03-02-2018, 10:50 AM
(01-31-2018, 05:11 AM)crypto49er Wrote: @navarro I don't think it can adjust for the appreciation of the 2nd currency. I'm pretty sure you are referring to Bitcoin. I had that experience doing some manual trades.
@federoss I backtested your strategy on USDT-BTC from 1/10/18 to 1/15/18 and I got a -15% loss. Did you try other crypto pairs besides EUR/ETH?
IMO, you should backtest for a longer period.
My backtest plan looks like this:
1. Backtest and adjust on a 3/4 month time frame
2. Backtest week by week on the same time frame, to make sure that even on a down-trending market, you don't lose (too much) money. Some adjustments make you lose less money, or even make profits, on a down-trending market.
3. AND MAKE SURE YOUR PAPER TRADER SETTINGS ARE RIGHT !!! I had some pretty decent results before going live, to discover later that my paper trader settings were wrong, and it makes a HUGE difference in profits.
However, -15% in a week is way too big.