Benchmarks and the dumb control
Choose the right comparison for any strategy claim, including the cheapest rule that shares its mechanism.
Module 15 of 26, Testing an idea honestly before you use it. Lesson 4 of 8, about 18 minutes.
The takeaway
Pick your benchmark (cash, the asset’s own move over the same period, or a dumb control that shares only the mechanism), and check the strategy clears it before you trust any number.
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