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Our own trading research, written up in plain English. Backtest write-ups, research updates and market notes worked out from the data we compute. Every post is free to read. No tips, no predictions and no third-party news.
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Latest posts
The Bitcoin halving, what it does to miners, and what our test of the cycle found
What a Bitcoin halving means for miners, why people treat the cycle as a timing rule, and how that rule did in our backtest.
The Forecast Board: four rules, locked in first, graded in public
Tickfloor launched a Forecast Board on 3 November 2026: four pre-registered rules, scored monthly against two benchmarks.
How an EMA crossover works, with the arithmetic, and how it did on 40 stocks and 18 coins
How an EMA crossover is built, with the arithmetic, and how the 9/21 cross and golden cross did on stocks, ETFs and crypto.
We tested 19 versions of MACD. One finished ahead, and we still don't trust it
What MACD is in plain English, and how 19 MACD rules did against a benchmark on stocks, ETFs and crypto. In-sample backtests.
We tested 1,342 trading rules, then checked for luck
A short Python walk-through of the Benjamini-Hochberg luck check, and what it did to the trading rules that first beat a benchmark.
Bollinger Bands explained for beginners, and how four band rules did on past data
What Bollinger Bands are in plain English, and how four band rules did against a benchmark on ETF and crypto data.
What RSI actually tells you: we tested 43 versions of it
RSI explained in plain English, plus how 43 RSI rules did against a benchmark on past stock, ETF and crypto data.
Bitcoin rose 1.39% in a day, so why did five of ten indicators say down?
A beginner's guide to reading a chart when the signals disagree, using a Bitcoin snapshot from 16 October 2026.
Research log
The newest tests from our research registry, by date. Every result is in-sample, from past data, and not a promise. The full feed is on findings.
- : Every strategy family we tested
- : How lucky is our best result?
- : AQR-style trend following on 25 ETFs: does it work?
- : AQR-style trend following on 18 crypto pairs: does it work?
- : Does avoiding "uncertain" stocks improve momentum?
- : Is Kelly sizing better than volatility targeting?
- : Buying a crypto crash: does picking the right crash help?
- : Momentum under realistic costs
- : Five widely discussed trading techniques of autumn 2026, tested
- : Does the opening range breakout work? An hourly crypto version, backtested
About Tickfloor
What is Tickfloor?
Tickfloor is a stock and crypto indicator for beginner and self-directed traders: it scores any stock or coin out of 10 from ten common chart checks, and publishes every backtest behind the method, the failed ones too. So far that is 1,342 strategies tested, and 0 passed the luck check.
Is Tickfloor free?
Yes, to start. You get 3 free scores a day with a free account. No card. The example read, the evidence and results pages, the glossary and the first two course lessons need no account at all. Paid passes unlock the rest and are listed on the pricing page.
How is Tickfloor different from other indicator sites?
Tickfloor shows its own test record next to the score, failures included: 1,342 strategies in 77 families against a benchmark that pays no costs. 265 finished ahead on the raw number and 0 of 1,774 tests were left once luck was allowed for. The score describes what a chart shows today. It is not a tip or a prediction.
General information, not personal advice. Tickfloor does not hold a financial services licence.