Tagged: backtest, backtesting This topic has 1 reply, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 9 months ago by admin. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts December 5, 2021 at 6:45 pm #72000 adminKeymaster Back testing is one of the most essential, and yet least understood, techniques in the quant arsenal. Back testing while researching is like drinking and driving. Do not research under the influence of a back test. December 5, 2021 at 6:47 pm #72001 adminKeymaster In mathematical finance, back test overfitting means the usage of historical market data (a back test) to develop an investment strategy, where many variations of the strategy are tried on the same dataset. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In