Randomized Testing Beats Lucky Historical Data

21 Jul 2026 · 1 min
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Adrian Reid argues traders should test random ETFs instead of picking winners from the past. Cherry-picking creates bias and masks luck as skill. Rigorous in-sample and out-of-sample testing on randomly selected ETFs reveals whether a strategy actually works.

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