Hybrid Versus Fully Auto

As we start the last week before the end of year Holidays, I'm thinking a lot of how to manage myself next year. I'm moving more and more towards automation and I expect that to continue next year.


Next year will see more of a portfolio methodology in my fully automated trading. I'll be setting up different algos on different markets with proper money management to make the portfolio of futures markets trade optimally and be balanced according to risk. I'll be sharing what I'm doing with money management, as I think that this has always been an important part of trading.


The chart below is a 3.5 box Renko on the DAX. The stops and targets are as Flo puts them out. When I trade this algo, I get all the entries, but quickly move my stops and targets to maximise my profitability. If one of the Flo entered trades does not get stopped because I moved the stop away, Flo will not look for any subsequent entry signals in the same direction until that particular open trade has been closed. This can have a double benefit on profitability.


For me, I'll keep hybrid trading along with my fully autotrading as I like to trade. However, using a fully auto portfolio of futures trading is where the future is. More about this later.