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Personas

What Are Personas?

Personas are AI trading strategies that change how Merlin analyzes and recommends trades. Each persona has a different approach to the market.

Built-In Personas

Elon Strategy

  • Style: Momentum + social sentiment
  • Risk: Aggressive
  • Approach: Follows trending assets with strong social buzz. Favors quick entries on breakouts. References social signals from X/Twitter.
  • Best for: Traders who want to ride momentum and social trends

Buffett Strategy

  • Style: Value investing
  • Risk: Conservative
  • Approach: Looks for assets trading below intrinsic value. Emphasizes margin of safety and longer holding periods. Recommends conservative position sizes. Cautions against speculation and FOMO.
  • Best for: Patient investors who want steady, lower-risk returns

AI Momentum Strategy

  • Style: Quantitative signals
  • Risk: Moderate
  • Approach: Uses quantitative analysis and technical indicators. Data-driven decisions without emotional bias.
  • Best for: Traders who trust systematic, data-driven approaches

Degen Strategy

  • Style: High-frequency meme/trend trading
  • Risk: Aggressive
  • Approach: Targets high-volatility meme stocks and trending assets. Quick in-and-out trades. Embraces risk for potential outsized returns.
  • Best for: Experienced traders comfortable with high risk

How to Use Personas

Go to the Personas page to:

  • View all available personas
  • Activate a persona (one active at a time)
  • The active persona shapes how the AI in chat analyzes trades and makes recommendations