Crypto Long & Short: Putting the bitcoin sizing question to the test

In a follow-up to his essay on sizing crypto risk, Lionsoul Global's Gregory Mall backtests bitcoin in a 60/40 across bull, bear and sideways regimes, showing how a straight bitcoin position, a large-cap basket and a trend-managed sleeve part ways and why the way you hold bitcoin can matter as much as how much you hold.

By Gregory Mall|Edited by Kim Greenberg Klemballa

Aug 5, 2026, 3:03 p.m.