Forward testing is the worst

trunksta · 2026-07-28T05:00:43+00:00

=== SUMMARY === - Post discusses the pain of forward testing algorithmic trading strategies, including bugs that waste weeks and the slow pace of accumulating live data - Author seeks advice on what to do while forward testing (e.g., research more strategies) and asks how many observations are needed to confirm an edge - Quality assessment: This is a personal reflection / vent post, not a research-driven DD or trade thesis. It contains no specific data, backtests, or ticker analysis, so it is noise from an investment perspective. === SENTIMENT === NEUTRAL === TRADE IDEAS === No actionable trade ideas in this post.

u/trunksta · Reddit — r/algotrading · July 28, 2026 at 05:00 · ⬆ 18 pts · 💬 22 comments | View on Reddit ↗

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Post discusses the pain of forward testing algorithmic trading strategies, including bugs that waste weeks and the slow pace of accumulating live data
Author seeks advice on what to do while forward testing (e.g., research more strategies) and asks how many observations are needed to confirm an edge
Quality assessment: This is a personal reflection / vent post, not a research-driven DD or trade thesis. It contains no specific data, backtests, or ticker analysis, so it is noise from an investment perspective.

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