Most traders backtest a strategy, see 80%+ win rate, and go live expecting the same results. Then reality hits.
Here's what they miss:
1. Overfitting — If your strategy has 15 conditions, it's not a strategy. It's a curve-fit to historical data. The best-performing strategies I run use 2-3 clean conditions max.
2. Ignoring slippage and spread — That perfect entry in backtesting? In live markets, you're getting filled 2-5 ticks worse. If your strategy can't absorb that, it's not real edge.
3. No position sizing rules — Win rate means nothing without risk management. A 60% win rate strategy will still blow your account if you're risking 10% per trade.
4. Switching strategies too fast — Every strategy has drawdown periods. If you abandon a system after 3 losing trades, you'll never capture the winning streaks that make it profitable.
I've been running systematic TradingView strategies for years. The ones that survive live trading are boring — simple setups, strict risk management, and patience.
That's exactly what I share inside Ploutos Trading. Real strategies, real signals, real results.