TIYlab — Algorithmic BTC Trading System | Macro Regime Detection | 3 Strat

[TIYlab]

TIYlab - Algorithmic BTC Portfolio Automation
Macro Regime | Adaptive DCA | Adaptive Shield | Building in Public

Last updated: September 3, 2026


ABOUT

TIYlab is a Bitcoin portfolio automation system built and operated from France.

The project combines systematic trading, risk management and production-grade infrastructure. It has operated with real capital and real execution since April 6, 2026.

The live architecture has evolved since launch. Major production changes are publicly documented, including the replacement of the original Funding strategy by Adaptive Shield on August 30, 2026 and the current 2026.09 architecture introduced on September 2, 2026.

TIYlab does not promise guaranteed returns or claim to predict Bitcoin. The objective is to apply consistent rules through bull, bear, ranging and transition markets.


WHAT IS TIYLAB?

TIYlab runs three complementary automated Bitcoin strategies on the user's own exchange account:

• Macro regime management
• Adaptive Bitcoin accumulation
• Adaptive multi-regime protection and exposure

The portfolio starts with a fixed 60/10/30 allocation:

• 60% Macro Bot
• 10% DCA Bot
• 30% Adaptive Shield

Each strategy then compounds its own settled net results independently.

Funds remain on the user's exchange. TIYlab never takes custody of client assets and API withdrawals must remain disabled.

Minimum required capital: 2,000 USDT.
Recommended capital: 3,000 USDT or more.


THE THREE STRATEGIES

1. Macro Bot - 60% initial allocation

The Macro Bot analyses long-term market regimes and manages the portfolio's core Bitcoin exposure according to confirmed market conditions.

A regime change alone is not sufficient to trigger a new bull position. Independent market-strength confirmation is also required to reduce false starts when Bitcoin is ranging near a declining long-term trend.

The strategy can progressively reduce exposure during excessive market extensions and apply adaptive protection as gains develop.

Following a protective exit, fresh market-strength validation is required before re-entry.

In the current 2026.09 architecture, part of the BULL sleeve is retained as a dedicated reserve for isolated futures hedges.

Exact operational thresholds, indicators and internal decision rules remain proprietary.

When the Macro allocation is inactive, optional flexible lending may be used on compatible exchanges.

Optional Macro lending is currently available on:

• Binance
• Bybit
• KuCoin
• OKX

Lending principal remains attached to the Macro allocation and generated interest is isolated so that the portfolio structure is preserved.

2. DCA Bot - 10% initial allocation

The DCA Bot performs adaptive Bitcoin accumulation based on market conditions, drawdown and available allocation.

It does not simply buy the same amount regardless of the environment. Purchases are adjusted according to market conditions and the remaining DCA envelope.

When recycling becomes available, only individually profitable lots may be sold.

Losing lots remain untouched, so the recycling mechanism never triggers a sale at a loss.

The objective is progressive long-term accumulation rather than short-term trading.

3. Adaptive Shield - 30% initial allocation

Adaptive Shield is a multi-regime strategy designed to complement the Macro and DCA allocations.

In rising markets, it can add separate upside exposure.

In deteriorating or falling markets, it can apply capped protective exposure rather than remaining fully dependent on Bitcoin's direction.

The strategy adapts its behaviour to the market regime instead of relying on a single permanent position structure.

In the current 2026.09 architecture, part of the BULL sleeve is retained as a dedicated reserve for isolated futures hedges.

Exposure, protection and hedge sizing are controlled by internal risk rules. Exact signals, thresholds and state-machine logic remain proprietary.

Adaptive Shield uses derivatives where required. Futures trading introduces additional risks including execution, margin, liquidity, basis, funding and liquidation risk.


