The Methodology

How LightHouse
reads the market.

Every issue answers two questions about every asset. Is the long-term thesis still intact? And how aggressively should you accumulate right now? Two scores. One framework. Applied the same way every Sunday.

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Score 01

/25
Conviction Score

Five pillars rated one to five. Scores the health of the long-term thesis. Tells you whether the fundamental case for owning this asset still holds.

Asks: is the long-term case still valid?

Score 02

/60
DCA Intensity Score

Six market inputs rated one to ten. Scores current conditions. Tells you how aggressively to accumulate based on where the market sits today.

Asks: how urgently should I act, right now?
Score 01 · In Depth

The five pillars of conviction.

Each pillar is scored one to five. The total is the conviction score, out of twenty-five. A high score means the case for owning this asset is intact across every dimension we track.

01

Adoption & Demand

Is real-world usage and institutional interest still growing?

Scored 1 to 5
02

Fundamentals

Revenue, margins, balance sheet, business health. What does the math say?

Scored 1 to 5
03

Narrative & Regime Fit

Does the current macro environment favor or punish this asset?

Scored 1 to 5
04

Competitive Position

Is the moat intact, or is competition eroding the edge?

Scored 1 to 5
05

Structural Risk

Regulatory, execution, or systemic threats to the thesis.

Scored 1 to 5
What the total score means
Intact
Score 22 to 25
Core thesis is valid. Continue accumulating on schedule.
Watch
Score 12 to 21
Thesis is under pressure. Monitor closely. No emergency action.
Broken
Score below 12
Thesis no longer holds. Pause new positions. Reassess the case.
Score 02 · In Depth

The six inputs of DCA intensity.

Each input is scored one to ten. The total is the DCA score, out of sixty. The model reads market conditions across every axis that matters for accumulation timing.

Important · Inverted Scoring
Lower scores mean more distress.
More distress means a bigger polygon. A bigger polygon means a stronger signal to accumulate.
01

Drawdown

Distance from the recent high. Deeper drawdown means a lower score.

02

Volatility

VIX turbulence. Higher volatility means a lower score.

03

Sentiment

Fear and Greed index. Extreme fear means a lower score.

04

Trend

Position relative to 200 MA. Below in a downtrend means a lower score.

05

Liquidity

Policy stance. Tightening or rising rates means a lower score.

06

Catalyst

High-impact events on the horizon. More converging risk means a lower score.

Six axes · One picture
DRAWDOWN VOLATILITY SENTIMENT TREND LIQUIDITY CATALYST

Every deep dive opens with a hexagon. Each axis is one of the six inputs. The polygon connects the score for each. Because scoring is inverted, a small polygon means calm conditions, a large polygon means a strong signal to accumulate.

Quick read: If the polygon stretches to one corner, that input is the loudest signal. If it sprawls outward across multiple corners, the model is screaming Aggressive.
What the total score means
Aggressive
6 to 15
Conditions are distressed. Multiple inputs in panic territory. Long-term investors lean in hard.
Standard
16 to 28
Markets stressed but functioning. Maintain regular contribution pace.
Light
29 to 42
Conditions calm, prices elevated. Minimal contributions, no urgency.
Pause
43 to 60
Asset near all-time high or conviction is broken. Hold off on new positions.
The Override Rule

Conviction always wins.

If conviction is broken, the DCA signal automatically pauses. No matter how distressed the market looks. No matter how attractive the price. A broken thesis is not a dip to accumulate. It's a position to reassess.

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Next issue lands
this Sunday.

The framework, applied. Forty assets. Two scores. One clean read on what is intact, what is broken, and how aggressively to accumulate.