QSI Core methodology

QSI Core is for the investor who believes crypto belongs in a portfolio but does not want to carry the full movement of a pure-crypto position. Its job is not to maximise upside. Its job is to make meaningful exposure more holdable.

The index inherits the full eight-stage QSI framework and points it at one requirement: enough crypto for the allocation to matter, with enough structural protection to change how it behaves in a drawdown.

No asset is included because it is merely large or familiar. It stays only while it fills the role the thesis requires.

The anchor and core carry the structural crypto exposure. The buffer is sized to change the character of a drawdown, while the reserve supplies a smaller steadying layer. There is no growth lever; leaving it out is a design decision.

Exact target weights and drift bands belong to the governed calibration. Publishing a static number would become stale after a rebalance. The derivation is public; the live settings remain proprietary.

When crypto runs hot, the method trims the anchor and core and restores the Gold buffer. When crypto falls, relative strength in the buffer and reserve can be redeployed into the crypto sleeve at lower prices.

That counter-cyclical behaviour is a property of the rule, not a forecast. The calendar holds the discipline; governed security, liquidity or eligibility events can still trigger an off-cycle review.

It does not promise a return, remove market risk, make a falling asset class rise, or turn a bad cycle into a good one. A buffer may soften a drawdown. It cannot cancel one.

The method manages concentration, enforces discipline and makes the construction legible before capital is committed. The size and direction of the market move remain the market's to decide, and yours to carry.