Searching for Edge or Improvement

Discussion in 'Strategy Building' started by Rapunzel, Jul 29, 2022.

  1. Rapunzel

    Rapunzel

    Hi folks, hope you are well. Just a quick question to understand how you approach building trading systems.

    Assuming you train, validate and test in different sets of data. Do you thin itis better to;

    1) Search for a target win rate across each data set or
    2) Search for a target edge improvement across each data set.

    Appreciate your responses, thanks.
     
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  2. IMHO: (1) Find (and understand) your edge; (2) improve exploitation of that edge, (3) go to step (1) {repeat}
    I think quantifying/understanding your edge may prove illusive!
     
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  3. zghorner

    zghorner

    This is all you need to know.

     
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  4. easymon1

    easymon1

    Why limit your exploration? Both and then some...

    Search term: Optimize
    https://www.dogpile.com/serp?q=Optimize

    Fly it while you build it
    https://www.dogpile.com/serp?q=Fly+it+while+you+build+it
     
  5. Tweet of the week
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  6. easymon1

    easymon1

    Is that how you improved your edge J-Mo or are you posting this wisdom in a thread other than that which you intended?
     
  7. I figure that advice is an edge, no?

    Speaking of edge, dont play monkeypox scams . Very terrible loss for all concerned just now
     
  8. easymon1

    easymon1

    Ya don't say, please tell us more...
     
  9. zghorner

    zghorner

  10. %%
    Long story short;
    books help on that treasure hunt.
     
    #10     Jul 29, 2022
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