TRADING IQ
Raise Your Trading IQ.
Learn what works. See what doesn't. Backtesting methodology, risk management, and lessons from 230 coins and 88 parameter variations.
We Tested Everything. Here's the Complete Verdict.
Indicators, patterns, timeframes, exits, coin types, combinations, machine learning, options. Months of exhaustive testing, millions of trades, every result beta-stripped. This is the unedited verdict on what beats the market — and what doesn't.
What We're Validating Live — Before Risking a Single Dollar
We found one real edge. We are not trading it yet. Here is exactly what we are forward-testing on paper, why, and the gate it has to pass before any real money goes in.
Why an 87% Win Rate Can Still Lose Money
We ran the same strategy entry with seven different exits. The win rate moved from 21% to 87% — and every single version lost money. Here is the conservation law that explains why, with real data.
Why Stacking Indicators Doesn't Create an Edge
RSI plus MACD plus a volume filter plus a trend confirmation — surely combining signals is stronger than one alone? We tested every combination. It isn't. Here's the math of why correlated signals stack into beta, not alpha.
Week of 2026-06-15: Stochastic RSI LONG leads, HV Squeeze drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 24 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-06-08: HV Squeeze leads, Stochastic RSI LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 22 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-06-01: Stochastic RSI leads, SuperTrend LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 24 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-05-25: Mean Reversion LONG leads, Momentum BOTH drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 27 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-05-18: Ichimoku leads, HV Squeeze LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 27 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-05-11: Ichimoku LONG leads, Donchian Breakout drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 33 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-05-04: Mean Reversion leads, ADX Trend BOTH drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 30 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-04-27: Mean Reversion LONG leads, BB Squeeze LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 40 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-04-20: ATR Breakout SHORT leads, Ichimoku LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 40 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-04-13: BB Squeeze leads, Donchian Breakout drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 29 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
Week of 2026-04-06: BB Squeeze leads, ATR Breakout LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 30 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
SHORT vs LONG — Which Side Won Over 1 Year?
We ran the same strategies in both directions across 50 coins for 365 days. SHORT dominated, but the last 30 days tell a different story. Here's the data.
Trading Fees Ate 24% of This Strategy's Profits
We ran two real backtests and measured exactly how much fees and funding costs eat. BB Squeeze lost 24% of gross profit to fees. MACD Cross lost 13%. Here's the math.
This Week's Best vs Worst Strategies (Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2026)
Ichimoku LONG topped the weekly rankings with 75% win rate and 4.9 PF, while ATR Breakout LONG hit 0% win rate. Data from 26 active simulations.
Week of 2026-03-30: Mean Reversion leads, ATR Breakout LONG drops
Weekly crypto strategy rankings — 26 strategies tested across top-50 coins.
SL 3% vs 10% — We Tested Both on 572 Coins
BB Squeeze SHORT strategy backtested with 3% and 10% stop loss across 50 coins over 2+ years. The tighter stop lost more trades but the wider stop made more money.