FAQ Section | Frequently Asked Questions
1. origin & knowledge space
Where did the track record originate?
☐ Real money trading
☐ Demo account
☐ Simulation
☐ Backtest
☐ Mixed form (please explain)
Classification: Results from different knowledge spaces are not directly comparable, even if they are presented in the same way.
2. time period & market phase
Which market conditions does the time period cover?
☐ Several market phases (trend, sideways, stress)
☐ Only selected phases
☐ Unclear / not explained
Classification: A limited time period says more about the phase than about the strategy.
3. Continuity & interruptions
Is the process documented throughout?
☐ Complete
☐ Interrupted (e.g. restarts, resets)
☐ Not comprehensible
Classification: Interruptions significantly change the informative value - regardless of the result.
4. Presentation of risk
Is risk presented explicitly and comprehensibly?
☐ Maximum drawdown clearly stated
☐ Volatility / fluctuation range visible
☐ Position sizes comprehensible
☐ Risk only presented implicitly or not at all
Classification: Return without context to risk is no information.
5. loss phases & stress
Are loss phases transparently recognizable?
☐ Duration and depth visible
☐ Frequency recognizable
☐ Psychological stress at least indirectly deducible
☐ Loss phases are shortened or smoothed
Classification: It is not the amount of profit, but the sustainability of the loss phases that determines feasibility.
6. Rules & implementation
Is it clear how the results were generated?
☐ Rules defined
☐ Decision logic comprehensible
☐ Deviations explained
☐ Black box presentation
Classification: A track record without a rule context is a number, not a strategy.
7. Human dimension
Is the human factor recognizably taken into account?
☐ Real money implementation
☐ Indications of discipline & stress
☐ Handling of drawdowns described
☐ Human factor completely abstracted
Classification: Results without human implementation say nothing about real sustainability.
8. Transferability
For whom should this track record be meaningful?
☐ For exactly this person / this setup
☐ For comparable risk profiles
☐ In general
☐ Unclear
Classification: Performance is not universal - it is context-dependent.
9. Expectation management
How is the track record categorized?
☐ As historical information
☐ As a learning or analysis example
☐ As proof of success
☐ Implicit performance promise
Classification: The greatest distortion is not caused by numbers, but by expectations.