Quitting My Job to Do Quantitative Trading

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If you think this title is clickbait or a scam, then this article is exactly written for you. Please be prepared for a long read.

First of all, this article is based on my experience and that of other users on the Freqtrade server. I started using this bot in June 2021, going through bull and bear markets, trying many strategies, and experiencing both astonishing profits (100% gains in less than a week) and devastating losses (100% losses in less than 5 days).

First, I want you to understand: trading is not an exact science. What is an exact science? For example, water freezes below 0 degrees Celsius and boils above 100 degrees Celsius. That is an exact science—you can test it a million times anywhere on Earth and get the same result. But trading is not like that. I hope you have at least a basic understanding of trading. Most people's trading methods use indicators or patterns.

You can test with the same asset (e.g., the ETHUSDT pair) across different exchanges, timeframes, and market conditions, but I bet you won't be profitable in all of them. Why?