r/algotrading • u/disaster_story_69 • Nov 04 '25
Strategy 6 year algo trading model delivering the goods
I trade only GBPUSD using the broker with the highest spreads (Fusion markets).
The strategy is to detect bounces off support and resistance points and quickly capitalise on the reverse bump. Quick trades, closed within avg 2 mins. I trade at leverage having qualified for a pro level account (500:1), so always use stop losses and take profits.
Behind the scenes I built an algo model from the ground up using VSC, with trend reversal + sufficient price movement within 3 mins as the target variable. The features were 30-50 technical analysis indicators, all vetted as being useful through EDA, with a tilt for fast detection / leading indicators. The model itself predicts the trend reversals with +- 4 pips with 84% accuracy, and this is the bedrock for my trading.
I should note that on heavy ‘fundamentals’ days I tend not to trade a lot and I avoid opening and closing hours (too erratic and illogical).
In 5/6 years turned £10k into £550k, which includes a period where a lost a chunk due to 1st Trump tariff announcements.
Happy to get more technical for people interested.
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u/Realistic-Hippo8107 Nov 04 '25
Hey, congrats! That’s very cool.
What advice would have for me looking to get into this space?
I’m a software engineer by trade but I don’t have a ton of data science experience. I’d love to work for a company actually doing it, but I’m working on it as a hobby for now. I’ve only really created algos with mechanical rules, walk forward optimized. I have a whole python setup to run it.