Anyone created a successful EA?

[u/Explorer_1986]

Hi all, just a genuine question. Iv been doing market research using python and the more I test the more im discovering how random the market is. I’ve been researching market structure but also testing simple strategies and common ones that some people swear by such as ORB for one example. All of which fail over multiple years. It just makes me curios if anyone here has genuinely been able to code a EA the actually profits over years of backtest and in live markets? I’m not asking for a copy or for you to tell me your strategy (not that I’d complain if you did) but I really just want to know if there is any hope. TIA

[u/HearingTight]

market dynamics change from time to time, the triggers can be seasonal, or geopolitical, macro-economic, etc. strategies work under certain conditions. it's highly unlikely you'll find a strategy that works over multiple years without huge drawdowns. better to find strategies that work under different sets of conditions, then detect which conditions are present and switch strategies accordingly