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Module 02 · Workflow

The four moves every automated system must survive

If one of these steps is weak, the system is still discretionary even if it looks automated on the surface.

Step 01
Define the market behavior

State what condition you think exists: trend, mean reversion, breakout, volatility compression, or event response.

Step 02
Express it as a rule

Convert the idea into entries, exits, invalidation logic, and position sizing that the creator can enforce without improvisation.

Step 03
Test the claim

Run historical validation with realistic capital assumptions, symbols, and bad periods instead of trusting the first attractive equity curve.

Step 04
Supervise the live process

Automation reduces repetitive decisions, but the operator still owns monitoring, escalation, and shutdown criteria.

In this lesson
  • Define the market behavior
  • Express it as a rule
Try it — position sizing

Sizing is risk ÷ stop distance. Adjust the inputs and watch how many shares the same risk budget buys.

Risk budget
€100
Position size
€2,000
% of account
20%
What this page should change

Do not automate vague pattern recognition you cannot define.

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