SUPPORTED EXCHANGES

• Binance
• Bybit
• KuCoin
• OKX
• Bitget
• Gate
• MEXC
• HTX

Exchange-specific API guides are available in the documentation.

https://tiylab.com/en/docs


CURRENT HISTORICAL BACKTEST - VERSION 2026.09

Current architecture:

Macro + DCA + Adaptive Shield

Test period: March 15, 2018 to July 27, 2026

Starting capital: 2,000 USDT

Initial allocation: 60/10/30 fixed

After the initial allocation, each bot compounds its own settled net results independently.

Lending interest is not compounded in the research simulation.

Published figures use a conservative multi-exchange baseline.

TIYlab simulated return: +1389.77%

Bitcoin Buy & Hold: +690.29%

TIYlab maximum drawdown: -46.69%

Bitcoin Buy & Hold maximum drawdown: -76.63%

TIYlab Sharpe ratio: 0.969

Simulation methodology:

• BTC/USDT historical data from March 15, 2018 to July 27, 2026
• Exchange data accessed through CCXT, with a shared BTC proxy where native history is unavailable
• Signals use completed candles only
• Simulated execution occurs in the following period
• Current exchange taker fees are doubled for the conservative cost baseline
• Additional slippage assumption: 0.06%
• Walk-forward controls are used
• Shield liquidation checks use intrahour highs
• Liquidation fees and available historical funding data are included
• Optional lending is not reproduced
• Exchange outages are not reproduced

History was used during strategy development. The historical simulation therefore remains retrospective development evidence.

The public live track record is the prospective validation.


BACKTEST VERSION HISTORY

TIYlab keeps previous published results when the architecture changes instead of replacing them silently.

Version 2026.07 - ARCHIVED

Architecture:
Macro + DCA + Funding

Period:
March 15, 2018 to July 27, 2026

Return: +646.13%

Maximum drawdown: -53.42%

Sharpe ratio: 0.725

Version 2026.09 - CURRENT

Architecture:
Macro + DCA + Adaptive Shield

Period:
March 15, 2018 to July 27, 2026

Return: +1389.77%

Maximum drawdown: -46.69%

Sharpe ratio: 0.969

Replacing Funding with Adaptive Shield materially changed the simulated behaviour of the portfolio.

The higher result of the current version should not be interpreted as independent validation because the same broad historical period contributed to development of both versions.

This is why TIYlab separately publishes a versioned live track record using real capital and real execution.

Full methodology and version history:

https://tiylab.com/en/backtest

Backtests are historical simulations. They cannot predict future performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Invested capital may be partially or totally lost.


LIVE TRACK RECORD

TIYlab has operated on a production account with real capital and real execution since April 6, 2026.

The production account has remained publicly tracked while the architecture has evolved.

Important milestones are disclosed so that the current strategy is not presented as if it had existed unchanged since April.

Notable milestones include:

• April 6, 2026 - Public live tracking begins
• July 15, 2026 - Adaptive Shield research begins
• August 30, 2026 - Adaptive Shield replaces Funding in production
• September 2, 2026 - Current 2026.09 architecture enters production

The live tracker publishes:

• Current portfolio equity
• Performance versus declared capital
• Bitcoin comparison
• Current market regime
• Bot activity
• Anonymised runtime decisions
• Major architecture milestones

Live results:

https://tiylab.com/en/tracker

The first published month underperformed Bitcoin because the Macro Bot remained defensive during a rally.

That result was published without modification because transparency includes unfavorable periods.

April 2026 report:

Read the April 2026 report on Medium


HOW IT WORKS

Users connect a supported exchange through a dedicated API key.

Security requirements include:

• Withdrawals disabled
• Only the permissions required for operation
• Dedicated API key
• IP restriction where supported
• Two-factor authentication strongly recommended

The service then runs the three coordinated strategy allocations automatically according to their rules.

No code needs to be installed by the user.

The Telegram interface provides onboarding, activation, monitoring, portfolio equity, bot diagnostics, notifications, reports, pause controls and support.

A dry-run testing mode is also available.

