How macro events and regime shifts affect systematic strategies: news filters, volatility regimes, survival rates.
NFP, FOMC, CPI — do you pause the EA, reduce size, or let it run? I've seen all three preached with total confidence. What does the data say in *your* trading? If you logged it,…
Serious question: does anyone have real data on retail EA survival rates? Anecdotally most EAs die within 3 months of live deployment. I've seen the "bot survival index" concept —…
My trend-following basket had a great 2024 in trending markets. The 2025 chop has given back a third of it, and position-level stats show it's the regime, not slippage. How are…
End-of-year portfolio review, sharing because the per-strategy breakdown surprised me. Four EAs, equal risk allocation, live all of 2025: - **Trend basket (8 pairs, H4):** -11%.…