Index futures automation

Discussion in 'Journals' started by hilmy83, Jul 3, 2022.

Can a fully automated trading strategy work in the long run?

  1. YES!

    56 vote(s)
    66.7%
  2. Hell naw.

    15 vote(s)
    17.9%
  3. I don't know, I got my own trading to worry about.

    13 vote(s)
    15.5%
  1. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Thinking of restarting my bot on the FDAX. The moves looks smoother at the euro open vs trading NQ at the cash open....
     
    #1011     Jun 8, 2024
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  2. Good Evening hilmy83,

    I think you should start your bot in as many markets/instruments as you can afford if and only if the bot show edge in those markets/instruments.

    Questions please:

    1. What is your personal money goal or % return goal of the bot year to year for the next X-XX years? Is it to increase position size over the next years? Is it to produce an income to pay bills years over the next years? Is it to beat the S&P 500 index year to year? Make a million dollars via compound positions with the profits made using a position sizing methods?

    2. Why did you turn the bot off? I thought the bot was doing very well personally.
     
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    #1012     Jun 8, 2024
  3. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Just want to grow 50k to 250k then withdraw from it monthly. I stopped using the bot on the NQ cause I was up 50% then 1 day took out -30% of profits.

    Maybe trading NQ during the most congested period wasn't a good idea.

    It's like picking a poker table; US session is like playing with the pros. Trading the dax maybe "easier". Let's see.
     
    #1013     Jun 9, 2024
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  4. Good Morning hilmy83,

    Thank you for explaining.

    That makes sense.

    I'm like you as well, trying to scale 1 algo system to $1 million.
     
    #1014     Jun 9, 2024
  5. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Traded the dax this morning using the bot on MT5. For some reason, executions don't show up on tradingview. Oh well, now i'm back on auto mode, we'll see how this goes on weekly basis.

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    #1015     Jun 10, 2024
  6. ironchef

    ironchef

    Have you tried trading individual names?
     
    #1016     Jun 10, 2024
  7. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    Havent' tried it. I would need a working bot version for the right platform. Also not sure if shorting would be as smooth like futures.
     
    #1017     Jun 10, 2024
  8. ironchef

    ironchef

    I find some names less chops, with better rhythm than SPY, QQQ.
     
    #1018     Jun 11, 2024
  9. hilmy83

    hilmy83


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    #1019     Jun 14, 2024
  10. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    So running more tests of current strategy, using different parameters. Seems like the closer to the end of day the session is, the more "established" the momentum would be.

    Start 50k
    Fixed 1 contract NQ



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    #1020     Jun 17, 2024
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