The Raijin Blog

Trading insights, strategy breakdowns, and engineering deep dives.

Opinion

Why Mean Reversion Fails on Crypto

Mean reversion works beautifully in forex and equities. In crypto, it's a slow bleed. We built the best version we could and it was still negative on every pair.

10 March 2026
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Engineering

Two-Phase Stops: Never Turn a Winner Into a Loser

Wide stops give room but risk large losses. Tight stops protect capital but get stopped out on noise. We built a system that uses both at the right time.

10 March 2026
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Strategy

Trailing Breakout: Catching the Move, Keeping the Profit

Most breakout strategies enter too late and exit too early. Ours confirms the breakout with a volatility squeeze, validates with volume, and rides the trend with a two-phase stop.

10 March 2026
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Strategy

SMA Cross: Why the Simplest Strategy Beats Everything

No neural networks. No exotic indicators. A 9/21 SMA cross with a 200-period trend filter beat every complex strategy we tested across all four major pairs.

9 March 2026
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Strategy

Regime Trading: Why One Strategy Can't Cover All Markets

Trend-following in a range bleeds money. Mean reversion in a trend gets steamrolled. The fix: detect the regime first, then deploy the right strategy.

9 March 2026
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Strategy

Volume Breakout: Catching the Transition Before the Trend

ADX 20-25 is a dead zone where trend-following and mean reversion both fail. Volume Breakout captures the explosive moves that happen right before a new trend begins.

9 March 2026
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Opinion

Grid Bots Are Dead. Here's What Replaced Them.

Grid bots were the darling of the 2021 bull run. But the math never worked long-term. We ran the numbers, killed our own grid bot, and built something better.

8 March 2026
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Tutorial

Backtesting Your First Bot: A Step-by-Step Guide

Before you trade real money, you need to know if your strategy actually works. Here's how to run your first backtest on myRaijin — in under 2 minutes.

5 March 2026
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Education

Why Most DCA Bots Lose Money in Bear Markets

DCA bots are marketed as 'set and forget' money machines. In reality, they have a fatal flaw that costs traders thousands during downtrends.

3 March 2026
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Strategy

Introducing Smart DCA: The DCA Bot That Knows When to Short

Regular DCA loses money when prices fall for months. Smart DCA detects the trend and goes short in bear markets, turning drawdowns into profit.

1 March 2026
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