We go over:

• How "visual" backtesting is not real backtesting
• Discretionary traders try to replace what they're doing with automation - but that's wrong
• How to create a completely new strategy from the ground up to be automated
• How to build your "idea noticing" muscle

Much more.

Here's the book mentioned in the show: The Art of Noticing

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!

Dave continues helping Michael create a first backtest in Amibroker. You might think "backtesting is backtesting," but we cover many of the differences between RealTest and Amibroker, as well as their implications.

We discuss:

• What makes AI so bad at generating good AFL code for a backtest in Amibroker
• The better you get at understanding how AFL works, the better your use of AI gets
• How a column library makes all the difference in creating P&L
• Quick backtests can promote bad habits

And much more...

Dave also announces the new MabeKit AFL Generator tool.

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!

Dave offers advice and feedback to Michael, who is learning to use Amibroker for the first time.

He's coming from RealTest, so we go over the similarities and differences between the two platforms.

We discuss:

• How RealTest is great for daily data, but hits a wall for most intraday trading strategies
• Amibroker is not just a backtester; it’s a full charting, analysis, and execution environment.
• Backfilling with IQFeed versus Polygon (there is really no contest)
• Best practices for databases in Amibroker

Much more...

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!