Tag your trades. Let the numbers decide.
You trade without a fixed strategy and note what you saw on every entry. Once the sample is large enough, you know which confluences actually help you.
At least one tag per trade · Readable from 10 trades · Results in RYour memory lies to you kindly.
You tag as you enter.
In Data collect mode, the trade only goes through with at least one tag. That's what makes your sample complete, and so readable.
- At least one tag
- Your own tags
- Several tags per trade
- Nothing to re-enter later
Three ways to read your data.
Six markers to read it right.
When you look at many groups at once, some look profitable by pure chance. The screen runs no statistical test: it shows what is measured, and says what isn't.
Data collect or Strategy test?
The first searches, the second checks. You go from one to the other.
Data collect
- The question
- What works for me?
- What you're asked for
- At least one tag per trade.
- What you get
- Your confluences, ranked by what they bring in.
- When to use it
- As long as you don't have fixed rules.
Strategy test
- The question
- Do my rules hold up, and do I follow them?
- What you're asked for
- Rules written before playing. No tags.
- What you get
- Your profitability, your rule adherence, your runs compared.
- When to use it
- As soon as data collect has given you a lead to check.
You stop guessing.
You keep the confluences that hold up and drop the rest.
Every trade carries its tags: nothing is noted after the fact.
You also know when you don't yet have enough to conclude.
You move to Strategy test with an idea, not a hunch.
About data collect.
What is a confluence?
A reason to enter that you can name: a break of structure, a zone, a session. You create your own tags.
How many trades before you can read a tag?
At least ten. Below that, the cell stays grey. This threshold is set in advance and only looks at the number of trades, never their result.
Is a tag at the top of the table a “winner”?
No. The screen compares averages, with no significance test: with many tags, some look profitable by pure chance. It's a lead to check in Strategy test, not a guarantee.
Why do some R cells stay grey?
A result in R needs an initial stop. It is computed on the trades that have one: if there are fewer than ten, the cell stays grey, even if the row has enough trades. Dollars stay readable.
Can I tag a trade in Strategy test?
No, tags aren't allowed there. This mode answers another question: did you follow your rules?