Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and ...

“I have never seen a bad backtest” is an often stated criticism of backtesting that has a high degree of truth to it - many strategies launch with strong backtests yet do not pan out as intended. In ...

Hiroshi Tanase, executive director of product analysis and design at S&P Global Market Intelligence, explores why, with the implementation of phase five of uncleared margin rules last September and ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician ...

Backtesting can help an investor determine whether a specific trading strategy would have led to potential returns on an investment over a certain past time period. Backtesting is a method that uses ...