ZEDCRIT TERMINAL

"I lost $25,000 in a single day. $15,000 on one account, $10,000 on another. I thought it was a choppy sideways day. I was wrong — the market had shifted into a strong downtrend. I averaged in. I held. The bounce never came."

— Adrian Danet, Founder & CEO

What I needed — but didn't have — was a system that could tell me in real time: the regime has shifted. This is no longer sideways. This is a downtrend. Exit now.

After that day I studied everything: Hidden Markov Models, Kalman filters, GEX analytics, market microstructure. The tools existed, but were scattered across expensive platforms, requiring PhD-level coding, and impossible to access in real time.

So I built my own. Zedcrit Terminal is the system I wish I had that day. It's the difference between gambling and making a statistically calculated decision. Adrian Oprisor joined as CTO, refined the engineering, and together we now have a functional prototype in Private Beta with 10 active traders.

Investor Takeaway

The Problem in 1 Sentence

Active options traders lose thousands of dollars because they cannot identify market regimes in real time — and every available solution is either too expensive, too generic, not private, or technically inaccessible.

The Solution in 1 Sentence

Zedcrit Terminal is a plug-and-play hardware appliance that runs HMM regime detection, complete GEX analytics, and synthesized market forces locally on your desk — with $0/month data cost, using your existing Schwab account. Available in two configurations: Zedcrit Core ($799) and the premium Zedcrit Pro ($1,499).

5-Year Projections (Conservative)

Exit: $11.1–16.7M (10-15x multiple on EBITDA) · Investor ROI: ~1.3x–2.0x on $300K @ $6M cap

For Traders (45 sec)

"I lost $25,000 in a single day because I couldn't see that the market had shifted regime. From that pain, I built Zedcrit — a hardware appliance that tells you, in real time, whether you're in an uptrend, downtrend, sideways, or high volatility regime. It's plug-and-play, 100% private, and costs $0/month in data fees."

For Investors / VCs (60 sec)

"0DTE options now account for 50%+ of SPX volume. But every existing tool was built for 30-day options — they use lagging indicators, single-paradigm models, and fixed weights.

0DTE requires a fundamentally different approach. It requires multi-paradigm fusion in real-time.

Zedcrit Terminal fuses SEVEN mathematical paradigms: Kalman Innovation for zero-lag regime detection, GEX Analytics for dealer positioning, Bayesian Inference for probability surfaces, Institutional Flow for smart money detection, Machine Learning for optimal force weighting, Risk-Neutral Measures for volatility pricing, and Extreme Value Theory for tail risk estimation.

40 dimensional forces — directional, kinetic, and frictional — are synthesized into a single 2D vector space using Welford's Online Variance.

The result is a Statistical Implied Vector that mathematically reveals, in real time, where the market is statistically biased to move. No other system does this. Because no one else has built the mathematics."

Retail options traders are at a structural disadvantage against institutional players. The single biggest cause of trading losses is not a bad strategy — it's misidentifying the market environment.

Institutional vs. Retail: The Quant Gap

The Pain: You're fighting with stone tools against opponents using laser-guided missiles.

We interviewed 15+ active options traders. Their responses validated the problem at scale:

Trader Quotes

"I lost $12,000 because I thought it was a pullback. It was a regime shift. If I'd had a system telling me, I'd have been out."

"I pay $1,200/month for data and still feel like I'm flying blind."

"I'm a coder, and even I find it impossible to build a full GEX + regime detection system. The complexity is staggering."

No solution delivers the full combination of HMM Regime Detection + GEX + Market Forces + Privacy + $0 data cost in a plug-and-play form factor.

Zedcrit Terminal is a purpose-built Mini PC hardware appliance that brings institutional-grade quantitative intelligence to your desk. It plugs into your Ethernet, runs completely locally, and becomes operational in under 5 minutes.

Use Case: The 0DTE Trader's Morning

Market Forces Covered

Zedcrit fuses 7 mathematical paradigms across 11 technical layers, creating a coherent engine that is mathematically inimitabile and physically secure.

We live in the era of "vibe coding." A developer can clone a UI overnight. They cannot clone Zedcrit.

We do not file patents — patents require public disclosure. Our algorithms are protected by a layered trade secret strategy:

SEC / FINRA — Not Investment Advice

Our analytics are strictly impersonal. They do not consider the user's risk profile, portfolio size, or financial goals — the fundamental SEC threshold for "investment advice." Every output uses statistical terminology (e.g., "Statistical Implied Vector") rather than trade recommendations ("Buy," "Sell").

OPRA Data Distribution — BYOD Model

Zedcrit operates on a Bring Your Own Data (BYOD) model. The client connects their own personal retail API key. All calculations happen locally on their hardware. Zero transmission of derived data back to our servers. Legally equivalent to a complex Excel macro running on the client's own laptop.

Proof of Traction

Key Market Tailwinds

0DTE options now account for the majority of SPX volume. These instruments require real-time regime detection — lagging indicators are structurally useless. Zedcrit is built precisely for this.

Why 0DTE Changes Everything

0DTE is not "just another option." It is a fundamentally different asset class that breaks traditional 30-day models. This is why our Multi-Paradigm approach is strictly necessary.

