What Would You Trade? Four Versions, One Strategy
StatsEdgeTrading
In this week's episode of Line Your Own Pockets, we dive into a fascinating thought experiment: given four statistically distinct versions of the same trading strategy, which would you choose?
Dave May ran a single strategy through his Strategy Cruncher and produced four variants:
Version 1: Profit factor 1.87 | Win rate 53.8% | ~3 trades/day
Version 2: Profit factor 3.29 | Win rate 55.1% | ~1.4 trades/day
Version 3: Profit factor 4.65 | Win rate 63.2% | ~0.5 trades/day
Version 4: Profit factor 7.59 | Win rate 72.6% | ~1 trade every 10 days
It quickly becomes clear this isn’t just a numbers game. The real question is: what kind of trader are you? Do you prefer frequent feedback and steady volume (Version 1)? Or are you hunting for high-accuracy, rare opportunities (Version 4)?
The episode also digs into:
The psychology behind trade frequency and conviction
How automation unlocks both ends of the trade frequency spectrum
Why the "best" version often depends on context, goals, and buying power
The danger of being stuck in a strategy with no roadmap for evolution
Ultimately, it’s not about choosing the "right" version, but understanding your edge, how you size it, and how to evolve it.
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