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Remember that tick-data back-testing is just a tool to help you understand your trading strategy more comprehensively. It does not simulate the real-life situations you will encounter when you begin to trade live. | Remember that tick-data back-testing is just a tool to help you understand your trading strategy more comprehensively. It does not simulate the real-life situations you will encounter when you begin to trade live. | ||
- | Here are some factors to consider when trying to evaluate your EA's performance in a live market: | + | Here are some factors to consider when trying to evaluate your EA's performance for trading in a live market: |
* Is your strategy reliant on spread? If so, test with varying spread values to make sure the back-test results aren't adversely impacted by small changes to the spread. | * Is your strategy reliant on spread? If so, test with varying spread values to make sure the back-test results aren't adversely impacted by small changes to the spread. |