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Strategy 2
Same trend pullback, tighter entry, full position to target. More trades, bigger swings.
BTCUSD perpetual · Delta Exchange India · 30-minute candles
How it trades
Enters closer to the pullback and holds the full position to a 1:3.5 target — no partial booking. More trades than Strategy 1 and a deeper worst streak. May is skipped every year (it lost in each tested year).
- Risk : reward 1 : 3.5
- Full position to target — no partial booking
- May skipped every year
- About 6–9 trades a month
Know the weak spots
- 8 losses in a row happened in the test — expect it.
- Short trades contributed little; long trades did most of the work.
- Drawdowns are deeper than Strategy 1; size accordingly.
View backtest results30-minute candles · 2024-02 → 2026-10 · 214 trades · before and after brokerage
Profit before brokerage
+$2,030
after brokerage + slippage +$1,435
Profit factor
1.75
gross profit ÷ gross loss
Trades
214
77 won · 137 lost · 36.0% win rate · ~6.6 a month
Maximum drawdown
−$184
longest losing run: 8 trades
Net profit after brokerage + slippage
+$1,435
before brokerage +$2,030 · brokerage $425 + slippage $170
Profit factor
1.46
gross profit ÷ gross loss
Trades
214
77 won · 137 lost · 36.0% win rate · ~6.6 a month
Maximum drawdown
−$249
longest losing run: 8 trades · 95% of shuffles stay within −$544
Period2024-02-05 → 2026-10-11 · 48,923 candles
MarketBTCUSD perpetual · Delta Exchange India · 30-minute
Size20 lots × 0.001 BTC = 0.02 BTC per trade
BrokerageDelta taker brokerage 0.05% + 18% GST, plus a slippage allowance — 0.07% + GST per side in total. Funding not included.
DirectionLong and short · 107 long (+$1,470+$1,170) · 107 short (+$560+$265)
Cumulative profit before brokerageafter brokerage + slippage (USD), day by day
| Year | Trades | Win rate | Profit before brokerage | Profit factor | Longest losing run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | 36.7% | +$774 | 2.06 | 5 |
| 2025 | 94 | 33.0% | +$681 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 2026 | 60 | 40.0% | +$575 | 1.95 | 5 |
| All | 214 | 36.0% | +$2,030 | 1.75 | 8 |
| Year | Trades | Win rate | Profit after brokerage + slippage | Brokerage + slippage | Profit factor | Longest losing run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | 36.7% | +$636 | −$138 | 1.77 | 5 |
| 2025 | 94 | 33.0% | +$369 | −$313 | 1.23 | 8 |
| 2026 | 60 | 40.0% | +$430 | −$144 | 1.63 | 5 |
| All | 214 | 36.0% | +$1,435 | −$595 | 1.46 | 8 |
How the test was done
- BTCUSD perpetual on Delta Exchange India, real historical 30-minute candles
- Every entry, stop-loss, target exactly as the live strategy places them
- 20 lots (0.02 BTC) per trade; profit and loss in US dollars
- Two views: before brokerage, and after brokerage + slippage (0.07% + GST per side: Delta's 0.05% taker brokerage + GST and a slippage allowance). Funding not included.
What it cannot tell you
- How the strategy will do in the future
- Your result, which depends on your size, leverage and start date
- Delays or rejected orders on the real exchange
- How you will feel during a losing streak. Plan for one.