Is Strike Algo legit? Here's the evidence, and how to check it
You shouldn't trust any trading system on its own word. These are the outside sources that back every Strike Algo claim, and what each one proves.
Strike Algo, in one paragraph
Strike Algo is software from Capital B28, a San Diego company founded on August 28, 2020. Its full model record from April 1, 2020 to October 9, 2026 was examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services, whose report is signed by a CPA and CFA charterholder. Interactive Brokers lists Alpha as one of its preferred performance verification providers. Strike runs in your own Interactive Brokers account, and Capital B28 never holds client money.
Six things you can check without us
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Call the firm that verified the record
Alpha Performance Verification Services, PO Box 1203, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. Phone (804) 677-4343. Signed by Michael W. Hultzapple, CPA, CFA, CIPM.
alphaverification.com ↗ - 02
See Alpha listed on Interactive Brokers' site
Interactive Brokers lists Alpha as one of its preferred performance verification providers. The listing is a provider directory, not an endorsement of Strike.
IBKR RIA Compliance Center ↗ - 03
Read the verification report
The Independent Verifier's Report and the full Statement of Investment Performance, every month from April 2020 to October 2026.
Open the report (PDF) ↗ - 04
Confirm your money stays with your broker
Strike runs in an Interactive Brokers account opened in your name. Every order shows up there the moment it happens.
How Strike works → - 05
Look up the world's largest momentum fund
BlackRock's iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) runs the same idea at about $20 billion. Compare it to Strike over the same months.
MTUM on BlackRock ↗ - 06
Read the research it's built on
Jegadeesh & Titman, "Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers," Journal of Finance (1993), plus George & Hwang (2004) and Moskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen (2012).
Strike white paper (PDF) ↗
How Strike compares with the warning signs of a scam
| Warning sign | Strike Algo |
|---|---|
| They hold or pool your money | Never. It runs in your own Interactive Brokers account, in your name. |
| Promised or guaranteed returns | None. Every page shows the bad years, the -22.1% month and the -37% drawdown. |
| Results nobody outside the company checked | Examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services, signed by a CPA and CFA charterholder. |
| Offshore brokers or crypto | U.S.-listed stocks only, at a regulated U.S. broker. |
| "Secret AI" you can't inspect | Rules-based momentum, published in the Journal of Finance since 1993. Not AI. |
| No real company behind it | Capital B28, San Diego, founded August 28, 2020. Named founder and team. |
What Strike is not
- The record is the model strategy run on real market data. The verifier's notes describe it as model back-tested results, gross of fees and costs. It is not the record of any client account.
- Strike swings harder than the market. The deepest drawdown was 37%, against 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- Capital B28 is not an investment adviser and does not manage client money.
The hard questions, answered.
Is Strike Algo legit?
Yes. Strike Algo is software from Capital B28, a San Diego company founded on August 28, 2020. Its full model record from April 1, 2020 to October 9, 2026 was examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services, in a report signed by a CPA and CFA charterholder. Interactive Brokers lists Alpha as one of its preferred performance verification providers. Strike runs in your own Interactive Brokers account, and Capital B28 never holds client money.
More on this →Is Strike Algo a scam?
No. A scam needs your money, and Strike never touches it. It runs in an Interactive Brokers account opened in your name, every trade appears there the moment it happens, and Capital B28 cannot hold, pool or withdraw client funds. You license the software and keep 100% of what your account makes.
More on this →Who verified the record?
Alpha Performance Verification Services of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The report is signed by Michael W. Hultzapple, CPA, CFA, CIPM, and dated October 12, 2026. They examined every month since April 2020. You can call them yourself at (804) 677-4343.
More on this →Is the record live trading or a backtest?
The record is the Strike model strategy run on six and a half years of real market data, with the same rules start to finish. The verifier's notes describe it as model back-tested results, gross of fees and transaction costs. It is not the record of any client account, and your own results will differ with when you start, fills, fees and taxes.
More on this →Is Strike GIPS-certified?
Firms, not strategies, claim GIPS compliance, so no honest strategy says "GIPS-certified." Strike's record was examined by Alpha Performance Verification Services, an independent firm that does GIPS verifications, and the verifier concluded the record is accurately presented.
More on this →Are the testimonials and screenshots Strike results?
Not all of them, and we label it. The results wall comes from the Capital B28 community across all of our programs, including our trading education. They are not Strike results unless stated, they are not typical, and they are not a promise. Strike's own numbers are the verified model record.
More on this →If it works, why would you sell it?
Because Strike is software, not a fund. You license it, it runs in your account, and you keep 100% of what your account makes. It trades among about 450 of the most liquid U.S. stocks, on exchanges that trade about $600 billion a day, deep enough that 20 names can be bought or sold any day.
More on this →Does Strike hold my money?
No. Strike runs in your own Interactive Brokers account, in your name. Capital B28 never holds, pools or withdraws client funds.
More on this →Can Strike withdraw or move my money?
No. Strike gets exactly one permission: placing trades. Withdrawal access: never. You deposit, withdraw and log in to Interactive Brokers directly, any day.
More on this →What happens if Capital B28 disappears?
Your money and positions are in your Interactive Brokers account the whole time. If anything happened to Capital B28, they would still be sitting there, in your name.
More on this →Which broker does it use?
Interactive Brokers, a FINRA member and one of the largest regulated brokers in the U.S. SIPC covers broker failure, not market losses.
More on this →What if I want out?
Pause the system or close the account any day. It's your account.
More on this →Is Capital B28 an investment adviser?
No. Capital B28 provides software. It is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and does not manage or hold client funds.
More on this →
Capital B28 community across all programs, including trading education. Not Strike results unless stated. Not typical; individual results vary.
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