The Five-Day Delay Test That Exposes Overfit Trading Strategies

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A real edge decays gently when you lag your entries. An overfit one collapses. Delay every signal by five days and see what's left.

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A real edge decays gently when you lag your entries. An overfit one collapses. Delay every signal by five days and see what's left.