1. Amplification risk
24X amplification increases sensitivity to the underlying strategy. A small adverse strategy move can become a much larger percentage loss relative to personal capital.
2. Win-rate deterioration
The current tracked account has historically depended on a high win rate. If that win frequency falls while average losses remain larger than average wins, performance can deteriorate quickly.
3. Market-regime risk
Gold can behave differently during geopolitical shocks, abrupt monetary-policy changes and liquidity events. A model trained on prior conditions is not guaranteed to adapt perfectly.
4. Broker and execution risk
The strategy is only one layer. Trade copying, broker execution, spreads, slippage, account terms and withdrawals can all affect the investor experience.
5. Track-record risk
Hundreds of live trades are useful evidence, but a relatively young live record has not yet experienced every possible market regime.
What matters most
Historical drawdown should never be interpreted as a maximum possible future loss. The correct mindset is to treat Sonic AI as speculative leveraged trading and size any allocation accordingly.
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