What Backtesting Taught Me About Consistency

Backtesting changed everything for me. Before I started testing my ideas on historical data, I was trading based on hope. After? I trade based on evidence.

The biggest lesson: consistency isn't about winning every trade. It's about executing the same process over and over, knowing the math is on your side over a large sample.

I use FXReplay to test setups across hundreds of historical scenarios. If a setup doesn't hold up over 100+ occurrences, it doesn't make it into my live playbook.

Backtesting gives you conviction. And conviction is what stops you from second-guessing your system when the inevitable drawdown comes.