Alexis Dufays / Profil

👨‍💻 DEVELOPER • INVESTOR • ALGORITHMIC TRADING

I’m a developer and investor focused on building, testing and investing in data-driven systems.

My work covers algorithmic trading, Expert Advisors, copytrading, broker execution analysis, crowdlending and alternative investments.

The philosophy behind everything I do is simple:

BUILD • TEST • MEASURE • DIVERSIFY • HONESTY

I mostly focus on copytrading so my followers get the exact same results as mine. However I have some strategies that aren't profitable on copytrading because of the latency, that's why I decided to sell some of my robots.

Brokers recommended:
Startrader: https://www.startrader.com/live-account/?affid=Mzk5MDc=&ibpRebateCode=Mzk5MDdTVDEwMDcz (You get 100% credits on every deposit)


🤖 ALGORITHMIC TRADING & EXPERT ADVISORS

I develop automated trading systems for MT5 and use many of the same strategies with my own capital.

I prefer clear, rule-based systems where entries, exits and risk management can be understood and tested, rather than trading myself with my human emotions and ego.

My research process combines:

✅ Real-tick backtesting whenever possible
✅ Live forward testing
✅ Broker and execution comparison
✅ Drawdown and risk analysis
✅ VPS and latency testing
✅ Continuous monitoring after deployment

A beautiful backtest alone is not enough.

The strategy must also survive real spreads, commissions, slippage, latency and changing market conditions.


📊 TESTED SIGNALS 🌐 https://testedsignals.com

Tested Signals is my algorithmic trading project.

I research, develop and test trading robots and automated strategies, then monitor how they perform under real trading conditions.

Transparency and honesty are my most important values.

I don't believe in hiding losing periods, deleting bad history or releasing a newly optimized backtest after every drawdown and pretending the previous losses never happened.

Every real strategy loses sometimes.

The objective isn't to find a "holy grail". It is to find repeatable statistical edges, control the downside and execute them consistently.


⚡ FXTRADESTATS 🌐 https://fxtradestats.com

Strategy quality is only part of automated trading.

Execution speed, spreads, commissions, slippage, liquidity and VPS latency can significantly change the results of the same EA from one broker to another.

This is why I created FXTradeStats.com.

FXTradeStats is built around real trading and execution data, with tools to analyze trading accounts and compare broker conditions.

Instead of relying only on broker marketing, I want traders to be able to look at actual data.

Register for free, you will see all your stats and can even get rebates: https://fxtradestats.com


🌍 CROWDLENDINGHUB 🌐 https://crowdlendinghub.com

Trading isn't my only investment activity.

I also invest in crowdlending and alternative investments and created CrowdlendingHub to research this part of the investment world.

I look at returns, defaults, platform risk, liquidity and diversification rather than simply chasing the highest advertised yield.

Feel free to register and start diversifying into P2P Lending.


🧩 DIVERSIFICATION FIRST

Diversification is central to the way I invest.

I don't want my financial future to depend on:

❌ One robot
❌ One trading strategy
❌ One broker
❌ One copytrading account
❌ One crowdlending platform
❌ One asset class

Any strategy can experience a drawdown. Any broker or investment platform can have problems. Market conditions can change.

I prefer spreading exposure across different strategies, brokers, investment platforms and sources of return.

Diversification cannot eliminate risk, but it can reduce the impact of being wrong about one particular investment.


🛡️ MY VALUES

✅ Data before marketing
✅ Realistic backtesting
✅ Live verification whenever possible
✅ Transparent losses and drawdowns
✅ No guaranteed-profit claims
✅ Risk management before return
✅ Diversification instead of dependence on one strategy
✅ Continuous development and improvement


💡 MY APPROACH

As a developer, I don't just invest in existing products.

When I have an idea, I can build the tools needed to test it, automate it, collect the data and measure the results.

As an investor, I then have to answer the more important question:

Does it actually make sense to put my own money behind it?

That combination of development and investing is what connects all of my projects.

BUILD • TEST • INVEST • DIVERSIFY