Michael and I discuss how to think about improving your column library over time.

We discuss:

• How your column library is like a shared software library: build once, reuse everywhere
• Continuous variables are better than binary variables (e.g. Above/below a moving average)
• The MACDV case study - MACD normalized by ATR
• How intra-trade columns allow testing multiple concepts with a single backtest

And much more...

Here's a link to the previous episode mentioned: The Key to Backtesting - Your Library of Columns

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!

Topics discussed:

• Profitable traders don't follow the crowd - or any particular trading guru
• Healthy attitude towards trading and risk
• Making great trades is the goal - ironically, the money is almost secondary
• Day trading is key (don't believe me? Just do the math)
• Automation is a massive trading edge

Much more...

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!

We discuss:

• Python is a great general-purpose language, but that's what makes it a bad choice for backtesting
• Iterating on your strategies is the critical piece - anything that makes that more complex will make things more difficult
• In a world of LLMs, the argument for using Python for everything makes less sense
• Choose your tools based on profit potential, not because "I like Python and am good at it."

Much more...

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Before you go!

The next time you find yourself in a drawdown, I want you to stop what you're doing and head on over to betterbacktesting.com to sign up for my free backtesting email course.

I hope to see you there!