Trading

If you’ve known me for any length of time, you know how I feel about backtesting – it’s…

Yesterday, I described how using nice, round numbers accomplishes nothing. Today, I’ll discuss a related concept called magic…

One approach I’ve seen traders take when developing a trading strategy is to use nice round numbers for…

A few years ago, I noticed a phenomenon on Twitter. A well-known trader was posting his results and…

Last week, we reviewed a powerful technique for building confidence in your strategy called in-sample/out-of-sample testing. There are…

Of course, you can’t really predict the future, and it’s easy to accidentally set up a backtest that…

Yesterday’s message was a thought exercise on the best ways to curve fit, hypothetically assuming that was your…

One way to think about how NOT to curve fit when creating a trading strategy is to imagine…

Last time, Mateo shared how he determined that his strategy was curve-fitting. Most traders give up on their…

In response to my initial question when I introduced the topic of curve-fitting, fellow list member and trader…