Kosta Ouzas describes an algorithmic trading approach that treats time in a position as a cost. Instead of buy-and-hold, it finds high-probability entries, takes profits when moves complete, and recycles capital into new opportunities. The poker analogy: fold often, push when odds and pot align.
Time in the market is not the same as timing the market, but both matter when your goal is efficiency. Long term holders believe that simply sitting through volatility guarantees wealth, but that's only true if you have an infinite patience and infinite capital. Our algorithm takes the opposite approach. It treats time as a cost. Every day a position is open is a day capital is at risk. We aim to enter when the odds are strongest, take profit when the move is complete, and then we just reset. This keeps capital active instead of tied up in stagnating trades. Think of it like a professional poker player. They don't play every hand, they fold most of them and they push hard only when the cards and the pot size align. By constantly recycling capital into the best opportunities, we multiply the effect of compounding sitting passively in the market. My work for decades but using time actively works every single week, day and month.
