THE DOCKET / CASE № 009
In the matter of
The “+164% returns” claim — a class of AI-trading boasts built on backtested numbers
Claim-classNo account namedFiled 09 JUL 2026
NOT PROVEN
“Our AI trading bot returned +164% — one agent topped +252%.”
QUOTED VERBATIM · SOURCE ARCHIVED AS EXHIBIT A
The evidence
Claimed+12% / month, "guaranteed"
Observed+1.4% / month over the window
Samplen = 214 trades · 92 days
Benchmark+2.1% (doing nothing at all)
p-value0.51 — a coin flip with better marketing