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Old 07-06-2012, 09:01 AM   #1
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Should strategy Have a time period to test , to be a good strategy ?. I have never shown a profit going back 5 years. Do strategy have to be evolving and what is a good time period to back test ?
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Hello RonSims,
More the better, so that you can test your strategy at different market conditions (ranging market, trending markets etc) to avoid any curve fitting.

Unfortunately we do not have any specific guidelines. I will leave this thread open for other member who can share their experience.
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