2025-12-26 07:20:30

Running an automated trading strategy for 4 months, with an initial investment of 1000, and currently making a profit of over 600. This strategy focuses on the two mainstream assets, Bitcoin and Ethereum, using a pure trend-following approach, without hedging or high-frequency trading — just a steady and reliable method.

Interestingly, backtesting this logic against five years of historical data has yielded a cumulative return of 32 times. Although backtests are inevitably more optimistic than live trading, this result still indicates that the strategy's framework is reliable.

The plan is to keep this strategy running, with periodic updates shared along the way. If anyone is interested in automated trading strategies, let's exchange ideas.

BTC1.62%

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ParallelChainMaxi

· 6h ago

Pull back testing data, live trading is a nightmare. I've seen too many of these routines. Six hundred in four months is indeed good, but don't celebrate too early. Let's see what happens when the bear market comes. Regarding trend following, most people make money in a bull market; it mainly depends on how the drawdown is managed. 32x backtest? To put it nicely, it's optimistic; to be blunt... you know. I will continue to follow this. The biggest risk for this type of strategy is sudden failure.

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GateUser-5854de8b

· 6h ago

Hmm, backtesting 32x sounds great, but in real trading these four months only yielded 600 bucks, the gap is a bit outrageous. --- I like the idea of pure trend following without hedging, but I'm worried about the data in the backtest being inaccurate. How did you verify it? --- 600 bucks is quite a lot, but the key is whether you can steadily compound profits later on. Don't want a big crash to wipe it all out. --- The impressive part is being able to truly implement the backtest logic into live trading. Many people get stuck at this step. --- Wait, an initial investment of 1000 and now over 600 profit? That's nearly a 100% return. The data is indeed solid. --- I'm curious about how well your strategy adapts to different market conditions. Can it outperform in a bear market too? --- Trend following is practiced by many. What's your specific advantage? --- I also want to try automated trading, but it feels a bit intimidating. How should I get started? --- Backtested 5 years at 32x, but only 4 months in live trading and I chickened out. Definitely a bit of a face slap, haha.

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PumpAnalyst

· 6h ago

A 4-month 60% return is indeed impressive, but when it comes to backtesting 32x... I still have to pour cold water on it. Do you realize how much slippage and fees will eat into your profits? 32x sounds great, but if I can only achieve 10x in live trading, I’d be lucky. That’s why I never blindly trust backtest data. Steady and cautious is the right approach, but don’t be scared by your own fears. The market can teach you a lesson at any time. Pure trend following sounds simple, but the real challenge is those black swans you can't see. Risk control really needs to be beefed up. I'm not trying to be negative. The biggest risk for these projects is a sudden extreme market event causing a blow-up. So, how are your stop-loss settings? You can keep running it, but don’t treat this as a money-making machine. The market is unpredictable, brother.

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ThesisInvestor

· 6h ago

Hmm... 32x sounds pretty intimidating, but you know backtesting data is just that—like armchair strategizing. The real results that can actually come out are still this 60% over the past 4 months, which is truly solid. Speaking of which, trend following has definitely been popular in this round of the market, but I'm just worried that one day a black swan event might directly break through. I'll keep an eye on your updates to see if you can stay steady later on. Have you considered the resilience of this logic in extreme market conditions? Like those sudden limit-down situations, just asking. Bro, this approach is still pretty interesting—much more reliable than those hyped-up automated systems. I agree with a steady, cautious style; just keep running and let the data speak. In four months, it doubled—tsk... not much in the short term, but trend following really requires patience. It’s not like high-frequency trading where you tinker every day. Your method is pretty good. Quick question: how does this strategy perform in a bear market? Does pure trend following also have to suffer some losses?

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VitalikFanboy42

· 6h ago

Awesome, 60% returns in 4 months, that's more stable than my last all-in Backtesting 32x sounds impressive, but trend strategies are indeed easily fooled by historical data Keep running, and see if the next round really comes --- This kind of pure trend-following approach is outdated, anyone can make money in a bull market --- Wait, only running BTC and ETH? Why not try the opportunities in Altseason --- Six hundred bucks, enough for a meal, looking forward to the update --- 32x backtest haha, everyone's backtest is at Buffett level --- Just steady and consistent, don't do those high-frequency activities, it's bad for health --- I'm curious about how you deployed it, cloud server or running on your own computer --- Hey, isn't this the stuff I tested half a year ago? What happened later?

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DeFiChef

· 6h ago

等等，回测32倍到实盘才6百？这差距有点大啊 4个月才赚60%，不知道能坚持多久趋势跟踪听起来简单，但爆仓的也是这类策略回测漂亮，现实总是给你当头一棒坚持看你后续怎么跑，不过这投入确实小这策略扛得住黑天鹅吗，光看趋势总觉得不够稳币圈这东西就怕回调，纯趋势怎么度过熊市呢六百块利润说实话也还可以，就是不知道手续费吃了多少

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