Gaussian Distribution
Meaning ⎊ A theoretical bell curve distribution that fails to accurately capture the frequent extreme price shocks in crypto markets.
Out of Sample Testing
Meaning ⎊ Validating a strategy on data not used during development to ensure it works on unseen information.
Walk-Forward Analysis
Meaning ⎊ A backtesting method that iteratively optimizes and tests a model on shifting, non-overlapping historical data segments.
Overfitting Mitigation Techniques
Meaning ⎊ Methods like regularization and cross-validation used to prevent models from learning noise instead of actual market patterns.
Backtesting Bias
Meaning ⎊ Systematic errors in simulated trading that create unrealistic expectations of profit by ignoring real-world constraints.
