Stop Overfitting Your Strategy: Backtest Right to Trade with Confidence

How many trades do you actually need in your backtest to trust your trading system?

This video breaks down one of the most common mistakes traders make when building a strategy. If you're analytical and want to trade systematically with confidence, this will help you avoid the trap of false confidence and curve-fitted strategies.

I’ll show you exactly how many trades you need, what influences that number, and the risks of getting it wrong.

In this video you’ll learn:

• Why the number of trades in your backtest matters
• How system complexity affects your data needs
• Why manual backtesting often leads to false confidence
• What you need to know before risking real capital

00:00 – The real question: How many trades do you need in your backtest?
00:20 – Why “it depends” is the right (and wrong) answer
00:45 – The link between system complexity and data requirements
01:30 – Why small backtests = big risks
02:00 – How many trades you actually need for confidence

If you're trying to build a profitable system you can actually trust, start here.

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