I plan to get wealthier during this "break" if the algo performs anywhere near as well as the backtest, 28% with 10% max drawdown. If all goes to plan, in 20 years I will be running my own research institution part time, but I hope to always have plenty of leisure time in the future. The 8 years before I quit were hell in comparison to my life now and I don't want to ever go back to that way of living
Did you run algos professionally before you quit? I’m trying to get some kind of chat forum going for people doing what you (and I) are trying, not sure how to gather up a sensible sized posse.
I didn't, but always been interested in the financial markets from a young age. I frequent /r/algotrading and sometimes seeking alpha, sometimes useful stuff posted. I'm not doing HFT though, my algo holds on average for about 20 days