How to Avoid Overfitting in Trading Bots: A Practical Checklist
Overfitting is the #1 killer of trading bots. Here’s a practical checklist to detect and prevent it, based on real experience.
Overfitting
The Backtest Looked Amazing. It Was Lying.
My momentum bot showed incredible returns in backtests. Then I learned about overfitting — the hard way.
Parameter Optimization Without Fooling Yourself
Grid search found parameters that turned -82U into +343U. Here’s how I made sure it wasn’t just overfitting.