Released:
September 9, 2025

Silea Update August 2025

▪ AI-powered base metals trading on the London Metal Exchange  

▪ Systematic long/short positioning across six metals

▪ Objective: Superior risk-adjusted returns in any market condition

Silea Performance Summary
SILEA Performance Summary
Since Launch: May 1, 2025
12.0%
Total Return
36.1%
Annualized
2.0
Sharpe Ratio
17.9%
Volatility

Since launching May 1, Silea has delivered an exceptional systematic performance.

Silea Performance Overview
Performance overview
Live vs research PnL from May 1 launch through August 29, 2025
Live Net PnL
Research Net PnL
Live Net PnL breakdown
MonthReturnCumulative
May 2025+5.5%5.5%
Jun 2025+7.4%12.9%
Jul 2025+1.9%14.8%
Aug 2025-2.8%12.0%

Three positive months, one negative. 12.0% launch-to-date. The trajectory remains strong.

Silea Portfolio Exposure
Portfolio Positioning
Exposure from May 1 launch through August 29, 2025
Gross Long Positions
Gross Short Positions
Net Exposure

August saw our strongest directional bet since launch, reaching a peak short exposure of -38.6% mid-month. We captured the mid-month metals selloff, then covered significantly on August 19th as markets recovered.  

We group our signals into five market themes to show their contributions to total returns.

MARKET THEME CONTRIBUTIONS
MARKET THEME CONTRIBUTIONS
Cumulative returns from April 30 through August 29, 2025
Combined PnL
China
Technicals
Risk On/Off
Fundamentals
Macro
August 2025 Performance
Monthly theme rankings
1
Technicals +1.4%
2
Fundamentals -0.0%
3
China -0.2%
4
Macro -1.5%
5
Risk On/Off -3.7%
Combined August -2.8%
Since Launch +12.0%

Risk On/Off signals identify and trade regime changes in global risk appetite - our top performer since launch despite detracting in August, when only Technical signals delivered positive returns. This is systematic diversification in action: no single narrative dominates.

Key Takeaways
Key Takeaways
12.0% return since May launch
2.0 Sharpe ratio demonstrates strong risk-adjusted performance
System performing as designed with consistent signal diversification