Academy course · $25/month
Backtesting, Replay, And Forward Testing
- 10 lessons
- 3 modules
- about 3 h 38 min
- level: beginner
- a quiz after every lesson
Part of Academy — $25/month (paid plans open to the founding list first).
What you'll learn
Every new trader I've mentored has done the same thing: found a strategy, backtested it on clean historical data, watched the equity curve go vertical, and then watched real money evaporate within two weeks. This course closes that gap. You'll learn to write a testable hypothesis, run backtests that account for the seven ways they lie, build your eye in replay, prove your discipline in a forward test, and turn your journal into a dataset that tells you the truth about your edge.
Course outline
Lesson titles and estimated times. Lessons open inside the Academy. List as of 2026-10-02.
Module 1Learn — Foundations
- Why Most Backtests Liequiz24 min
- Clean Hypothesis Designquiz20 min
- Manual Replay Versus Automated Backtestingquiz22 min
- Sample Size And Regime Coveragequiz21 min
Module 2Practice — Apply the read
- Testing Entry, Exit, Stop, And Management Rulesquiz21 min
- Slippage, Fees, And Realistic Assumptionsquiz22 min
- Forward Testing And Paper-Trading Disciplinequiz22 min
- Journal-To-Dataset Workflowquiz22 min
Module 3Prove — Defend the decision
- Expectancy, Drawdown, And Failure Analysisquiz22 min
- Final System Validation Replay And Reviewquiz22 min
Part of the Academy
Part of Academy — $25/month (paid plans open to the founding list first). The Academy is every course in the catalog, not just this one. Academy and Pro are separate plans. Take one or both.
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Education only. Not financial advice; not a broker. Trading is risky. All sales are final; there are no refunds.