Markets don’t move in straight lines. Prices rise, fall, retrace, and occasionally overreact. Most investors treat drawdowns as something to fear... a sign of weakness... a reason to hesitate. But in my AIS framework , drawdowns aren’t a threat. They’re signal. They’re opportunity. They’re the moments when disciplined accumulation becomes most powerful. My AIS logic doesn’t punish drawdowns... it exploits them. That’s the foundation behind my current income‑stacking strategy, and it’s why I’m shifting my monthly contributions toward a 60/40 split between two ARCA‑listed income candidates... VSHY and BKLN . My AIS Candidates Show a Clear Drawdown Difference Both ETFs pay monthly income. Both are liquid. Both fit neatly into my income‑stacking architecture. But their behavior under drawdown conditions is very different... and that difference is exactly what my AIS framework is designed to harness. BKLN... My Stability Candidate My current BKLN position: 183.962 share...
Systems, Iron, and Yield: Periodical logs on programmatic trading, augmented infrastructure income, and the discipline of a structured life by an algorithmic quant Trader.
A periodical by Michael Medeiros