Profitable Backtest and Paper Trading: Ready to Go Live? A profitable month is not a graduation certificate. Check what actually happened, whether the settings match, and which important scenarios remain untested.
Why Do Trailing Stops Look So Good in Backtests? Did the rally happen before the stop was hit—or after the position was already closed? The same OHLC bar can hide two very different exits.
Profitable for Hundreds of Trades, Flat After Thousands: Does the Strategy Still Work? The first 300 trades made $3,000, but the next 2,700 lost it back. Split the backtest into two periods, then check costs, market regime, and parameter selection before rewriting the strategy.
Only One Parameter Set Made Money. Can You Trust the Backtest? A tiny setting change wipes out the profit. Check nearby settings and fresh data before trusting the best-looking backtest.