Dataset

Deterministic demo series, free public daily closes, or your own CSV.

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More trials means a higher best-in-sample Sharpe even with no real edge.

400

Long when a short moving average sits above a long moving average.

65% in sample
8 chronological folds

Execution assumptions

Costs and position constraints applied to every trial identically.

5 bps per position change

$100,000

Same seed reproduces the identical strategy set.

Long / flat: exits to cash on a bearish signal.

Presets

Three calibrated starting points.

Run

The sweep is deterministic for a given seed and dataset.

Datasetnone
Trials400
Families4
Split65 / 35
Cost5 bps
long / flat
seed 7
8 folds

Benchmark Sharpe target

Threshold used by the Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio.

The out-of-sample PSR is measured against a zero-Sharpe null. The Deflated Sharpe Ratio replaces that null with the expected maximum Sharpe implied by the trial count, which rises automatically as you add trials.