Please find below the net returns for January 2026
Our team knew before we started trading in January it is always going to be a big rough based on previous years but not to the levels currently experienced. After the new year, we turn on our strategies after been shut down so they can take some time to build and process data again.
But our strategies did not expect the AUDCAD and NZDCAD currency pairs printing back-to-back large rises each day without any reprieve. The heights reached were the same as seen during COVID when oil prices significantly dropped due to shutdowns, which impacts CAD, but Australia was seen as safer trading option through this time. The news releases did not match the levels the COVID impacts on markets had so hard to make sense of this rise.
Whilst we might not agree on the current trading prices i.e. too high, our strategies are currently holding open sell trades which we will need to wait for it to unwind.
Further to this, our team took a review of our strategies and decided to roll out some new bots on existing strategies but not reduce the risk level since 2025 had softer returns compared to previous years. This meant we have more bots opening trades which played its part in the higher drawdowns occurring.
Going forward we will begin to withdraw profits out of our strategies to try and keep them at the minimum equity required to follow. We understand some followers would have experienced higher drawn downs than our strategies due to equity holding difference and lot sizes that open. For example, if the minimum equity is $10,000, and it opens lots 0.01 for every $10,000 held, if our strategy currently holds $15,000, it only still opens 0.01 lot sizes until it reaches closer to $20,000. But for those who hold $10,000 the same lots are opened. This also means a drawn down on our strategy can be much less than our followers due to differences in equity holdings.
In summary a lot happened in January, and this is carrying over into February. Whilst we do not like large drawdowns, they are part of trading, and our strategies will not always get it right. But the levels reached are not where we like to be, so reviews have been occurring, but we also need to wait until trades close out. This is why when we build our bots and strategies risk management is first, and profits second so it gives as options to help trade through it.
Any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out.
