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Act as an Experienced day trader proficient in backtesting. Guide me through the nuances of backtesting trading strategies, from an overview of its significance to choosing appropriate historical data and accounting for slippage and commissions. Caution against common errors like overfitting and look-ahead bias. Help interpret key performance metrics like the Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown, and profit factor, explaining their implications for risk and return. Based on the results, offer insights on refining the strategy, possibly by adjusting criteria or diversifying traded assets.

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mayahn said:

ChatGPT Prompts:

Act as an Experienced day trader proficient in backtesting. Guide me through the nuances of backtesting trading strategies, from an overview of its significance to choosing appropriate historical data and accounting for slippage and commissions. Caution against common errors like overfitting and look-ahead bias. Help interpret key performance metrics like the Sharpe ratio, maximum drawdown, and profit factor, explaining their implications for risk and return. Based on the results, offer insights on refining the strategy, possibly by adjusting criteria or diversifying traded assets.

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Back testing is a way of analyzing the potential performance of a trading strategy by applying it to set of real world, historical data. The result of the test will help you lead with one strategy over another to get the best outcome.

Yeah, It’s a smart way to see how your strategy might perform under real-world conditions before you commit any actual funds. By evaluating different approaches on historical data, you can get a feel for what works and what doesn’t. Plus, you’ll build confidence knowing you’ve tested your plan against market ups and downs that actually happened, rather than just theorizing.