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Module 03 · Checklist

Questions that keep creator work grounded

If you cannot answer these cleanly, the strategy is not ready for the backtester yet.

A healthy strategy spec
  • The logic fits one market behavior instead of many contradictory ones.
  • The stop, target, and no-trade conditions are explicit.
  • The capital budget feels realistic for the desk, not optimistic for the screenshot.
Warnings to catch early
  • The rule only makes sense after you look at the chart manually.
  • The system needs constant parameter nudging to stay believable.
  • The exit exists because the backtest needed help, not because the thesis demanded it.
What SFZ should make easier
  • Seeing the full strategy definition in one workflow.
  • Linking position logic to capital constraints from the start.
  • Passing a coherent rule set into testing without rewriting the idea.
In this lesson
  • A healthy strategy spec
  • Warnings to catch early
Try it — signal crossover

A crossover rule buys when a fast average rises above a slow one and sells when it drops below. Move the fast length and watch the signals — and the whipsaws — change.

Signals
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Buy / Sell
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Character
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Creator risk reminder

Do not optimize entries before defining exits.

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