Macro Trends Favoring Zedcrit

Primary: The Active Options Trader

Secondary: Small Proprietary Trading Firms (2–10 traders)

Higher willingness to pay, buys multiple units, qualifies for Enterprise pricing — a high-LTV segment we address in Year 2.

We do not rely solely on expensive paid ads. Our Community-Led Growth strategy is built on a 6-stage self-liquidating funnel called Zero Day Spartan. By offering high-value trading mindset education (free eBooks and a "Pay What You Want" book bundle), we aim to drastically reduce our net CAC (as frontend book sales offset ad spend). Once trust is established via our automated email sequences, we upsell the Zedcrit Terminal as the ultimate hardware solution to their trading pain. Crucially: while this funnel is designed for hyper-efficiency, we modeled our financial projections using a highly pessimistic $1,200 CAC (and a realistic $800 CAC), ensuring the business remains highly profitable even in worst-case scenarios.

Dual-Hardware Strategy: By introducing the premium Zedcrit Pro at $1,499, we create a powerful pricing anchor. This market segmentation allows us to capture high-volume traders and prop firms while making the $799 Zedcrit Core feel like exceptional value for entry-level traders, accelerating overall conversion and creating a natural upgrade path.

CAC Evolution Simulation

Pricing vs. Competition

• $799 Zedcrit Core / $1,499 Zedcrit Pro — The dual-hardware approach anchors the price, making the $799 Core feel like an exceptional bargain while providing a premium option for high-end traders. Both feel like professional, tax-deductible equipment purchases.
• $149/month — Below the psychological $150/month threshold. Less than most traders already spend on inadequate tools.
• $49/month Care — Feels optional and affordable. Converts support cost into a ~98% margin revenue stream.
• Pain-based value framing — "One prevented regime misread pays for the entire system." A $5,000 loss averted makes the upfront cost feel trivial.

Break-even Analysis for a Typical User

Note: Projections assume a ~228% Year-over-Year growth rate in Year 2, supported by our CAC optimization strategy. *New Units Sold includes hardware upgrades and secondary multi-location units purchased by existing clients, outstripping net-new active subscriptions.

Operational Scaling

As we move to volume manufacturing, we are preparing key logistical milestones: finalizing FCC and CE hardware certifications for international shipping, implementing standardized 1-year limited warranties, and scaling a dedicated tier-1 technical support protocol for rapid hardware replacements to minimize downtime for active traders.

Financial technology and retail trading platforms trade at 10x–15x EBITDA (a conservative multiple for highly profitable Hardware-SaaS hybrids). At Year 5 EBITDA ($1.11M), this yields an expected exit valuation of $11.1M – $16.7M.

$300K @ $6M cap = 5% initial ownership (~3.5% effective after standard 30% dilution).

Base Case (Conservative — 1,460 clients in Year 5)

Upside Case (Aggressive — 3,500+ clients in Year 5)

Key Insight: Even in the worst case (500 units total, 33% of our base case), the company generates ~$350K EBITDA and exits at $3.5–5M — still a ~0.4x–0.6x ROI (partial loss of capital) on a $300K pre-seed investment. The downside is heavily protected. The upside potential is compelling.

We are raising $300,000 on a SAFE at a $6M Valuation Cap. We proactively propose a Milestone-Based Tranche Structure — capital deployment maps precisely to risk reduction. This tranche structure is explicitly designed to test our actual CAC against our conservative models before scaling capital deployment. You don't fund speculation; you fund proven execution.

For Angel Investors (Ex-Traders)

"I lost $25,000 in a single day — $15K on one account, $10K on another. I thought it was choppy. The market entered a strong downtrend. I didn't recognize the regime shift in time.

From that day, Zedcrit Terminal was born. A hardware appliance running HMM Regime Detection + GEX + market forces, locally, $0 monthly data cost. We drive efficient acquisition through our "Zero Day Spartan" community funnel, yet we modeled the financials on a pessimistic $1,200 CAC (and realistic $800 CAC). 10 traders in Private Beta. Raising $300K at $6M cap. 5-year projections: $2.61M ARR, $10.4–15.6M exit. Do you have 10 minutes for a demo?"

For Micro-VCs (Deep Tech / Hardware)

"We're not selling hardware. We're selling quantitative intelligence. Hardware protects IP (TPM 2.0) and eliminates cloud costs — running this on AWS for 1,500 users would cost $75K–$110K/month. Our edge model costs <$20/user (saving $540K–$954K/year)."

~31% hardware margins, ~85% software margins, LTV/CAC 5.4:1. $10.4–15.6M exit in 5 years. Milestone-based tranches eliminate execution risk. Would you like to see the deck?"

For Traditional VC (Fintech / SaaS)

"LTV/CAC 5.4:1. 15–18 months runway. Profitable in Year 2. Milestone tranches protect your capital. Our base case delivers solid returns; our upside case delivers VC-grade multiples. The downside is protected; the upside is massive. The math works — and the growth model is highly asymmetric."

Hardware: Zedcrit Core (Base Model)

Hardware: Zedcrit Pro (Performance Model)

Software Stack