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

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Hope you don't mind me asking: Can these be automated?

I have rules setup, but it's not quite 100% mechanical. I'd say maybe 90% of it can be automated. The other 10% is subjective based on how price action looks like.
 
20-30% dd is normal from backtests, but I'm not sure if I can sit through it. My purpose for trading is to generate income, if i wanted to sit through stagnation, might as well just invest long term. Save money on taxes and less headache.

30% dd is high. I also used to allow high numbers but in practice this was nauseating especially when the real DD was approaching 40% for various reasons. Sitting in a 30% dd for a longer period of time is mentally devastating and not worth it. Something like 15% is far more tolerable.
 
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