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🔬Backtesting & Strategy OptimizationLesson 1 of 813% through course

Why Backtesting Matters

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Why Backtesting Matters

The Case for Data-Driven Trading

Most aspiring traders skip straight from learning a strategy to trading it live. They watch a few YouTube videos, see a pattern that "makes sense," and start risking real money. This is the equivalent of a pharmaceutical company selling a drug without clinical trials. Backtesting is your clinical trial.

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