INDEPENDENT TRADING STRATEGY RESEARCH
Does Your Trading Strategy
Really Have an Edge?
We independently examine your backtests, trading results and strategy evidence to identify what the data supports, where the weaknesses are, and what should be tested next.
Start with a free preliminary strategy audit. If the findings uncover valuable research questions, we can investigate them in greater depth.
WHAT I CAN HELP WITH
Independent Research Before You Risk More Capital
Whether you already have a strategy or simply a trading hypothesis, the objective is to determine what the evidence supports, where the weaknesses are, and what should be investigated next.
Strategy Audit
Independent review of an existing strategy, backtest or trading record to identify what the available evidence actually supports.
Backtesting & Validation
Test trading ideas using historical data, out-of-sample evidence and walk-forward analysis rather than relying on headline backtest results.
Robustness Testing
Investigate parameter sensitivity, overfitting, look-ahead bias, transaction costs, profit concentration and performance stability.
Quantitative Research
Investigate trading hypotheses and market behaviour using data, statistical analysis and reproducible research.
Performance Investigation
Examine why a strategy performs differently across periods, market conditions or groups of trades.
Strategy Development
Where the evidence justifies further work, research can progress toward forward testing, implementation and automation.
HOW I WORK
Research Designed to Challenge the Strategy
A profitable backtest is only the beginning. The important question is whether the apparent edge remains credible when the evidence is examined more closely.
Independent Assessment
The objective is to understand what the evidence actually supports, not to optimise a backtest until it produces an attractive result.
Evidence Before Assumptions
Conclusions are based on reproducible analysis, out-of-sample evidence and clearly stated limitations.
Research-First Approach
Weaknesses and unanswered questions become research problems to investigate rather than results to hide.
Long-Term Relationships
The aim is to become a trusted research partner as strategies evolve from initial ideas through validation and implementation.
HOW IT WORKS
Start With the Evidence
You do not need to commission a large project to begin. Start with the strategy and evidence you already have.
01
Tell Me About the Strategy
Share the strategy, existing backtest, trading results or research question you want independently examined.
02
Preliminary Audit
I review the available evidence and identify the most important strengths, weaknesses and unanswered questions.
03
Clear Findings
You receive a clear assessment of what the evidence supports, what remains uncertain and what should be tested next.
04
Investigate Further
If worthwhile, we can investigate the highest-value questions through deeper quantitative research and validation.
START WITH A PRELIMINARY AUDIT
Have a Trading Strategy You Want Independently Examined?
Send me your strategy, backtest or research question. I can start with a preliminary assessment of the evidence and identify the most useful questions to investigate next.