Indicators on price bars: 6,428 tests and the ADA trap
Read the largest test in the ledger honestly, including the result that looked validated and was not.
Module 26 of 26, Strategy case files: what Tickfloor tested. Lesson 1 of 6, about 18 minutes.
The takeaway
Testing many setups and correcting for multiple tests still leaves you searching for luck, not skill, if the trade counts are tiny and unseen data contradicts discovery.
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