In other words, what you have done is a simulation of those five years ago until now, and for the last 15 days you have been testing it with real money. It would not be the first time that when testing with money the results are not the expected ones
You're nearing to a month within the next 2 weeks so I hope that it goes well for you and it's nice that you're answering the queries here and providing some clarity to how you've been doing that because most of the posts like this that everyone has seen before seems just like a bluff. How long do you plan to test this on real account?
As of today, 02/10/2023, it has generated a 0.76% return in 17 days. We'll see how it performs until October 15th, when it reaches the 30-day mark. I will upload a link to the Excel file containing all the trades I've opened, generated by the Binance platform. I plan to conduct a backtest for around 6 months.
Yes 20% is great but you most likely won’t get this every year even if it was possible in the past. Generally backtesting is never accurate because you don’t take into account slippage and liquidity. You will find that in real life you won’t get the fills you normally want and profits won’t be as high as expected.
I was thinking the same thing, but slippage isn't as significant since I'm operating within a 3-hour time frame.
I'm wondering what sort of strategy you have built because you are on the roll with this return.
This strategy I've developed operates by averaging purchase prices. The key question is: when to buy? This is where certain mathematical calculations come into play to try to predict market volatility.
But how many years is this 20% that you say OP? Is it 1 year or more than 2 years?
I conducted the backtest from 2018 to the present date in 2023, and on a monthly basis, it has consistently yielded returns ranging from 0.8% to 3%.
In the context of trading which is a more active effort than just holding, such returns may be relatively small especially for small capital traders, let's say you only trade $1k for the whole year + $200 in profits. On the other hand, there are several things that need to be counted as your sacrifices, including the time and energy spent.
I developed it on TradingView, and when a buy or sell signal is generated, I receive an alert in my email with the purchase amount and the price at which the limit order should be placed. Currently, I'm testing it in a real account as a trial with a small capital. Once I have my figures sorted out within 6 months, I'll connect it to 3commas to make it automatic.
EXTRAI want to clarify that this is in the spot market, without leverage, as I prefer not to engage in leveraged trading. However, it's worth noting that it's possible to leverage up to a maximum of 5X, but the risk increases significantly. Since my strategy is based on averaging prices and volatility, it's possible that using high leverage, especially beyond 5X, could lead to account liquidation before the next purchase. I prefer the spot market because it's more comfortable and aligns better with an investment approach. I mention this in case anyone was considering it.