1 · Define
Write the market, timeframe, setup, entry, exit, cost, and pass/fail rule before looking at results.
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Show the method—not only the winning number.
Build a hypothesis, test chronological data, disclose costs and assumptions, separate in-sample from unseen periods, and publish only the summary you explicitly choose.
2 · Validate
Check timestamps, duplicates, missing bars, contract rolls, time zones, and whether each input was available then.
3 · Test
Keep chronology, include commissions/slippage, label in-sample and out-of-sample results, and avoid endless parameter hunting.
4 · Stress
Use alternate periods, regimes, reasonable cost changes, walk-forward checks, and sensitivity ranges.
5 · Report
Show sample size, expectancy, profit factor, drawdown, assumptions, limitations, and what would invalidate the idea.
6 · Decide
Treat a backtest as evidence for further testing—not a promise of future performance.
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