An autonomous cron cycle runs continuously: it reads genuinely persisted market data, computes indicators, generates confluence scores and trade candidates, and marks the paper portfolio to market — all without a browser open. This is what 'algorithmic' means today: deterministic, rules-based evaluation running on a schedule.
It does not mean autonomous execution of real orders, discretionary AI judgment calls, or a black box — every score is explainable and traceable back to the evidence that produced it.