% for Ethereum.
Stepping back to the year-to-date picture:
3. The portfolio this week: bought, sold, and held
On 22 October 2026 the system closed 7 positions and opened 8 new positions and held 2 from the previous week, leaving the portfolio at roughly 8.2% cash.
The algorithm systematically closes underperforming assets while holding positions with strong momentum.
Closed trades, return on each closed position:
Average closed-trade return: −9.15%. Hit rate: 0/7 (0% winners).
Current portfolio:
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Across crypto markets, the dominant theme is fundamentals-driven catalysts—tokenomics tightening, product rollouts, and real-world adoption—alongside pockets of narrative-led, event-driven volatility.
On Solana, activity remains strong. Pump.fun is expanding aggressively with new creative partnerships and additional revenue lines via perpetuals, while reporting record fee generation and strong user uptake—signals that demand for memecoin launch infrastructure remains resilient despite recent price pullbacks. Jupiter is reinforcing its ecosystem flywheel: the Q3 Active Staking Rewards program introduces meaningful incentives that can reduce liquid supply, while rapid growth in leveraged trading and lending metrics (including record deposits) underscores sustained usage momentum.
In DeFi, Curve’s lending and stablecoin ecosystem is accelerating. Llamalend v2 is driving a sharp rise in active loans and protocol revenue, supported by governance actions to expand markets and formalize risk management—improving confidence in durability of growth while reduced emissions and steady staking help constrain sell pressure.
Tokenomics and balance-sheet improvements are also in focus. Ethena’s approved overhaul—routing the vast majority of net protocol revenue into programmatic buybacks once supply milestones are met—combined with the removal of recurring unlock pressure, is strengthening the medium-term supply/demand setup as usage and fee generation continue to recover.
Outside DeFi, real-world utility and institutional positioning are providing fresh tailwinds. VeChain is seeing a notable increase in enterprise transactions and is positioning for EU regulatory-driven demand via digital product passports, reinforcing the “on-chain for supply chain compliance” narrative. Worldcoin is drawing attention with an enterprise-grade verification suite aimed at financial institutions, expanding distribution through Zoom enterprise availability and broad geographic access—supporting a renewed AI-and-identity adoption thesis.
Finally, event catalysts remain potent in high-beta segments. Zcash has a clear technical catalyst ahead with the finalized NU7 upgrade timeline—faster confirmations and strong derivatives/inflow signals are fueling interest into the event window. By contrast, TRUMP is primarily driven by a holder contest tied to a high-profile gala dinner; this setup can amplify near-term volatility and speculative flows, but historically tends to be more transient than fundamentals-led rallies.
4. Multi-year track record
By the end of last week, that hypothetical $1,000 was worth $154,115 in the strategy, versus $11,308 in spot Bitcoin and $18,273 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.