Most traders fool themselves with backtests - GoshawkTrades on systematic trading

Insilico Terminal Podcast · May 28, 2026 · 1h 5m

In this episode, we’re joined by @GoshawkTrades, a systematic and algorithmic trader running 12+ live strategies across futures, equities, and crypto. We talk about how he got into trading, why he moved toward systematic strategies, what he got wrong early, and what his trading looks like today. We also cover where strategy ideas come from, how to test them properly, the most common backtesting mistakes, strategy decay, correlation across multiple algos, risk management, kill switches, quant vs discretionary trading, and how AI agents could change markets over the next few years.

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