What is a Backtest?

What is a Backtest?

A backtest or back-test is a hypothetical simulation of an investment or trading strategy. Most backtesting is applied to timing entry and exit points for a particular asset. Backtesting is one of those things that can be easy to quick and hard to do right. Portfolio...

Is WFOOSMPBT acronym worthy?

Is WFOOSMPBT acronym worthy? A backtest has about as much credibility with professional investors as claims of sure things and guarantees. However, a backtest is an incredibly useful research tool—if it is done right. If it is done wrong, as most are, it gives a false...

Systemic Risk and Diversification Analysis

This chart tells us that the portfolio being analyzed has a variance 60% captured in only one dimension. Minimizing the percentage of the portfolio captured in the first dimension is a routine output of our investment process and greatly reduces the susceptibility of...