Insurance13 February 20263 min read

How I Lost Money on My First Algo Trade

A honest account of deploying my first strategy live and watching it bleed money for two weeks.

My backtest showed 40% annual returns. I was confident.

Day one live: -2%. Day two: -1.5%. Day three: I started questioning everything.

The lesson: slippage, commissions, and market impact are real. Backtests ignore them.

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