Dual Investment — Crypto Trading Strategy Guide (2026)

Dual Investment is a fixed-term strategy where you commit capital to earn yield, but you must accept either a payout in the asset you deposited or a different one at a pre-set price. It’s not passive yield farming; it’s a structured product where you sell an option. Here’s the mechanism: you deposit, say, 1 ETH. You choose a target price (the “strike”) and an APR (e.g., 30%) for a 7-day term. At expiry, one of two things happens automatically. If the market price is above your strike, your ETH is sold at that higher strike price, and you receive the proceeds in USDT. You keep the yield. If the market price is below your strike, you simply get your 1 ETH back plus the yield, paid in ETH. Your yield is locked in the moment you subscribe, but your principal is exposed to conversion risk. Concrete example: BTC is at $60,000. You commit $10,000 worth of BTC (0.1667 BTC) to a 14-day Dual Investment product with a strike price of $62,000 and an APR of 25%. Scenario A (BTC rises): At expiry, B