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Walk-Forward testing: the importance of trading strategy testing

Walk-Forward testing: the importance of trading strategy testing

Out-of-Sample testing is an essential practice to prevent curve-fitting during the optimisation of a trading strategy. Walk-Forward testing improves on the notion of out-of-sample data testing and was created as an ongoing, adaptive strategy. Its creation is generally credited to Robert Pardo (an essential reading book for trader) The way it works is pretty straightforward. It’s a mixture of…

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The difference between Curve fitting and back-testing forex trading strategies

The difference between Curve fitting and back-testing forex trading strategies

This article will give an insight into the notion of testing forex trading strategies if left unchecked and ways to prevent the common pitfall of curve fitting, which can have a disastrous impact in your trading account.

Many of my clients will recall me recommending the procedure for back-testing to make sure the profitability of a trading strategy before you waste a second of your time turning…

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Algorithmic trading & technology keep you in front of the herd

Algorithmic trading & technology keep you in front of the herd

Following firms are instrumental in helping trader democratize difficult to get quantitative research which usually just some of large banks and hedge funds gain from internally. They are forward thinkers, quick movers and innovators for algorithmic trading, database and technology.

MarketPsych

MarketPsych LLC is a leader in behavioral finance research and consulting, integrating the competitive…

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Online Forex Trading - An Introduction

An Introduction About Online Forex Trading

Foreign exchange trading, or online forex trading, is the buying of one currency with that of another. This is only a comparative term, although it’s called foreign exchange. The terms foreign and domestic are relative to the individual using the term. What’s not domestic to one person is not foreign to another. Currency exchange would be the appropriate…

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