Going systematic moved my hard work from the chart to the research pipeline.
The chart time vanished, the modelling time tripled. I speak to a lot of traders thinking of making the switch and they often think automation buys you freedom. It just changes where you spend your time.
The uncomfortable reality is that markets remain uncertain no matter how sophisticated the participant becomes.
The systematic trader accepts this relatively early, while most discretionary traders spend years fighting it.
This difference matters more than almost anything else because once uncertainty is accepted as permanent, the entire relationship with trading begins to change.
The trader stops asking, “What will happen next?” and instead begins asking, “How do I build something capable of surviving if I am wrong?”
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Good months are pleasant.
But robust portfolio construction is tested during difficult ones.
That’s where diversification and process actually matter.
If you want to read more about my process and strategies, here is my Substack: https://t.co/qNtbbF5nWs
May was relatively quiet from an activity perspective, though not necessarily from a portfolio perspective.
Here’s what happened inside my live systematic portfolio during May 2026:
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Strategies contributing during May:
• France 40 Turnaround Tuesday
• FTSE 100 Turnaround Tuesday
• US Tech 100 LC2RSI
• US Tech 100 3 Down Days
All short-term mean reversion systems operating across different equity indices.