Writing on honest strategy testing
Short pieces on the part nobody enjoys: what a backtest can and cannot tell you, and how to keep score honestly while you search.
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Multiple testing, in plain English
Every variation you try is another ticket in a lottery. Why twenty attempts almost guarantees one great-looking backtest, and what an honest correction looks like.
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What a rejected strategy actually tells you
A rejection is the tool working, not failing. How to read passed, rejected and undecided verdicts — and why undecided is the most honest of the three.
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The eight checks, explained
Every strategy built in Mithos goes through the same eight checks, with no setting to turn them off. Here is what each one is looking for.
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