Users remain in control of their exchange account, API keys and capital and may revoke API access directly from their exchange.

Manual trading on the same account used by TIYlab is not recommended because it can interfere with automated state and position reconciliation.


SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

TIYlab is designed so that client assets remain on the client's exchange.

• No transfer of client assets to TIYlab
• API withdrawals disabled
• API permissions checked during onboarding
• API credentials encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM
• Credentials are never stored, displayed or logged in plain text
• IP restriction required or strongly recommended depending on the exchange
• Per-client API and bot-state isolation
• Runtime guards
• Position reconciliation
• Operational alerts and safeguards
• European infrastructure hosted in Germany
• Public service-status page

If an operational inconsistency is detected, runtime safeguards may suspend execution and raise an alert.

The user always retains an independent emergency action: revoke the API key directly from the exchange.

Disabling withdrawals significantly limits API access but does not eliminate every risk.

A compromised trading key could still be used to place harmful orders or generate losses and fees.

No connected trading system can guarantee absolute protection against market, exchange, execution, availability or cybersecurity risks.

Security details:

https://tiylab.com/en/security

Service status:

https://tiylab.com/en/status


LAUNCH PRICING

TIYlab is still building its public track record.

The current prices are launch pricing for this stage of the project.

Every plan includes all three bots, Telegram monitoring, notifications and reports.

There are no performance fees or hidden costs.

Monthly: $4 per month

No commitment.
Cancel anytime through Telegram.
30-day money-back guarantee.

6 months: $19
Approximately $3.17/month.

12 months: $29
Approximately $2.42/month.

All plans include:

• Macro Bot
• DCA Bot
• Adaptive Shield
• 8 supported exchanges
• Telegram bot interface
• 24/7 monitoring
• Real-time notifications
• Performance reports
• Dry-run testing mode
• Email and Telegram support

Payment methods:

• Stripe card payment
• USDC for prepaid plans on Polygon, Arbitrum, Base and Ethereum

Minimum capital required to activate TIYlab: 2,000 USDT.

Recommended capital: 3,000 USDT or more.

Eligibility is checked before payment.

Pricing and eligibility:

https://tiylab.com/en/pricing


TRANSPARENCY

TIYlab is being built in public.

The project publishes:

• Real production-account performance
• Performance relative to Bitcoin
• Historical backtest methodology
• Previous backtest versions
• Favorable and unfavorable results
• Major production architecture changes
• Public bot signals
• Current market regime
• Anonymised runtime decisions
• Service status
• Product changelog
• Educational and technical articles

Previous strategy results are retained when the architecture changes.

The original Macro + DCA + Funding backtest remains publicly visible alongside the current Macro + DCA + Adaptive Shield version.

No guaranteed returns.

No custody of client assets.

No withdrawal permission.

No performance fee.


WHO IS TIYLAB FOR?

TIYlab is primarily designed for Bitcoin investors with a medium- or long-term horizon who:

• Hold at least 2,000 USDT on a supported exchange
• Want systematic BTC exposure without constantly monitoring the market
• Prefer a predefined strategy rather than manually configuring dozens of parameters
• Want to keep their assets on their own exchange
• Understand that backtests and past live results cannot guarantee future performance

TIYlab may not be suitable for users who:

• Seek quick profits
• Want scalping
• Want aggressive leverage
• Want to customize every strategy parameter
• Plan to trade manually on the same account
• Expect guaranteed returns

The objective is simple:

Delegate discipline, not control.


PILOT PROGRAM

TIYlab is currently offering a limited pilot program.

Up to 5 selected testers may receive 12 months of free access in exchange for regular feedback on their experience.

Applications are reviewed individually.

If interested, contact:

[support@tiylab.com](mailto:support@tiylab.com)

Please briefly introduce your profile, exchange and approximate capital.


