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Algo Development

backtest vs live - wtf happened
my backtests showed +20% annual returns. i’m down 12.75% after 3 months live. something is very fucking wrong. the numbers don’t match #
position sizing is killing me - fixing it with code
been up since 3am coding a proper position sizing module. my current approach (fixed 2% risk per trade) is bleeding me out. down another $8k this week. total drawdown now -$48k since january. at this rate i’ll be broke by august.
upgraded IV rank filtering
the IV rank problem # my original algo only sells premium when IV rank > 40 IV rank = where current IV sits relative to its 52-week range
modeling slippage the right way
the slippage problem is worse than i thought # after 2 weeks live trading (10 total trades), my average slippage is $6.40 per spread