RISK INFORMATION
Forex (foreign exchange) trading involves significant risk. Before using Atlassync, you should understand and accept these risks. This page exists to give you a clear and honest picture of what can go wrong — not to discourage you, but to help you make an informed decision.
Forex trading with leverage means you can lose all of the capital in your trading account. This is not a theoretical risk — it happens to real traders regularly. According to EU regulatory data, 74–89% of retail accounts lose money when trading CFDs. Atlassync's algorithm has been designed to manage risk, but no algorithm can eliminate it.
All performance data shown on this site — including backtests, live results, and equity curves — represents historical outcomes. Markets change. Conditions that existed during the backtesting period (2021–2026) may not repeat. The algorithm may perform differently — including significantly worse — in future market conditions.
- •Cannot account for all real-world factors such as slippage, liquidity gaps, and broker execution differences
- •Uses historical data that does not include future market events
- •Results may be influenced by curve-fitting, even when efforts are made to avoid it
- •Live trading conditions always differ from backtesting conditions to some degree
A drawdown is a period where your account value decreases from a peak before recovering. Drawdowns are a normal part of how the algorithm operates — but they can be significant.
- ● Drawdowns of 10–20% during normal operation
- ● Larger drawdowns of 30–50% are possible
- ● Can last days, weeks, or over a month
- ● Substantial unrealised loss during drawdowns
If you start with $3,000, a 40% drawdown means your account temporarily shows $1,800. That is $1,200 of unrealised loss. The algorithm may recover from this — but it is not guaranteed.
The hardest part is psychological. Most people who lose money with trading systems do so not because the system failed, but because they closed positions during a drawdown, locking in a loss that would have recovered. However, it is also true that not all drawdowns recover — sometimes closing during a drawdown is the right decision.
Atlassync includes an automatic safety mechanism that closes all positions if drawdown exceeds a threshold based on historical data. This is designed to prevent catastrophic losses — but it means accepting a significant realised loss.
- ● If the safety threshold is triggered, your positions are closed at a loss
- ● This loss is real and permanent — it is not a temporary drawdown
- ● The threshold is set based on historical data, but future events may be more severe
- ● For EU accounts, an additional margin-level safeguard prevents the broker's automatic close-out from triggering first
The safety mechanism protects you from total loss, but it does not protect you from significant loss.
Forex trading uses leverage — your broker lends you money to take positions larger than your deposit. This means small market movements create larger profits or losses relative to your capital.
A 1% move in the currency pair can result in roughly a 30% change in your position value.
The effect is proportionally larger. Higher leverage means faster gains but also faster losses.
Atlassync's position sizing is calibrated for the leverage available, but leverage remains a fundamental risk multiplier.
EXECUTION DIFFERENCES
Your trades may not match published performance exactly. Differences in broker execution speed, spread, slippage, and timing mean your results will vary — sometimes better, sometimes worse.
TECHNOLOGY FAILURE
The chain between your VPS, MT5, and your broker involves multiple systems. Internet outages, server downtime, broker platform issues, or VPS provider incidents can cause missed trades or delayed execution. The VPS targets 99.7% uptime — the remaining 0.3% (roughly one day per year) is when issues may occur.
BROKER RISK
Your funds are held by your broker, not by Atlassync. If your broker becomes insolvent, your funds may be at risk. EU-regulated brokers participate in investor compensation schemes (typically up to €20,000), but this may not cover your full balance. Choose a well-regulated broker.
MEAN REVERSION ASSUMPTION
The algorithm's core strategy relies on currencies reverting to mean after strong moves. This tendency is well-documented historically, but it is not a law of nature. Sustained one-directional moves can and do occur — for example, the Swiss franc event of January 2015 or the British pound during Brexit. If mean reversion fails during a trade sequence, losses can be significant even with the safety mechanism.
POSITION SCALING
The algorithm builds positions in sequences, adding to positions that move against it. This means exposure increases during adverse moves — the opposite of what most risk management textbooks recommend. The algorithm is designed to manage this through careful calibration, but the approach carries inherent risk: if the market moves further than anticipated before reverting, the accumulated position can be substantial.
CONCENTRATION RISK
The algorithm trades a limited number of currency pairs (2–3). A major event affecting one of these pairs can have a significant impact on the account. There is no diversification across asset classes.
Be honest with yourself. Atlassync may not be suitable for you if:
- ✗You cannot afford to lose the capital you would allocate to it
- ✗Seeing your account value drop by 30–50% would cause you significant stress or financial hardship
- ✗You are relying on this for income you need to cover living expenses
- ✗You do not understand what forex trading, leverage, and drawdowns mean after reading this page
- ✗You would feel compelled to close all positions during a large drawdown rather than allowing the algorithm to complete its sequence
Start with an amount you can afford to lose entirely. Not partially — entirely. If losing $3,000 would affect your life, start with less or do not start at all.
Do not add more capital during a drawdown hoping to "average down" or help the algorithm. The algorithm manages its own position sizing based on the capital available.
Withdraw periodically. If the algorithm generates returns, consider withdrawing some portion regularly. Capital that has been withdrawn cannot be lost.
Understand your own limits. If you find yourself checking your account balance multiple times per day, feeling anxious about open positions, or losing sleep — reduce your exposure or stop using the service.
A signal data platform and automation tool. It publishes algorithmic trading data and provides tools to copy that data to your own broker account.
A financial advisor, an investment manager, a broker, or a guaranteed income source. No investment advice is given. No returns are promised or implied. You are responsible for your own decision to use the service and for all outcomes on your trading account.
Atlassync does not hold client funds. All capital remains with your chosen broker. Atlassync does not store broker login credentials — the EA runs on your VPS and connects to your broker locally. The platform receives only license validation and telemetry from the EA.
Atlassync is not currently regulated by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) or any other financial regulatory body. The service is structured as a SaaS platform providing signal data and automation tools. Users are responsible for ensuring that their use of the service complies with the laws and regulations applicable in their jurisdiction.
If you have read and understood the information on this page and accept these risks, you may proceed to use Atlassync. If anything is unclear or you have questions about the risks involved, contact us before subscribing.
Last updated: April 2026