LINKS

Website:
[https://tiylab.com(https://tiylab.com[/url)]

Live tracker:
https://tiylab.com/en/tracker

Documentation:
https://tiylab.com/en/docs

Backtest and version history:
https://tiylab.com/en/backtest

Security:
https://tiylab.com/en/security

Service status:
https://tiylab.com/en/status

Public changelog:
https://tiylab.com/en/changelog

Telegram Bot:
https://t.me/TIYlabBot

Public Signals:
https://t.me/TIYlabSignals

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TIYlab

Medium:
https://medium.com/@tiylab

X:
https://x.com/TIYlab_btc

Bluesky:
@tiylab.bsky.social


PUBLIC CHANGELOG

[April 6, 2026] - Live tracking begins

The TIYlab production account begins public tracking with real capital, real execution and continuous monitoring.

[July 3, 2026] - Optional Macro lending

Idle Macro cash may be placed in compatible flexible lending products.

Principal remains attached to the Macro allocation and generated interest stays isolated to preserve the portfolio structure.

[July 15, 2026] - Adaptive Shield research begins

Initial historical replays begin evaluating a multi-regime third strategy.

This milestone represents research and not a production release.

[July 20, 2026] - DCA recycling by profitable lots

The DCA engine may recycle individually profitable lots.

Losing lots remain untouched and the recycling mechanism never triggers a sale at a loss.

[July 27, 2026] - Independent confirmation for Macro recoveries

Macro regime transitions now require independent strength confirmation to reduce false starts in range-bound markets.

[August 24, 2026] - Adaptive Macro gain protection

Macro long protection now follows the cycle high and tightens as gains grow.

After a protective exit, fresh market-strength validation is required before re-entry.

[August 30, 2026] - Adaptive Shield enters production

Adaptive Shield replaces the previous Funding allocation in the live architecture.

The previous Funding backtest remains available in the public version history so that the change remains visible.

[September 2, 2026] - Version 2026.09: dedicated BULL hedge reserve

Macro and Adaptive Shield now retain 15% of their BULL sleeves as a dedicated reserve for isolated futures hedges.

This architecture is included in the current public backtest.

Full changelog:

https://tiylab.com/en/changelog


DISCLAIMER

TIYlab is software for automated cryptocurrency trading.

It does not provide guaranteed returns or personalized financial advice.

Cryptocurrency and derivatives markets involve substantial risk of loss.

Backtests are historical simulations and cannot predict future performance.

Live results and past performance do not guarantee future results.

API withdrawal restrictions reduce custody risk but do not remove trading, exchange, execution, margin, liquidation, availability or cybersecurity risks.

Users remain responsible for their exchange account, API permissions, capital and decision to use or stop the service.

Invested capital may be partially or totally lost. Never invest more than you can afford to lose.


This thread will be updated when significant product changes, strategy versions or performance reports are published.

Previous results will remain visible when the architecture changes.

Questions, technical criticism and skeptical review are welcome.

[TIYlab]

TIYlab Update — Adaptive Shield Replaces Funding + New Free Simulation

TIYlab has recently gone through two important changes:

• The previous Funding strategy has been replaced by Adaptive Shield

• The onboarding has been redesigned around a free 14-day simulation

1. Funding has been replaced by Adaptive Shield

The previous TIYlab architecture used:

• 60% Macro Bot
• 10% Adaptive DCA
• 30% Funding Bot

The Funding Bot used a market-neutral BTC carry approach based on coordinated spot and futures positions.

Its objective was to capture favorable funding conditions while reducing direct dependence on Bitcoin's direction.

The approach provided a return source structurally different from directional BTC exposure, but funding opportunities are not equally attractive across every market regime.

During research, we started asking a broader question:

Instead of dedicating 30% permanently to funding carry, could this allocation adapt to the market regime itself?

That research became Adaptive Shield.

The current architecture is now:

• 60% Macro
• 10% Adaptive DCA
• 30% Adaptive Shield

Adaptive Shield is a multi-regime strategy.

