Backtesting

Backtesting — The process of testing a strategy against historical price data.

Quick definition: The process of testing a strategy against historical price data.
Category: Concepts

Full Definition

Backtesting runs a strategy against historical bars to compute hypothetical equity curves, win rate, drawdown.

Related Terms

Walk-Forward Analysis · Algorithmic Trading · Overfitting

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