| Test | Instrument and data | Variants tried | Passed every gate | Verdict |
|---|
| The RSI(2) Dip Buyer | ES futures | 4 | 0 | Buried · Fragile |
| Supertrend | ES futures | 8 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Bollinger Band Reversal | ES futures | 4 | 0 | Buried · Fragile |
| Donchian Channel Breakout | ES futures | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| RSI Divergence | ES futures | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| MACD Crossover | ES futures | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Golden Cross Backtest: Daily Bars on S&P 500 Futures & Gold | ES futures + XAUUSD spot (daily bars) | 8 | 0 | Inconclusive · Too few trades |
| Golden Cross Backtest: 1H Bars on S&P 500 Futures & Gold | ES futures + XAUUSD spot (1-hour bars) | 24 | 0 | Inconclusive · Data quality |
| Coppock Curve Backtest: 1H Bars on S&P 500 Futures | ES futures (1-hour bars) | 12 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| EMA 9/21 Crossover Backtest: 1H Bars on ES, NQ & Gold Futures | ES, NQ and GC futures (1-hour bars) | 12 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| EMA 5/8/13 Ribbon Backtest: Nasdaq-100 Futures, 5- and 15-Minute Bars | NQ futures (5- and 15-minute bars, US session) | 8 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Intraday Momentum Backtest: First to Last Half-Hour on ES Futures | ES futures (1-minute bars, US session) | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Intraday Momentum Backtest: First to Last Half-Hour on NQ Futures | NQ futures (1-minute bars, US session) | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Noise Area Breakout Backtest: ES Futures, Asia, London and New York | ES futures (1-minute bars) | 6 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Noise Area Breakout Backtest: NQ Futures, Asia, London and New York | NQ futures (1-minute bars) | 6 | 2 | Survived · Needs new data |
| VWAP Strategy Backtest: ES Futures, 5-Minute Bars, 2020 to 2026 | ES futures (1-minute bars) | 3 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| 9 EMA Strategy Backtest: NQ Futures, 5- and 15-Minute Bars, 2020 to 2026 | NQ futures (1-minute bars) | 3 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Google AI's Fibonacci Scalping Strategy, Backtested: ES Futures, 1- and 5-Minute Bars, 2020 to 2026 | ES futures (1-minute bars) | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Sneaky Pivot Strategy Backtest: Previous Day High and Low Reversal on Dow Futures | YM (Dow) futures, 15-minute bars from 1-minute data | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Trendline Trading Strategy Backtest: Do Trendline Breakouts Work? (Dow Futures) | YM (Dow) futures, 1-hour bars from 1-minute data | 4 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| NR7 Trading Strategy Backtest: Does the Narrow Range Breakout Work on ES Futures? | ES futures, 1-minute | 3 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Gap Fill Strategy Backtest: Do ES Opening Gaps Fill? 6 Years of S&P 500 Futures | ES futures, 1-minute | 3 | 0 | Buried · Costs |
| Initial Balance Breakout on ES Futures: Does It Hold Up on the S&P 500? | ES futures, 1-minute | 3 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Initial Balance Breakout Strategy: Tested on 6 Years of NQ Futures | NQ futures, 1-minute | 3 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| This Scalping Strategy Works Every Day? The First 5-Minute Candle + Fair Value Gap, Tested on 6 Years of NQ | NQ futures, 1-minute | 2 | 0 | Buried · No proven edge |
| Opening Range Breakout Backtest: The 5-Minute ORB on NQ Futures, 2020 to 2026 | NQ futures (1-minute bars, US session) | 4 | 0 | Buried · Fragile |