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march wrap - testing month, foundation built for Q2
march done. testing month complete. foundation built for Q2. march final numbers # starting (mar 1): $394,800 ending (mar 31): $395,900
week 3 march - still testing, patience required
week 3 march done. still testing adaptive strategy. patience required. week 3 trades (mar 18-22) # monday 3/18: 2 trades, 1 win. +$140
adaptive strategy testing - mixed results, learning curve
week 1-2 march testing. adaptive strategy live. mixed results. testing approach # week 1 (mar 4-8): paper trading only.
testing momentum overlay - early results promising
been running mean reversion strategies for 4 months. works well. 87% win rate in july. but: only trades when price reverts. misses trending moves. the idea # add momentum overlay to existing system.
ran walk-forward test - strategy holding up
been profitable 3 months now. wanted to verify i’m not just curve fitting. ran walk-forward analysis this weekend. what is walk-forward testing # normal backtest:
testing tighter stops - early results mixed
started testing tighter stop losses today. goal: reduce avg loss from $660 to $600. early results: mixed. the change # old stops: -150% of credit received