Martingale Trading Strategy (Backtest And Example) | Quantified Strategies

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Martingale Trading Strategy

In financial trading, the Martingale trading strategy refers to the idea of adding a larger trade size to a losing trade with the hope that the market eventually reverses and it ends up with a net profit equal to the size of the initial bet. The idea was originally made for gambling, and it is based on the statistical outcomes of an event with a 50% probability of it occurring, such as winning a trade.

We don’t recommend using the Martingale method for trading but don’t confuse Martingale with a scale-in trading strategy, which occasionally is the smart way to enter a position.

We rather suggest the opposite of a Martingale trading strategy: be very careful and spread your equity into many baskets. Preferably you want your data-driven strategies to be uncorrelated to reduce risk.

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