BACKTESTING IN TRADING

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 BACKTESTING

A "MUST DO" FOR EVERY TRADER

Backtesting is a process where a trader assesses how a strategy would have performed in the past. During backtesting, the trader follows strictly all strategy rules to get an objective view on the performance to see if something needs to be changed.

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