Dossier
backtesting
Coverage of backtesting in the Nexus archive.
- Trading Journal
The article discusses the importance of maintaining a trading journal for active traders, questioning whether trades are made based on intuition rather than backtesting. It invites readers to share their thoughts on the topic via a Reddit post.
- For bots, historical data matters more than people think. That’s where most APIs fall short — CMC is actually decent there
A crypto trading bot developer highlights the importance of reliable historical data and real-time API feeds, praising CoinMarketCap (CMC) for its frequent updates, multi-exchange aggregation, and reliability compared to free APIs. The user is still exploring optimal backtesting strategies and API redundancy.