Index futures automation

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

  • YES!

    Votes: 56 67.5%
  • Hell naw.

    Votes: 14 16.9%
  • I don't know, I got my own trading to worry about.

    Votes: 13 15.7%

  • Total voters
    83
I never trading ES again. Its slow moving, not right for this strategy. Runner up would be RTY or CL, and maybe certain volatile high liquid stocks like NVDIA or TSLA.

I actually missed it up above where you said every $5000 increase you are adding 1 contract. Did you mean to type every $500?
 
'I do want it to outperform the ndx. At least by 20-30% for the year. Otherwise, what's the point of trading, I can just invest in qqq or something.'

Because the NDX does not go up forever.
A 40% rally since Dec 31st is NOT a typical return. How many years has the Nasdaq been up 40% ?
This algo seems to be immune to drawdowns on the Nasdaq.

November 2022, the Nasdaq was 35% off its all time highs.
 
1 micro for every $5000.

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Then I don't get how you can be at 4 micros with only $12K. If you started with 1 at 10K then you would still be at 1.

Or did you start with 4 to begin with?

The Excel is a model. My real account is at 22k.

Pay attention people!
 
Enjoy your time now NDX, with your +40% ytd....

But one day you will slip, and when you do, I hope you break your damn neck!

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'But one day you will slip, and when you do, I hope you break your damn neck!'

Funny, I was thinking yesterday that this market felt a bit like summer 2011, when the SPX rallied to 1347 on July 21st, then dropped to 1101.54 in 13 trading days. or about 18%.

About 810 points at current levels.

Nasdaq lost 16.5 %. in 10 days, equivalent to about 2,500 points at current levels.

Warning - past performance is no guarantee of future results.
 
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