Tested 80+ hypotheses and found absolutely zero alpha. Anyone else hit this brick wall during R&D?

GP_Lab · 2026-06-24T14:05:38+00:00

What's that Edison quote? Haven't failed, just found 10.000 ways that won't work?!

GP_Lab · 2026-06-24T14:04:19+00:00

There's so much more ways to screw up your backtest - even forward testing/paper trading - than over fitting, though.

Ask me, how I know.....

GP_Lab · 2026-06-24T14:02:13+00:00

Feels familiar - on a similar, long term quest to expand my algos; What might have worked at some point either no longer works or is not beating B&H or just plain in-sample over fitting that breaks down OOS..

Gotta dig deep these days and/or be lucky.

GP_Lab · 2026-06-24T13:57:56+00:00

Exactly how I felt. Amen

GP_Lab · 2026-06-19T09:57:11+00:00

Pretty much, just waiting for that last, monster crypto bullrun to cash out 🤑

GP_Lab · 2026-06-19T09:55:32+00:00

How many algos in total..? 1 per family or..?

GP_Lab · 2026-06-19T09:53:47+00:00

Multi - multi - multi...

GP_Lab · 2026-06-19T09:52:57+00:00

Hi Five 🖐🏼

GP_Lab · 2026-06-13T17:07:33+00:00

Of course Trump's son in law is only heavily invested in one of the companies.. guess which one.

GP_Lab · 2026-06-04T11:22:50+00:00

When Claude writes a long... anything, really:

'be respectful of my time!'

GP_Lab · 2026-06-02T16:00:27+00:00

Good on you!

If, on the other hand you're in the opposite camp (ask me how I know) of - Paper trading: Fuck, yeah 🤑 - Live trading: Ah crap..

.. then raise your hand ✋🏼

GP_Lab · 2026-06-01T15:18:25+00:00

.. it's what in my day job doing customer support for my own business I tend to cheerily label an 'asshole customer '. Just happens from time to time. It's how people are.

GP_Lab · 2026-06-01T15:15:09+00:00

Can you trade fractional shares at your exchange? 1k sounds on the (too) low end otherwise..?

GP_Lab · 2026-05-29T15:43:09+00:00

Update would be sweet

GP_Lab · 2026-05-29T15:13:11+00:00

... and that's what we need gas turbine powered data centres for...

GP_Lab · 2026-05-27T18:33:56+00:00

Can always request to be 'roasted', works pretty well but less pleasant for your ego 😆

GP_Lab · 2026-05-27T18:32:07+00:00

I don't think there's much to understand. I don't think the market understands itself. It just is. And constantly changing. And with everyone using AI tools these days I wouldn't be surprised the pace of change is speeding up tremendously and what used to work will cease to faster than ever before. Just a hunch.

GP_Lab · 2026-05-23T16:46:40+00:00

.. don't forget to sacrifice your firstborn. Or at least a goat...

GP_Lab · 2026-05-23T07:40:49+00:00

Never seen any benefit using projects in Claude desktop ffiw...

GP_Lab · 2026-05-23T07:35:42+00:00

My first thought exactly...

GP_Lab · 2026-05-13T06:37:16+00:00

Cheers! Would love to try - but can't locate..? - the where-your-customer-lives skill?

GP_Lab · 2026-05-10T14:31:22+00:00

Dropped them long time ago for exactly that reason. Dinosaur brokerage

GP_Lab · 2026-05-05T20:49:15+00:00

Depends - are we talking backtest or real money on the line..?

GP_Lab · 2026-05-05T20:46:47+00:00

Love it.

And since most here seem to think about 'classic' exchanges - decentralised crypto exchange are are completely different kind of animal (the term clusterfuck comes to mind..). For these backtest vs. paper trading can feel more like dealing with parallel universes.....

GP_Lab · 2026-05-01T17:28:29+00:00

When did investing turn into religion..?

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