My struggle - is it Data Quality or something bigger?

Discussion in 'Strategy Building' started by sysdevel99, Nov 30, 2015.

Why do most published strategies not work

Poll closed Dec 14, 2015.

  1. The system developer doesn't know what they're doing

    3 vote(s)
    42.9%

  2. The system developer is purposely misleading to sell more books or ads

    2 vote(s)
    28.6%

  3. I am too stupid to replicate their basic rules and mimic their results

    1 vote(s)
    14.3%

  4. They work off bad data (e.g. not dividend adjusted)

    2 vote(s)
    28.6%

  5. Something bigger that I don't understand

    4 vote(s)
    57.1%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. sysdevel99

    sysdevel99

    That's the thing that kills me too. I'm not sure how often I've heard during interviews "well if it doesn't work you just do the opposite". Once you factor in commission and slippage you end up with another losing system ;) two wrongs don't make it right in that case
     
    #11     Dec 1, 2015
    Share
    Occam likes this.