Please find below April 2025 net return update.
As expected, low returns due to the strategies turned off most of the month and analysis of strategies and rebuilds.
Whilst little returns received, we see this as very positive as we managed to miss most of the high-risk events occurring due to US tariffs.
The markets have settled for the time being. But expect there will be more high-risk events if Trump wants to lower taxes which can only be supported by tariff income. But in saying this the US and China tariff situation will begin to hurt more countries if it continues.
After the chaos and more expected, we have made the decision to stop trading on some strategies. Some of these strategies we have been on our radar already and the stop trading and the tariff situation helped to support the decision.
The other reason to stop some strategies was some strategies were too close aligned to each other and traded in similar manners. From a risk perspective we want to try and keep strategies different to each other.
As such the following strategies have stopped trading: All Tassie SR, All Tassie HR, Grampians VHR (more on this below), Karijini HR and GBR HR.
MT5 strategies have been established for Grampians and Quobba both with SR and HR. The MT4 will continue but in time we will look to move to MT5 as we have been able to rebuild them and find the risk levels can be controlled better.
Grampians VHR on MT5, was trading approx. 20 different currency pairs and operated different to Grampians SR on MT4. This has now been changed. We do not have a Grampians HR MT4 only Grampians MT5 HR and trades only AUDCAD and NZDCAD. Strategy links are available on our website. No expected timing of when the move will take place but we understand we need to prove the MT5 strategies first to our followers.
In addition to allow for us to start quicker and use the data from the tariff announcements, we have used the MT5 terminals used previously for All Tassie HR and Grampians VHR. Therefore, you will be able to see old trade data. Data from 1 May 2025 will reflect the new strategies Grampians MT5 HR and Cradle MT5 HR.
Finally, some changes have been made to GBR VHR to remove parts of the strategy strongly aligned with Red Centre HR. Again, to reduce the risk between strategies so not trading too similar.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out.
