Mechanizing Discretion on FX Backtest Diaryhttps://etherpoc.com/en/tags/mechanizing-discretion/Recent content in Mechanizing Discretion on FX Backtest DiaryHugoenFri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000A trading course coded whole scored PF 1.05, but its horizontal lines alone hit PF 1.63https://etherpoc.com/en/posts/yosuga-mechanized/Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://etherpoc.com/en/posts/yosuga-mechanized/<p>I translated a discretionary trader&rsquo;s paid course into code, rulebook and all. The whole method scored PF 1.05, meaning it earns just 1.05 dollars for every dollar it loses. Nearly break-even. But one by-product of that effort, a way to score how much a horizontal line &ldquo;matters&rdquo;, tested out at PF 1.63, beat my core system on quality, and eventually earned a place in my live portfolio.</p>