Kosta Ouzas argues that automated trading systems focused on volatility can profit even in down markets. Clients using fully mechanical systems generated 25-35% returns during a down year by responding to daily price moves rather than guessing direction.
25–35% (or more) over the period.
2026-01-21.
2026-01-22.
While directional traders struggled to stay aligned. Systems designed to operate within volatility rather than predict where the price should go, continue to function and continue to profit. That's how even in a year that finished down overall, many of my clients were still able to generate 25 to 35% or more over the period using a fully automated trading system that we built. And it was not by guessing the next move. It was not by relying on a clean trend, but by responding mechanically to what the market was actually, actually doing, day by day and move by move.
