The Market-Neutral Strategy Everyone in Quant X Is Talking About

Dear Tribe,

Most traders panic when markets swing —
because they’re fighting what they can’t control.

But in Quant X Club, we don’t fight volatility.
We fly above it.

That’s how the F-16 Strategy was born ✈️
A market-neutral 0DTE setup that captures daily volatility with precision,
without guessing whether the market will rise or fall.

Here’s the idea:

Every trading day, the S&P 500 moves up and down —
but over thousands of sessions, data shows the range is surprisingly stable.
Roughly 0.6% on the upside and 1% on the downside.

So instead of betting on direction,
we sell option premium outside that expected range —
where statistically, the market rarely lands.

If price stays within, we keep the premium.
If it breaks out, our losses are capped by design.

You’re not gambling —
you’re running a probability mission.

Here’s how it’s structured:

✔ Instrument: SPX 0-Day-to-Expiry options
✔ Formation: Iron Condor (balanced risk both sides)
✔ Rules of Engagement:
1️⃣ Identify the day’s expected move (via implied volatility)
2️⃣ Place short strikes just outside that range
3️⃣ Buy further-out wings to cap exposure
4️⃣ Exit when volatility collapses — or when your rules say so

It’s clean, controlled, and repeatable —
just like a daily flight plan.

But the real challenge isn’t the setup.
It’s deployment.

Most traders lose not because their logic is wrong,
but because their execution is human:

The F-16 Strategy only works when the pilot follows protocol.
The moment emotion takes the controls, discipline crashes.

That’s why inside Quant X,
we don’t just trade —
we train.

Our members learn how to develop, test, and deploy strategies systematically —
so every decision is backed by logic, not impulse.

🎓 Want to learn how to build fast-but-stable strategies like the F-16?

We break it all down in our free 1.5-hour Quant Accelerator Masterclass:

✅ The 3 key strategies we’ve refined over 20 years
✅ How we find and test real edge in the market
✅ What most traders overlook when they copy trade ideas
✅ How to structure your logic so you don’t rely on emotion

👉 Watch the Masterclass Here

If you’re tired of relying on gut feel —
and ready to trade with data-driven precision —
✈️ this is where it starts.

To your growth,
Team Quant X
Backtest. Optimise. Trade.

Editor: Dareen Tan

Disclaimer:
The views shared here are for educational purposes only and reflect our team’s opinions. They should not be taken as financial, investment, or legal advice. Please do your own due diligence before making any financial decisions.