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stats·Statistics & risk

Stationarity

Whether a process's statistical properties stay constant over time. Markets are non-stationary — backtests assume the past resembles the future, which is why walk-forward matters.

How the desk uses this

Statistics and risk terms like this one are the backbone of how the desk sizes positions and reports edge — not vibes, math.

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