The Golden Edge

Our trading strategy — disciplined, not lucky

A methodology refined over 10+ years of commodity-market experience and back-tested across multiple market cycles before being deployed live. We don’t guess. We wait for the news, confirm with technicals, and execute with strict risk control.

10+Years of trading experience
Back‑testedAcross multiple cycles
68%Recent-quarter win rate
1.5%Risk per trade (capped)

Asset focus

What we trade

Two instruments, traded actively on the global commodity markets.

XAUUSD

Gold

Safe-haven asset. Reacts strongly to the US Dollar Index, US CPI prints, geopolitical crises and Fed rate decisions.

  • Primary inflation hedge
  • Inversely correlated with USD
  • Liquid 24/5 across Asian, London, NY sessions

XAGUSD

Silver

Dual-mandate metal: monetary safe-haven plus industrial demand. Higher volatility than gold — bigger range, bigger reward when read correctly.

  • Reacts to industrial cycle & manufacturing data
  • Tracks gold but with a higher beta
  • Strong technical levels around major USD prints

The methodology

Three layers, one decision

Every trade has to clear three gates before any capital is committed.

01

Fundamental Trigger

We start with the macro calendar. The setup begins with one of:

  • US CPI Data — inflation prints move USD & metals
  • Geopolitical Crisis — safe-haven demand spike
  • Fed Rate Decision — rate path shifts gold yields
02

Technical Entry

Once a fundamental catalyst fires, we wait for technical confirmation on the chart:

  • CMT & SMT divergence checks
  • Fibonacci retracement levels for high-probability pullback entries
  • 200 EMA on the H4 chart as the structural trend filter
03

Risk Execution

Position sized for survival, not for hero trades:

  • 1.5% maximum risk per trade on capital
  • Trailing Stop Loss to lock in profits as the trade moves
  • Pre-defined exit points — no “hope” trades

“We do not guess. We wait for the news. When the Non-Farm Payroll drops, we look for a ‘fakeout’ reversal. We enter only when volume confirms the move. Last quarter, our win rate was 68% with a 1:2 Risk/Reward ratio.”

Tested before deployed

Back-tested across multiple market cycles

Before any setup goes live with investor capital, it has to clear historical validation across very different market regimes — not just the kind of market we’re in today.

  • High-volatility periods — including 2020 pandemic shock and 2022 inflation/rate-cycle moves.
  • Range-bound regimes — long sideways periods where momentum strategies fail.
  • Geopolitical shocks — safe-haven rushes, war-driven gaps, central-bank surprises.
  • Different sessions — Asian, London and New York, where liquidity profiles change the trade.

If a setup doesn’t hold up in back-testing across these regimes, it doesn’t make it to the live book. 10+ years of trading experience is the foundation; back-testing is the gate.

The track

Recent quarter performance

Indicative figures from the most recent quarter — past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Win rate

68%

Risk-to-reward

1 : 2

Risk per trade

1.5% capped

Charts traded

H4 (4-hour)

Sessions covered

Asian · London · New York

Reporting

Daily unit price · quarterly statements

Aligned with you

We earn only when you earn

Our compensation is performance-based: a 30% fee on profits, with nothing earned in periods we don’t make money for you. No fixed management fee, no hidden charges — our incentives are tied directly to your outcome.

  • 30% performance fee — only on profits. If we lose, we earn nothing.
  • No fixed management fee and no hidden charges.
  • Daily unit-price updates + quarterly statements + downloadable reports.
  • Withdrawals processed within 48 hours after the lock-in period.

Hire the trader, not the spreadsheet

You hire IGST to trade Gold.

You hire a pilot to fly a plane. You hire a surgeon for an operation. You hire IGST to trade Gold. You focus on your job; we focus on the charts.