He spent 30 years in traditional financial markets with some of the largest asset managers in the world and is now bringing momentum analytics powered by AI to digital assets. Welcome to the show, Colm Gaughran, CEO of Quantofi. Thank you for joining us today.
Thank you, Lucy. Let me start by saying I do not believe that AI is intelligent. It has logic and it has memory, but it lacks abstract thinking, creativity, and compassion. So I will start by a shout out to all the humans who have not been getting a lot of positive publicity recently. Every one of you is capable of abstract thinking, compassion, and creativity. What is AI good for? It is good for logic and memory — and if you use those aspects correctly, you can make a lot of progress.
What does Quantofi do?
We have used momentum analytics and a proprietary algorithm distilled into a Q score. That Q score is bounded between plus ten and minus ten and gives an indication at each individual asset level of the momentum in that market.
You have partnered with Crypto.com. What are you bringing to crypto traders that others cannot?
The partnership with Crypto.com is very much about a shared vision — digital assets available with the latest technology, data-driven analytics, in a secure regulatory environment. The fact that we do it here in the UAE makes that vision a reality. This is the place where innovative traders can access capital, learn from each other, get the latest tech, and trade in a secure regulated framework.
What is it about digital assets specifically that makes your approach so effective?
Digital assets are a technical analysis and analytics play. They do not have any fundamentals — no balance sheet to look at, no CEO to grill on strategy. Back in July we saw on Bitcoin that the momentum had gone out of the sell side and there was a buy signal — and we saw a massive run-up since then. Earlier this week we saw the first negative reversal in quite some time, telling us that buyers are losing momentum and anticipating some sort of pullback. We can produce an expected value on that — telling people not only when to think about exiting but at what levels to think about re-entering.
You talk about democratising fund management. What does that actually mean?
The solution covers 10,000 assets — traditional equities, all major markets, FX pairs, commodities — with institutional-grade analytics and the ability to see momentum across five time frames for digital assets and three for traditional assets. That gives you on your phone the same access to information as major institutions — so you can make informed investment decisions without paying for all of those big buildings and fancy things that go along with getting the best service from a fund manager.
What is your outlook for digital assets over the next 12 months?
The market is very much in line with where we would see it. It is about a store of value — and all assets that store value have supply and demand that go through the cycle like everything else. We do not panic when Coca-Cola shares drop 5 or 10%. Why would we do the same with this? Take the longer-term view. If you can get rid of the noise and trade with data — timing is everything.
Thank you very much for coming on the show today, Colm.
Absolutely. Thank you so much.
