August was a challenging month for the crypto markets, characterized by a broad-based correction. Both Bitcoin and the Altcoin Index experienced significant drawdowns, ending the month with returns of and respectively.

In this risk-off environment, the StratX Alpha Strategy's capital preservation protocols were paramount. The strategy successfully navigated the volatility, ending the month nearly flat with a negligible return of . While not a positive gain, this performance represents a substantial outperformance against the benchmarks and demonstrates the strategy's core strength in protecting capital during market declines.

Our models correctly identified the lack of bullish conviction and shifted to a defensive posture, avoiding the significant losses seen elsewhere in the market.