A +244.2% yearly return would catch anyone’s attention. But could I sit through a drawdown of more than half my capital? For today’s research on Quant AI, I looked into Long HYPE & BTC | Short Garbage. The strategy showed a +244.2% return over the past 365 days, alongside a −51.3% historical maximum drawdown across its 548-day track record. Those figures cover different periods, but together they give me more to consider than the return alone. I asked Quant what a comparable decline would mean for a hypothetical $1,000 investment. The balance would fall to $487, losing $513. Getting back to $1,000 would then require a gain of approximately 105.3% on the remaining money. That’s a hypothetical illustration, not an actual investor’s result, but it makes the percentage easier to understand. Quant also highlighted risks to investigate, including short squeezes and the possibility of the assets being shorted rising while the long positions fall. My verdict? I wouldn’t be comfortable seeing more than half my investment disappear from its peak. The returns are impressive, but that level of downside would be difficult for me to accept. And −51.3% is only the worst drawdown recorded so far. It doesn’t set a limit on future losses. Explore performance and risk with Quant AI: app.tryquant.io/?ref=5A3HGMK… @tryquantio #QuantAIPioneers