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. p0box4

    p0box4

    What do you consider to be the opening range?
     
    #901     Apr 1, 2024
  2. Hello hilmy83,

    Good Algo you have.

    Why not let the algo run and hope the -25% Drawdown is soon recovered in a 1-2 months? I understand drawdown is tuff. I had an algo last year that stayed in drawdown the entire year since march 2023. I had stop in about November 2023, tuff pain.
     
    #902     Apr 1, 2024
  3. Good Evening hilmy83,

    Very wise decision.
     
    #903     Apr 1, 2024
  4. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    US session open

    I trade for income. I don't want to waste time waiting, especially months. Otherwise I'd just invest in the stock market.
     
    #904     Apr 1, 2024
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  5. p0box4

    p0box4

    Sure, but what do you consider to be the opening range? A lot of people have different opinions on this.

    Some take the first minute, others 5 minutes, 30 minutes or even the first hour.
     
    #905     Apr 1, 2024
  6. Hello hilmy83,

    I completely understand buddy. I completely understand and agree. At least with manual trading, you have some control on drawdown recover.

    Waiting for 1 system to recover drawdown was a painful experience.
     
    #906     Apr 1, 2024
  7. ironchef

    ironchef

    Hang in there. You are smart, eventually will figure it out.

    Going back to manual and work out a different strategy is the right move if you can't afford the 25% drawdown.
     
    #907     Apr 1, 2024
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  8. ironchef

    ironchef

    I feel for you.

    Trading for income is very hard. Unless you can bank part of the profits and compound the returns to build wealth, you can't afford drawdowns.
     
    #908     Apr 1, 2024
  9. hilmy83

    hilmy83

    #909     Apr 2, 2024
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  10. show us your Orb newwurldmn...lol...i had no idea what it stood for either... :)
     
    #910     Apr 2, 2024