Strategy Autopsies
Every week we take one popular trading strategy claim and run it through our testing engine with real spreads, commissions and fills. The verdict is published here — whatever it is.
- RSI below 30: we tested buy-the-dip 2,473 times
The most repeated indicator rule in retail trading, tested on 2,473 real signals across 369 stocks with real costs. It died, and not for the obvious reason.
- The golden cross: we tested it on 337 stocks
The most famous chart signal there is, tested on 661 real crossings. It lost to buying and holding, and then it lost to random entry dates.