
Why I’m building my own backtest tool: to connect it to live trading
Most backtesting tools are great at producing a nice equity curve. But once you actually deploy a strategy, the curve isn’t the problem anymore.
Notes on research, testing, and running systematic strategies in production.

Most backtesting tools are great at producing a nice equity curve. But once you actually deploy a strategy, the curve isn’t the problem anymore.

My journey in trading started more than 20 years ago buying random stocks that looked cheap, trading options and futures with far too much leverage, and holding concentrated “value” portfolios or chasing individual stock momentum.


Every trader wants to believe the next model, dataset, or algorithm will unlock hidden alpha. But the truth is, most of the complexity in quant systems adds fragility, not performance. The market rewards consistency — not cleverness that only works on yesterday’s data.

Trading Is Hard — But It’s Changing.
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