<![CDATA[Forex Software — How many bars is enough?]]> 2010-08-19T21:29:00Z PunBB https://forexsb.com/forum/topic/1664/how-many-bars-is-enough/ <![CDATA[Re: How many bars is enough?]]> The rule of thumb: the more the better :-P
I'm serious, more bars will produce more reliable results.
Would you trust strategy which performs good for 500hours or 20 trading days, which is only ONE months?
I think you can answer this question yourself :-P

I would use 3 months of data for 1 minute, 2 for optimisation and 1 for OOS. Set on live/demo and wait for 1 month results and compare with OOS, if you have the same or better continue this way further on, if not........ your call.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1906/ 2010-08-19T21:29:00Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/6089/#p6089 <![CDATA[How many bars is enough?]]> I discovered recently OOS function and I think it makes generating/optimizing more reliable. How many bars do you use for 1 min/5 min strategies? Is 30 000 enough or 10 000 is OK?

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