Backtesting 101

Towards informed trading strategies

Keno Leon
9 min readJun 15, 2023

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What is backtesting ?

Let’s say you have a “hunch” or theory on investing. While we’ll talk about stocks here, it could be anything (commodities, FX, Pokémons, you name it). You then “execute” your theory by buying, holding, or selling your chosen investments, and… you lose your money! Or worse, you make some money without knowing why !

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