#18 Alpha Score 98.7

Arthur Hayes

CIO, Maelstrom
@CryptoHayes · tracked since Jan 2026
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Alpha Score 98.7
Calls
23
Win Rate
47.8%
return
+23.3%
Calls 23 251 Posts tracked · 1.0/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 1
90d 5
Best Calls
ZCSH Long +325.2%
ZEC Long +239.5%
HYPE Long +160.0%
Worst Calls
UNI Short -82.5%
SYN Long -76.5%
SOL Short -43.1%
Most Mentioned
HYPE ×29
BTC ×26
ZEC ×9
Recent Calls
ALTCOINS Long 1 week ago
ETHFI Long 1 week ago
FLOP Long 1 week ago
Win Rate 48% Long 20 Short 3
Win Rate
7d 59%
30d 33%
90d 71%
Average Return +23.3% Long Return +32.9% Short Return -40.7%
Average Return
7d -0.9%
30d -2.5%
90d +16.5%
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Thesis
Theme
Source
Long
Feb 07
$31.73
+160.0%
Long HYPE — 'Long live $HYPE' continued bullish conviction.
Long HYPE — 'Long live $HYPE' continued bullish conviction.
Crypto Assets
Long
Jan 01
$88749.90
-12.9%
Long BTC — 'Let's stack some sats' bullish accumulation language for new year.
Long BTC — 'Let's stack some sats' bullish accumulation language for new year.
Crypto Assets
Long
Feb 23
$243.71
+239.5%
Portfolio disclosure — long ZEC as part of his crypto holdings.
Portfolio disclosure — long ZEC as part of his crypto holdings.
Crypto Assets
Long
Feb 23
$1940.92
+24.3%
Portfolio disclosure — long ETH as part of his crypto holdings.
Portfolio disclosure — long ETH as part of his crypto holdings.
Crypto Assets
Long
Feb 23
$481.28
-17.5%
Portfolio disclosure — long gold (incl. physical gold) and gold miners as part of stonks portfolio.
Portfolio disclosure — long gold (incl. physical gold) and gold miners as part of stonks portfolio.
Commodities
Long
Jan 14
$0.25
-35.3%
Long ENA — explicit $1 target call with conviction ('Giddy up bitches').
Long ENA — explicit $1 target call with conviction ('Giddy up bitches').
Crypto Assets
Long
Jun 03
$0.52
-30.7%
Long WLD — 'going to moon ... cause AI'; taunts the bears and tells holders not to mid-curve it. Yachtzee celebration confirms position.
Long WLD — 'going to moon ... cause AI'; taunts the bears and tells holders not to mid-curve it. Yachtzee celebration confirms position.
Crypto Assets
Long
May 12
$1.56
+22.0%
Shielded Zcash integration drives NEAR fees.
NEAR's integration with shielded Zcash via intents enables anonymous swaps to any crypto. Each transaction pays a fee to the NEAR protocol. If volumes grow, NEAR could become deflationary, driving the price up significantly.
Crypto Assets
Long
Mar 09
$106.25
+25.0%
"It's not about the big banks. JP Morgan is going to be fine. JP Morgan and City with a government guarantee." When regional banks collapse due to consumer credit defaults, panic will ensue. Depositors and capital will flee to systematically important financial institutions (SIFIs) that have implicit government backing, increasing their market share and deposit base. LONG mega-cap banks as a safe haven and market-share winner during the upcoming regional banking crisis. Broad market contagion drags down all financial equities, or regulators impose stricter capital requirements on SIFIs.
"It's not about the big banks. JP Morgan is going to be fine. JP Morgan and City with a government guarantee." When regional banks collapse due to consumer credit defaults, panic will ensue. Depositors and capital will flee to systematically important financial institutions (SIFIs) that have implicit government backing, increasing their market share and deposit base. LONG mega-cap banks as a safe haven and market-share winner during the upcoming regional banking crisis. Broad market contagion drags down all financial equities, or regulators impose stricter capital requirements on SIFIs.
Banks
Long
Mar 09
$289.52
+22.8%
"It's not about the big banks. JP Morgan is going to be fine. JP Morgan and City with a government guarantee." When regional banks collapse due to consumer credit defaults, panic will ensue. Depositors and capital will flee to systematically important financial institutions (SIFIs) that have implicit government backing, increasing their market share and deposit base. LONG mega-cap banks as a safe haven and market-share winner during the upcoming regional banking crisis. Broad market contagion drags down all financial equities, or regulators impose stricter capital requirements on SIFIs.
"It's not about the big banks. JP Morgan is going to be fine. JP Morgan and City with a government guarantee." When regional banks collapse due to consumer credit defaults, panic will ensue. Depositors and capital will flee to systematically important financial institutions (SIFIs) that have implicit government backing, increasing their market share and deposit base. LONG mega-cap banks as a safe haven and market-share winner during the upcoming regional banking crisis. Broad market contagion drags down all financial equities, or regulators impose stricter capital requirements on SIFIs.
Banks
Long
Mar 03
$62.90
+24.2%
Hayes observes, "Block last week firing 40% of the staff... stock pumped 20%." He notes that management is rewarded for replacing humans with AI. As AI tools become proficient, CEOs will aggressively cut "knowledge work" costs to boost margins. The market currently interprets these mass firings as bullish for profitability, incentivizing companies to accelerate this trend. LONG (Play the "AI Efficiency" narrative). Regulatory backlash or operational failure due to over-firing.
Hayes observes, "Block last week firing 40% of the staff... stock pumped 20%." He notes that management is rewarded for replacing humans with AI. As AI tools become proficient, CEOs will aggressively cut "knowledge work" costs to boost margins. The market currently interprets these mass firings as bullish for profitability, incentivizing companies to accelerate this trend. LONG (Play the "AI Efficiency" narrative). Regulatory backlash or operational failure due to over-firing.
Payments & Fintech
Long
Jan 13
$532.00
-38.7%
Key Q1 degen trade: LONG Metaplanet (3350) as levered play on BTC getting its groove back.
Key Q1 degen trade: LONG Metaplanet (3350) as levered play on BTC getting its groove back.
Crypto Treasuries
Long
Aug 21
$0.59
-1.6%
Buy Ethereum, Ethena, EtherFi at lows.
Maelstrom has increased its Ethereum position and bought Ethena and EtherFi because sentiment is despondent and these are good levels at the turn; Arthur is allocating outside Bitcoin again.
Crypto Assets
Long
Jun 29
$0.38
-76.5%
Buy SYN as an asymmetric play on the Hyperliquid ecosystem; Hypercall (SYN-owned options DEX) is positioned to challenge Deribit's dominance in crypto options, offering leveraged upside if it gains traction.
Buy SYN as an asymmetric play on the Hyperliquid ecosystem; Hypercall (SYN-owned options DEX) is positioned to challenge Deribit's dominance in crypto options, offering leveraged upside if it gains traction.
Crypto Assets
Short
Jun 18
$69.52
-43.1%
HYPE outperforms SOL; long HYPE, short SOL.
Hyperliquid is the number one decentralized exchange, the best business in crypto. Solana lacks a new growth catalyst after the memecoin craze died, and the institutional adoption narrative has historically failed to generate meaningful volume. HYPE will outperform SOL.
Crypto Assets
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Arthur Hayes has 23 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 23 tickers since January 2026. Win rate 48% across 23 evaluated calls, average return +23.3%. Ranked #18 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: HYPE, BTC, ZEC.