In favorable market conditions, it can add controlled upside exposure.

In deteriorating or bearish conditions, it can shift toward protective exposure.

The objective is neither permanent leverage nor permanent hedging.

The purpose is to make the third portfolio sleeve more adaptive across different market environments.

Exact thresholds, sizing rules and internal decision logic remain proprietary.

2. Previous backtest results remain public

The previous Funding architecture has not been removed from the historical record.

Archived version 2026.07 — Macro + DCA + Funding

Return: +646.13%

Maximum drawdown: -53.42%

Sharpe ratio: 0.725

Current version 2026.09 — Macro + DCA + Adaptive Shield

Return: +1389.77%

Maximum drawdown: -46.69%

Sharpe ratio: 0.969

Bitcoin Buy & Hold over the same historical period:

Return: +690.29%

Maximum drawdown: -76.63%

Important clarification:

The historical period was used during strategy development.

The new backtest is therefore development evidence, not independent validation.

The public live track record remains the prospective validation.

Adaptive Shield entered production on August 30, 2026.

The current 2026.09 architecture entered production on September 2, 2026.

We keep these dates public because the current architecture should not be presented as if it had been running unchanged since April.

Full methodology and version history:

https://tiylab.com/en/backtest

3. New free 14-day simulation

We also changed how new users can discover TIYlab.

Previously, users moved relatively quickly toward API configuration.

We decided that automated trading should not require trust upfront.

You can now start TIYlab with:

• No payment

• No credit card

• No API required

• No access to your exchange account

• No real trades

• Virtual capital only

The free simulation lasts 14 days.

TIYlab runs its three strategies using simulated capital and users can observe:

• Macro decisions
• Adaptive DCA behavior
• Adaptive Shield behavior
• simulated orders
• portfolio evolution
• market regime
• Telegram notifications

No real order can be sent during this stage.

4. Discover → Verify → Automate

The new onboarding is deliberately progressive.

① Discover

Start the free simulation without connecting an API.

Choose your exchange and virtual capital and observe how TIYlab behaves.

② Verify

After seeing TIYlab operate, you can optionally verify your exchange using a strictly read-only API key.

This step is optional.

The same simulation continues.

The same start date, virtual capital and simulated history are preserved.

Nothing is reset.

And TIYlab still cannot trade.

Users can verify directly on their exchange that the API key has no trading permission.

③ Automate

Only when you decide to move to real execution do you:

• choose a paid plan

• create a new dedicated Live API key

• enable the required trading permissions

Withdrawals remain disabled.

The read-only verification key is never reused for Live trading.

The simulated portfolio is also never converted into a real portfolio.

No simulated position, equity or decision is transferred to Live.

The Live bots initialize from the real balances and real positions present on the exchange at activation.

Discover without account access.

Verify without trading permission.

Automate only when you decide to.

5. No artificial social proof

We also removed placeholder-style testimonials from the TIYlab website.

TIYlab is still a young product.

We prefer to rely on verifiable information:

• public live track record
• public backtest methodology
• archived strategy versions
• public changelog
• real production history
• free simulation
• read-only exchange verification

Real customer testimonials will be added when real customers provide them.

Not before.

More details

Full Medium article:

TIYlab Evolves: Adaptive Shield Replaces Funding

Website:

https://tiylab.com

Live tracker:

https://tiylab.com/en/tracker

Backtest:

https://tiylab.com/en/backtest

Documentation:

https://tiylab.com/en/docs

Security:

https://tiylab.com/en/security

Telegram:

https://t.me/TIYlabBot

TIYlab is software for automated cryptocurrency trading.

Backtests are historical simulations and cannot predict future performance.

Live results and past performance do not guarantee future results.

Cryptocurrency and derivatives markets involve substantial risk of loss.

Never invest more than you can afford to lose.

