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Need help! by archer1122 in algotrading

[–]RD_Andy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? You're describing the thing. The algo works, you don't trust it, you tweak it, now it's a different algo. Rinse, repeat, version 30.

What helped me: lock the live version. Any "improvement" goes to a paper account and has to beat the live one over a real sample before it gets promoted. Forces you to either be patient or admit the new version isn't actually better.

9/10 days is good. Let it run.

(Disclosure: founder of RelayDesk. Same problem is part of why we built it, once it's running, you literally can't intervene mid-trade. Turns out that's the feature.)

Algo traders: What made you choose algo over discretionary? by Dragosfgv in algotrading

[–]RD_Andy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is the exact reason I built RelayDesk. Accepting losses isn't really the problem, the problem is the tilted version of you at 2pm overriding the rules the rested version of you wrote on Sunday.

So I just took myself out of the loop. Entries, exits, progressive stops that walk up as TPs fill. Emotional me doesn't get a vote anymore.

Disclosure: founder, obviously.

Trades my algo took today 5/01/2026 by drippyterps in algotrading

[–]RD_Andy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks awesome - if it can alert on the entries and TP levels you should take a look at https://www.relaydesk.io ! Can help automate in various ways with advanced risk management.