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ETH Perp Basis

Silas OngSince 22 Apr 2025Factsheet ↗
TVL
$3,100,000
Past month return
-6.42%APR +5.0%
Your deposit
—
All-time earned
—
MDD
-14.90%
Sharpe
0.21
Win rate
49.0%
Vol 30D
$2.26M
Age
504d
Skin in game
31%
Perf fee
15%
Lockup
7d
Depositors
10
Leader
Silas Ong
@silas-ongX @silas_basisLinkedIn73 depositors
Description
Currently a losing book after a squeeze. Published anyway — Orbit does not hide negative sleeves.
Short perp / long spot when annualized basis > 12%. This sleeve lost money in the last 30 days.
Process
Short perp / long spot above 12% annualized basis. Failed to cut crowding in July.
Custody
Capital enters a MAIN illustration account, subscription moves to STRATEGY, exits return to MAIN then redeem. Segregation is illustrative.
$3,100,000-6.42%30D
MarketSideSizeEntryMarkuPnL (ROE)Liq. priceMargin
ETHlong$48,1753,370.873,420.00$702.09 +12.14%2,427.03$5,781

Community & manager updates

The manager's market reads, rebalance records and monthly letters, alongside depositors' discussion. All simulated.

8 posts · 8 participants

Discussion

8 posts · 5 replies · 8 participants · Last activity 7 Sept 2026

Every post here is simulated; none of it is advice.
  • Silas OngManagerMonthly letterPinned
    22 Aug 2026via Web

    Post-mortem, in full: the book was crowded on the same side of the basis. When perp premium flipped, hedges paid more than the carry earned. −6.4% over 30 days. Size is cut by 40%, the 12% basis entry threshold is now 14%, and I have added a positioning filter (open interest to volume) that would have kept us out in July. I am not asking anyone to stay. I am publishing the number.

    • Linh Tran22 Aug 2026

      First loss post-mortem I have read on any platform that does not blame the market. Following.

  • Willow AMDepositor · 2026-04Question
    7 Sept 2026via iPhone

    Any plan to move this under a licensed desk? It would make it easier for me to size up.

    • Silas OngManager7 Sept 2026

      Talked to two desks. Not yet: I would rather earn the Orbit Verified mark on this book first.

  • Silas OngManagerMarket read
    6 Sept 2026via Web

    Annualised basis this week: 9%. Below the new 14% threshold, so we are 64% in cash-like and earning about 4%. The book will be boring until positioning clears. That is the fix working, not the strategy failing.

  • Carry TraderDepositor · 2026-04
    4 Sept 2026via Web

    Kept a small position through the cut. The new OI-to-volume filter is the kind of rule that should have existed from day one, and it is public now. That is enough for me.

    • Silas OngManager4 Sept 2026

      Should have. Did not. Does now.

  • Silas OngManagerRebalance
    1 Sept 2026via iPhone

    Size cut complete. Entry threshold is now 14% annualised basis.

    MarketSideFillWeight
    ETH-PERPshort3,440.0060.0%→36.0%
    ETHlong3,438.0060.0%→36.0%
    USDCcash1.0000.0%→28.0%
    Rebalanced 1 Sept 2026
  • Orbit DeskOrbit DeskNotice
    25 Aug 2026via Web

    ETH Perp Basis remains listed with its negative 30-day return. Orbit does not delist or hide losing vaults; the post-mortem above is linked from the factsheet.

Trading involves risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Vault NAV can rise or fall.

Manager · Independent

ETH perp basis. Currently underwater after a crowded-short squeeze.

Official posts
4
Replies
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Last post
22 Aug 2026
Post-mortem, in full: the book was crowded on the same side of the basis. When perp premium flipped, hedges paid more than the carry earned. −6.4% over 30 days. Size is cut by 40%, the 12% basis entry threshold is now 14%, and I have added a positioning filter (open interest to volume) that would have kept us out in July. I am not asking anyone to stay. I am publishing the number.
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Latest rebalances

Fills and weight changes the manager published

MarketSideFillWeight
ETH-PERPshort3,440.0060.0%→36.0%
ETHlong3,438.0060.0%→36.0%
USDCcash1.0000.0%→28.0%
Rebalanced 1 Sept 2026

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