ETH/USDT DCA backtest, 45 days, slow-bleed bear market. 📊
9/9 closed sessions profitable. One open session (full $1,100 deployed) closed the window at -$99.57 unrealized.
What made the difference wasn't trade frequency - it was TP threshold.
Three variants, same 2% DCA step:
→ 2% TP: -$23.70 to -$32.33 (chased shallow bounces, got erased)
→ 3% TP (this run): -$2.75 net / +$97.09 gross closed
Wider TP filtered noise and waited for real bounces. In a slow bleed, patience was the parameter that mattered - not activity.
Fee drag stayed lean at 3.47% of gross profit across 45 orders.
⚠️ The failure case matters too: strong directional downtrends with no 3% recovery windows are where this exact setup breaks.
#Bitcoin #CryptoTrading #Altcoins
9/9 closed sessions profitable. One open session (full $1,100 deployed) closed the window at -$99.57 unrealized.
What made the difference wasn't trade frequency - it was TP threshold.
Three variants, same 2% DCA step:
→ 2% TP: -$23.70 to -$32.33 (chased shallow bounces, got erased)
→ 3% TP (this run): -$2.75 net / +$97.09 gross closed
Wider TP filtered noise and waited for real bounces. In a slow bleed, patience was the parameter that mattered - not activity.
Fee drag stayed lean at 3.47% of gross profit across 45 orders.
⚠️ The failure case matters too: strong directional downtrends with no 3% recovery windows are where this exact setup breaks.
#Bitcoin #CryptoTrading #Altcoins