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Dave Mabe recently presented on how to develop a trading strategy framework through backtesting. You can view the webinar recording here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on backtesting, check out Dave\u2019s latest article, \u201cYou\u2019re Probably Backtesting Wrong<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author of this article is not affiliated with Interactive Brokers. This software is in no way affiliated, endorsed, or approved by Interactive Brokers or any of its affiliates. It comes with absolutely no warranty and should not be used in actual trading unless the user can read and understand the source. The IBKR API team does not support this software<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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