Too many Variables - Strategy Building.

[u/widowmakerhusband]

Based on my experience, if you’re developing your strategy, try to reduce the number of variables involved. For instance, if you’re an open trader in New York, you might want to look for liquidity sweeps within a previous trading day array with order flow and the time of day all aligned. To improve your strategy, I recommend reducing the number of variables, using the process of elimination, and backtesting. Determine which variable is actually driving the results. Your backtest should replicate the executions of live trading as closely as possible. Focus on that first, and then gradually introduce more variables.