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Learn Strategy Module 03
Practical Understanding

Questions that keep creator work grounded

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

Checklist Core question: Why should this rule work? Output: Testable strategy spec Screen: Strategy Creator
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Key Takeaways What to take from this lesson
A healthy strategy spec Warnings to catch early
Risk Frame Creator risk reminder
  • Do not optimize entries before defining exits.
  • Do not increase size to compensate for weak edge quality.
  • Do not stack filters until the original idea disappears.
Checklist

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.
Checklist

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.
Checklist

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.