Stacked is not a grid
Verdict: position count alone cannot tell you whether an EA averages into losses. Quantum Queen X added against a losing basket 1,346 times.
| Measured structure | Gold House | Quantum Queen X |
|---|---|---|
| Split tickets | 4,620 | 90 |
| Adds with the move | 813 | 3 |
| Adds against the move | 136 | 1,346 |
| Maximum open positions | 4 | 17 |
| Structure finding | Informational | Red |
Three reasons positions can stack
Several tickets can represent one entry split into smaller parts. A strategy can also add as price moves in its favour, or it can add as an open basket moves further into loss. Those behaviours may look similar in an account screenshot, but the risk is not the same.
Gold House is dominated by split tickets. Its simultaneous positions mostly describe how entries are packaged, while its adverse additions remain a small share of all entries.
Quantum Queen X shows the opposite shape. It recorded only 3 additions with the move against 1,346 adverse additions, and its exposure reached 17 positions. That geometry earns the red structure finding.
What to check before calling it a grid
Ask whether new positions improved or worsened the basket's average entry. Then compare adverse additions with favourable additions and check the maximum number open together. This separates ticket packaging from repeated buying or selling into a losing move.
The label does not say whether the EA will make money next. It tells you how exposure changed when price moved against the open basket, which is the risk a simple trade count hides.
Open the Quantum Queen X audit for the full structure record and account evidence behind the finding.