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# Why Might a Once-Effective Strategy Gradually Stop Working?

If a trading strategy has delivered profits consistently, why might it start losing frequently a few months later, or even after a longer period?

Has the market changed, or is there a problem with the strategy itself?

This question is especially worth considering in digital asset markets. Market participants, liquidity, volatility structures, and trading behavior can all change. Opportunities that could be captured in the past may not last forever.

**A strategy’s past effectiveness only shows that it performed well under specifi
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Exchanges forced $910.7M of leveraged crypto bets shut on Nov 5, and those betting on higher prices carried 89.4% of it, $BTC and $ETH most of all. The heaviest day in our current window was Oct 8 at $946.1M.
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How should trading strategies be adjusted when market conditions change?

In the previous article, we discussed how to identify changes in market conditions.

But identifying that the market has changed is only the first step.

What truly determines trading results is what you do next.

When a trending market turns into a ranging market, a strategy that was previously effective may start triggering stop-losses frequently; when market volatility suddenly increases, even if you correctly predict the direction of a trade, you may still suffer losses due to an oversized position, increased slippag
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# How to Build a Trading Strategy Evaluation Checklist That Suits You?

Earlier, we discussed why trading strategies fail, why backtest profits do not guarantee live-trading profits, and how strategies should be adjusted when market conditions change.

But all these questions ultimately converge on a more practical one:

**What criteria should we use to decide whether a trading strategy is worth continuing to use?**

Many traders are accustomed to looking at a few straightforward numbers: returns, win rate, and maximum drawdown.

These metrics are indeed important, but looking at any one of th
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What Is a Stop-Loss Order? Why Is Setting a Stop-Loss Important, Yet No Guarantee You’ll Exit at the Expected Price Every Time?

In cryptocurrency trading, no one can always accurately predict price movements. The purpose of a stop-loss is not to ensure that a trade never loses money, but to limit risk in advance when the market moves against expectations and prevent losses on a single trade from continuing to grow. However, a stop-loss is not absolute protection; in extreme market conditions, execution slippage can still occur.

First, what is a stop-loss order?

A stop-loss order is a tradin
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