2026-01-05 16:26:49

During live trading, I discovered an interesting phenomenon—many traders automatically relax their grip once they switch to automated strategies. The reason is quite relatable: as long as you're human, you can't avoid greed, impatience, and self-doubt, but machines don't have these issues.

The advantage of automated strategies lies here—at the moment of placing an order, take-profit and stop-loss are locked in. There's no need to keep your eyes glued to the market, no psychological tug-of-war every minute, and it doesn't interfere with normal work and life. More importantly, you can repeatedly backtest with historical data, continuously adjust parameters, and find the optimal settings.

In the past two years, many people have been doing this: establishing discipline and letting the system replace emotions. As a result, they found that their trading accounts are actually healthier.

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OneBlockAtATime

· 20h ago

That's so true. Human nature is the biggest enemy, and I have deep personal experience with that. When I was trading manually, a single stop-loss could make my mindset collapse. After automation, it's really much easier. The key is the backtesting part; data speaks much more reliably than feelings. Once the parameters are optimized, there's no need to keep changing them randomly. That's the correct approach. Machines are cold-blooded, but this cold-bloodedness just cures human greed. Discipline sounds simple, but implementing it is much harder than it seems. But once established, the stability of the account is on a completely different level. Honestly, even with automation, regular monitoring is still necessary; ignoring it completely also carries risks. This share hits too many traders' pain points; those who understand, understand.

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tx_pending_forever

· 01-05 16:55

The point that machines are not greedy is spot on. I have just been too many times to be killed by emotions.

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GovernancePretender

· 01-05 16:52

Honestly, machines are more reliable. Human nature is too difficult to overcome. Machines won't scream at a 3:30 drop and then randomly cut orders. That's why I ultimately invested in automation. My sleep quality has improved significantly. It took over half a year to fine-tune the parameters before I dared to go live, but anyway, it's much more rational than gambling based on intuition before.

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DuskSurfer

· 01-05 16:45

In simple terms, it means that machines need to make decisions for us; as soon as humans intervene, everything is lost.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 01-05 16:40

Machines don't greed; it's humans who are greedy. This really hits hard. I'm the kind of person who watches the market until my eyes hurt, and in the end, still ends up losing. Automation is truly amazing. Set the stop-loss and then do other things; no need to constantly worry. Honestly, it's about letting rules replace desire. It sounds simple, but why is it so hard to do? If the parameters are not set properly, it's all for nothing. I've seen many cases where backtesting looks perfect, but the live market crashes. Disciplined people make money; undisciplined people pay tuition. It's that simple.

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MEVSupportGroup

· 01-05 16:36

Really, compared to the mental exhaustion of watching the market, it's better to let the machine make decisions for me. After all, I haven't spared my concern either.

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