In the fast-paced world of forex trading, success often hinges on preparation and strategy. Backtesting is one of the most effective ways for traders to refine their approaches before putting real ...

With a wide range of markets to trade on our platforms, you’ll need a backtesting strategy that’s best suited for each asset class. Explore the benefits and risks of backtesting. Backtesting is a way ...

“I have never seen a bad backtest” is an often stated criticism of backtesting that has a high degree of truth to it - many strategies launch with strong backtests yet do not pan out as intended. In ...

While it may be true, as told by the Roman poet, Horace, and quoted by Ben Graham and David Dodd in their front piece to Security Analysis, that "many shall be restored that are fallen…", it is also ...

Robust backtesting can give useful insights on how a trading strategy might perform in the future. The use of tick data for backtesting covers many different strategies, whether they are high ...

As a new trader entering the stock market, you've likely formulated a trading strategy. However, having an idea alone isn't sufficient to initiate trading based on your strategy. There needs to be a ...

When you construct a trading strategy, do you test if it is profitable or loss-making by directly using it? Or would you rather try it out without risking real capital? “A mistake is not something to ...

Backtesting is a necessary evil, but how evil is it and how does necessity compel us to use it? These and related questions come into sharp relief after reading a recent article in Significance, a ...

A central component of the Basel III document is ‘Sound practices for backtesting' (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 2010): a summary of regulatory guidance on how to validate and backtest the ...