House tests

We publish our failures

Strategies we tested ourselves on real exchange candles. Failures stay on the board — a backtesting tool that only shows winners is a marketing tool.

StrategyTested windowTradesWin ratePFReturn / buy & holdMax DDVerdictLink
Sweep → market-structure shift → fair value gap
TJR Trades · BTCUSDT · 5M
2024-12-142026-08-31 · 1.7 year14229.6%0.15-18.9% / hold -23.6%21.2%FailedReport
ICT Silver Bullet (New York windows 03–04 · 10–11 · 14–15)
Michael J. Huddleston (Inner Circle Trader) · BTCUSDT · 5M
2024-12-142026-08-31 · 1.7 year12627.8%0.32-18.5% / hold -23.6%18.5%FailedReport
50 EMA pullback with engulfing entry
Steven Hart (The Trading Channel) · BTCUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years18451.6%0.99-1.5% / hold +980.1%15.1%FailedReport
Moving-average pullback
Rayner Teo · BTCUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years10738.3%4.54+59.1% / hold +963.8%5.5%FailedReport
Four-Week Rule
Richard Donchian · SOLUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years2343.5%11.33+12127.8% / hold +2984.7%66.0%FailedReport
Four-Week Rule
Richard Donchian · BNBUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years2751.9%20.41+15882.5% / hold +5923.2%27.8%PassedReport
Four-Week Rule
Richard Donchian · ETHUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years2951.7%4.44+1749.5% / hold +718.1%51.8%PassedReport
Four-Week Rule
Richard Donchian · BTCUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years3053.3%4.34+1551.3% / hold +963.8%33.8%PassedReport
Double 7s
Larry Connors · ETHUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years7262.5%1.26+24.7% / hold +718.1%54.8%PassedReport
Double 7s
Larry Connors · BTCUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years7770.1%1.92+159.6% / hold +963.8%33.5%PassedReport
RSI(2) mean reversion
Larry Connors · SOLUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1770.6%1.49+16.2% / hold +2984.7%13.9%PassedReport
RSI(2) mean reversion
Larry Connors · BNBUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years2857.1%2.91+62.5% / hold +5923.2%12.9%PassedReport
RSI(2) mean reversion
Larry Connors · ETHUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years2969.0%2.85+58.9% / hold +718.1%9.5%PassedReport
RSI(2) mean reversion
Larry Connors · BTCUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years3073.3%2.07+42.1% / hold +963.8%20.4%PassedReport
Holy Grail (ADX + 20 EMA pullback)
Linda Bradford Raschke & Laurence Connors · BNBUSDT · 1H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years4035.0%0.89-0.8% / hold +6008.4%7.0%FailedReport
Holy Grail (ADX + 20 EMA pullback)
Linda Bradford Raschke & Laurence Connors · ETHUSDT · 1H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years4032.5%0.84-2.8% / hold +723.8%6.8%FailedReport
Holy Grail (ADX + 20 EMA pullback)
Linda Bradford Raschke & Laurence Connors · BTCUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1040.0%1.23+1.4% / hold +980.1%2.0%FailedReport
Turtle Trading — System 1 (long side)
Richard Dennis / Original Turtles (Free Rules Project) · BNBUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years4438.6%5.24+114.4% / hold +5923.2%4.3%FailedReport
Turtle Trading — System 1 (long side)
Richard Dennis / Original Turtles (Free Rules Project) · ETHUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years4447.7%3.54+59.0% / hold +718.1%4.6%FailedReport
Turtle Trading — System 1 (long side)
Richard Dennis / Original Turtles (Free Rules Project) · BTCUSDT · 1D
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years4143.9%6.34+132.8% / hold +963.8%5.8%FailedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · ADAUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years3043.3%1.42+8.7% / hold +82.1%5.9%FailedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · XRPUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years3455.9%2.11+24.4% / hold +294.7%3.2%PassedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · SOLUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1450.0%1.64+6.8% / hold +3381.7%2.3%FailedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · BNBUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1533.3%0.91+0.2% / hold +5914.8%5.0%FailedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · ETHUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1540.0%1.18+3.1% / hold +715.0%2.4%FailedReport
Tori Trades Trendline Strategy
Tori Trades · BTCUSDT · 4H
2018-09-022026-08-31 · 8.0 years1637.5%1.09+1.7% / hold +980.1%4.7%FailedReport