Alina Khay

Alina Khay

The Quiet Hours: Where Real Risk-Adjusted Returns Are Made

Noise is expensive. Silence is profitable.

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Alina Khay
Jan 17, 2026
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Ever check your trading app first thing in the morning and notice the market’s making big moves while most people are still asleep? In quantitative investing, those quieter times when retail traders aren’t paying much attention - can actually open up some pretty interesting opportunities.

And it is not about jumping on the latest headline. It’s about figuring out how the big players and structured trading strategies affect the market when things slow down.

Here, I’ll break down a strategy that combines Institutional participants dynamics with the market’s persistent patterns. The goal is to make you aware of the smarter moves during these low-key periods, without having to babysit your screen all day.

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