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196: “How to avoid curve fitting using independent testing” – Jeff Swanson

Better System Trader

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How Reliable Is Broken Data to Do Back Testing?

When you are testing entry filters or entry conditions, the exit that you use can have a very big impact on the effectiveness or the efficiency of the entry. So we have a question here about data, from jeff. The question is, how reliable is broken data to do back testing? Is it reliable enough to do live trading? Absolutely yes. To do live trading. Test is far from imperfect, but it is good enough. N not just mine, but there's other steps out there, aao thet traders come up with to help alleviatete of the probability of having a overfed strategy.

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