From Trading Idea to Testable Hypothesis
Most trading ideas cannot be wrong, which is exactly why they cannot be tested. Here is a step-by-step way to rewrite one so a test can actually reject it.
Research notes
Practical articles on turning trading ideas into structured, testable research — and on reading results without fooling yourself.
Most trading ideas cannot be wrong, which is exactly why they cannot be tested. Here is a step-by-step way to rewrite one so a test can actually reject it.
A 3% drop is an extreme event in a calm market and an ordinary day in a turbulent one. Here is how volatility and regime change what a signal is telling you.
A research journal is not a diary of trades. It is a dated record of what you planned, what you changed and what you concluded, so your own past tests stay usable.
Not every sentence in a model's summary carries the same weight. Learn to sort explanations, estimates and unsupported claims, and what to ask of each.