Kosta Ouzas argues that holding through volatility wastes time and capital. Instead, enter only when odds favor you, take profits when the move completes, and redeploy constantly. He uses poker to explain why selective, high-conviction trades compound faster than buy-and-hold.
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.