[TIYlab]

TIYlab Update — Hyperliquid and Aster Are Now Live

TIYlab now officially supports 10 trading venues:

8 centralized exchanges

• Binance
• Bybit
• KuCoin
• OKX
• Bitget
• Gate
• MEXC
• HTX

2 decentralized exchanges

• Hyperliquid
• Aster

Both DEX integrations are now live after implementation, security validation and regression testing.

All three TIYlab strategies are available on the new DEX connections:

• Macro Bot
• Adaptive DCA
• Adaptive Shield

One DEX is enough

Users do not need to connect several decentralized exchanges.

A TIYlab instance still uses a single selected trading venue.

A user can therefore run the complete TIYlab architecture on:

• Hyperliquid

or

• Aster

just as they can already choose one of the supported centralized exchanges.

How the DEX model works

Deposits and withdrawals remain entirely under the user's control.

TIYlab does not:

• fund the DEX account
• initiate the user's deposit
• request a seed phrase
• request the master-wallet private key
• manage external withdrawals

The user creates and funds the DEX account independently.

TIYlab only becomes involved when the user chooses to connect the already-funded account for automation.

Free simulation: still no trading authorization

The existing TIYlab progressive onboarding also applies to Hyperliquid and Aster.

① Discover

Start the free 14-day simulation.

• no payment
• no API required
• no wallet authorization
• no Agent Wallet
• no real orders
• virtual capital only

② Verify

DEX verification requires only the public account address.

TIYlab can verify the account using public data without creating a trading Agent or requesting a trading signature.

The same simulation and history continue.

③ Automate

Only after the user chooses a paid Live plan is a dedicated restricted trading Agent authorized.

The simulated portfolio is never imported into Live.

Live execution starts from the real balances and positions on the selected venue.

Hyperliquid

Hyperliquid uses USDC as the relevant stablecoin for TIYlab.

TIYlab uses a dedicated Hyperliquid Agent for automated trading.

The user's master wallet key is never shared with TIYlab.

The trading Agent does not receive the master-wallet withdrawal/transfer authority.

For spot Bitcoin exposure, Hyperliquid currently represents BTC through UBTC on HyperCore. TIYlab documents this explicitly rather than presenting it as native BTC held directly on Bitcoin L1.

Aster

Aster uses USDT.

TIYlab creates a dedicated Agent with the required permissions:

• Spot trading: enabled
• Perpetual trading: enabled
• Withdrawals: disabled
• TIYlab server IP restriction: enabled

The Agent permissions are verified before Live activation.

If the required security state is not present, TIYlab does not start the bots.

Security verification

The DEX integrations include additional runtime safeguards beyond the protocol-level Agent permissions.

These include:

• approved BTC markets only
• order and position limits
• leverage controls
• slippage and stale-price protection
• duplicate-order protection
• reconciliation
• permission re-checks
• Agent expiry/revocation detection
• circuit breakers
• automated security probes

If a critical Agent permission changes or access is revoked, TIYlab pauses automated execution rather than continuing silently.

Capital requirements

Hyperliquid:

Minimum: 2,000 USDC

Aster:

Minimum: 2,000 USDT

The existing CEX-specific requirements remain unchanged.

Why add DEX support?

The objective was not to create a separate "TIYlab DEX" product.

TIYlab remains one system.

Users simply have more choice over where they want the three strategies to run.

The current structure is now:

10 trading venues
3 automated Bitcoin strategies
1 TIYlab portfolio framework

Website

https://tiylab.com

Live tracker

https://tiylab.com/en/tracker

Documentation

https://tiylab.com/en/docs

Security

https://tiylab.com/en/security

Pricing

https://tiylab.com/en/pricing

TIYlab is software for automated cryptocurrency trading.

Cryptocurrency and derivatives markets involve substantial risk of loss.

DEXs introduce additional risks including protocol, smart-contract, liquidity, stablecoin, oracle, funding and operational risks.

Past performance, live results and backtests do not guarantee future results.

Never invest more than you can afford to lose.