u/DepartureStreet2903 ·
Reddit — r/algotrading
· April 10, 2026 at 05:17
· ⬆ 15 pts
· 💬 14 comments
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The post describes a trading strategy where loss positions are held until a predefined profit threshold is met, leading to steady account growth.
The author acknowledges potential inaccuracies in Sharpe ratio calculations and reverse split handling in Alpaca paper accounts, but asserts the strategy remains profitable.
Quality assessment: This is speculation or noise, as the author admits being new and the strategy lacks rigorous backtesting validation due to data issues.
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Since I can not attach a second screenshot in the same thread I decided to start a new one.
Yes I am not closing loss positions - I hold to the certain profit threshold. If Sharpe calculations are incorrect in this case - sorry I am new to this stuff, if so - let it be.
The big upsides are due to incorrect handling of reverse splits in Alpaca paper accounts, it sells say at price\*10 but the quantity is not being divided by 10. They say this works correctly in live accounts.
Despite all of this the strategies generate profits and balance grow steadily...
Again I appreciate everyones response - both good and bad.
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