From 6 April 2025 Cryptotrader uses a new MACD strategy. Backtests on historic data (not live client results) showed a simulated 2024 return of 64.3% with the old strategy and 85.9% with the new one. The average of existing users in 2024 was 44.5%. Simulations are not a guarantee of future results.
This new trading strategy was created by using artificial intelligence (AI) in developing new trading strategies. We then validate these strategies through extensive simulations. With the help of these simulations, we can test the new strategies on actual historical trading data. In addition, the simulator shows what the associated optimal purchase and sales strategy is. The new strategy performs significantly better with recent trading data from 2024 and also shows improved results in most years with historical data (2017-2023). Based on this, we have decided to integrate this new trading strategy into the trading engine.
Optimal Purchase Strategy
For a bull market, which we are currently still in, the “Buy Strategy: Aggressive” appears to be the most effective.
Hint: We are currently working on developing an automatic buy strategy that automatically switches between the Cautious, Moderate and Aggressive options, regardless of the market conditions. As soon as this new functionality is available, we will announce it via a blog post and the newsletter.
Automatic Sell Strategy
The simulations show that the sell strategy with the settings max=5, min=2, days=5 yields the highest return in combination with the new MACD strategy. When you set the sell strategy to automatic, the trader applies the automatic sell strategy with the settings described in this post.
Tip: There are more improvements in development for the trading engine. The automatic sell strategy uses the settings described in this post. If desired, you can still adjust the sell strategy yourself via the custom sell strategy settings.
