TRADING IQ
Raise Your Trading IQ.
Learn what works. See what doesn't. Backtesting methodology, risk management, and lessons from 320 coins and 88+ parameter variations.
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 22% of This Strategy's Gross Profit
We ran two real backtests and measured exactly what fees take — and what funding gives back to shorts. BB Squeeze lost 22% of gross profit to fees. MACD Cross earned its fee bill back in funding. 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.
We Ran 52 Strategies for 1 Year. Here's the Data.
1-year backtest results across 52 crypto trading strategies on 572 coins. Raw numbers: win rates, profit factors, drawdowns, and which strategies actually survived.