Research
Behind every number on this site is a research process — what it does and doesn't claim, what failed along the way, and how to read it. Calibration is checked the same way for every asset class we publish, as each one's held-out data becomes available — see the scorecard for current coverage.
Measured odds. No trade calls. what this means →
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Findings from the audit, one article per strategy family or failure mode:
- The Academic Audit
- Do filters make a breakout system better? We tested a dozen.
- Do grid and DCA bots actually work? We tested 70+. Every one failed.
- Do mean-reversion strategies work? We tested 90+.
- Do trend-following strategies actually work? We tested 280+.
- Does ICT / Smart Money Concepts actually work? We tested it like everything else.
- Does intermarket analysis actually work? We tested 400+ signals
- The intermarket “rules” your charts still assume — re-tested
- Is momentum trading profitable? We tested 140+ strategies.
- Volatility is forecastable. Direction isn’t.
- Most trading strategies fail before costs. The #1 killer is no edge at all.