What is your edge?

[Pat494]

Just because something happening is unusual it doesn't mean it won't happen next time, whatever sample size.

 

[dbphoenix]

I'm not frustrated. Testing ideas might indicate that a particular idea could be profitable or is likely to fail. Both results are useful.

If you're not frustrated after testing 5000+ setups and having yet to find a road to consistent profitability, kudos.

 

[tomorton]

Not necessarily. Depends on what the ideas are and how they're being tested. Without specifics, the statement reflects nothing more than frustration and has nothing to do with the viability of daytrading.

Yes, in a sense. A back-test of 5,000 trades means nothing except a dedication to eliminating statistical anomalies.

But a campaign of 5,000 trades is something only a day-trader could seriously contemplate.