Wiki Index
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Overview
- overview — High-level professional summary and synthesis
Experience
- phase-1-product-and-startup — Invented a product, wrote software, started and sold a company
- phase-2-director-and-innovation — Director role, top revenue per employee through innovation
- phase-3-trading-algorithms-and-hedge-funds — Trading algorithms, PM, hedge fund roles (Kingstree, Graticule, DRW, Aargo); top 5% commodity trader
- phase-4-heuristic-algebra — Invented Heuristic Algebra for AI reasoning scaffolds
- phase-5-current-markets-and-heuristics — Current: markets × heuristics, generating opportunities several derivatives deep
Projects
- heuristicchat — Python tool for scaffolded LLM queries and Elo-rated experiments
- the-silk-report — Daily AI-generated macro forecast across bonds, currencies, financials, commodities, crypto
- heuristic-algebra-llm-assisted-genetic-algorithms — Heuristic Algebra and LLM-assisted genetic algorithms for trading strategy development
- cryptofactory — Modular cryptocurrency trading system with automated strategy execution and risk management
- accumulator — Client-server trading system built with ZeroMQ for real-time signal processing and order execution
Ideas
- heuristic-macro-ideas — Ideas: 150+ invention sparks from combining Heuristic Algebra and live macro signals
Skills
- fractional-cto — Fractional CTO & Agentic Quant: decoupling legacy code, agentic frameworks, low-friction AI onboarding
Education
- willamette-university — BA in Mathematics, Economics & Physics
Achievements
- heuristic-algebra-publication — Academic paper on Heuristic Algebra (March 2026)
- polyphonic-stationarity-publication — Academic paper on Polyphonic Stationarity (April 2026)
- dynamic-heuristic-shaping-experiment — Experiment: heuristic shaping beats control on 10/11 research-synthesis questions (June 2026)
Concepts
- heuristic-algebra — Formal system of 10 operators for composing LLM reasoning scaffolds
- lucid-judgment — Top-performing reasoning scaffold (1862 avg Elo, #1 in Campaign H1)
- generative-imagination — Creativity scaffold for novel concept generation
- forecasting-scaffold — Quantitative forecasting scaffold for numerical predictions
- polyphonic-stationarity — Detecting regime shifts via frequency decomposition; stationarity breaks are detectable, not forecastable
- zero-latency — Thought experiment: as ideation-to-reality delay → 0, we evolve into stars
- self-repairing-heuristic-agents — Autonomous agents that monitor and fix automated systems
- mastery-axiom — “Complex engine, simple surface” — governing design philosophy (C1-C8 / S1-S8)
- persona-henry-carstens — Formal persona: the builder-quant who invented an algebra for knowledge
- mental-model-henry-carstens — Algebraic Sovereignty: the generative, regime-aware, build-first operating system
Entities
- henry-carstens-contact — Email, LinkedIn, GitHub, website, phone
- drw — Major hedge fund; signal support for 14 trading desks (2020–2022)
Sources
- heuristic-algebra-paper — “Heuristic Algebra: A Formal System for Composing Reasoning Scaffolds for LLMs” (Carstens, March 2026)
- llm-ga-heuristic-algebra-paper — “An LLM-Assisted Genetic Algorithm over Heuristic-Algebra Genomes: A Cross-Market Empirical Study” (16-page PDF)
- scaffolding-prompts — Three standalone scaffolds from heuristic algebra experiments (R1-R6, C1-C5, F1-F4)
- scaffolding-summary — Summary of scaffolding experiments distinguishing skeletons vs programs
- iran-war-analysis — Geopolitical analysis of 2026 Iran War using Lucid Judgment framework
- the-silk-report-source — User-provided project description of The Silk Report
- cryptofactory-description — User-provided description of CryptoFactory trading system
- accumulator-description — User-provided description of Accumulator trading system
- elevator-life — Career timeline/elevator pitch (PDF, 5 phases)
- polyphonic-stationarity-paper — “Polyphonic Stationarity: Detecting Regime Shifts…” (Carstens, April 2026)
- zero-latency — Essay on zero-latency ideation and its consequences
- fractional-cto-cv — Fractional CTO CV (PDF, 2 pages) — titles, mastery axiom, heuristics in practice
- pm-cv — PM CV (PDF, 3 pages) — trading career, portfolio performance, roles at Kingstree/Graticule/DRW/Aargo
- silk-ideas-article — 150+ invention sparks from Heuristic Algebra × live macro signals (Feb–Apr 2026)