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What Does 'Rejection Alpha' Mean?

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[ SLANG ][ CRYPTO ][ NOUN ]

A trading edge derived from studying the tokens an automated filtering system rejects or screens out β€” the assumption being that a filter's blind spots or overly cautious rejections can themselves reveal underpriced opportunities.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"His whole strategy is rejection alpha, running the same screen everyone uses but specifically buying what it filters out."

LORE & ORIGIN

Combines 'rejection' with 'alpha' (crypto slang for a trading edge or valuable information), naming this specific counter-intuitive strategy of mining value from what automated screening systems throw away.

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