FAQ
Does my data ever leave my machine?
No. EdgeProof is a TradeStation TradingApp that runs entirely on your PC. All parameter sweeps, generated strategies, and trade CSVs are written locally under your Working Folder. Nothing is uploaded.
Do I need to be a programmer?
No. You do need one thing: a basic strategy already coded in EasyLanguage. From there, EdgeProof is point-and-click — it generates the wrapped strategy, drives the optimization, and produces the final live-trading code for you.
What's the difference between EdgeProof Pro and Basic?
Pro is the full pipeline: WFO Config, real walk-forward Validation, the Robustness tab, and the richer web-based Candidates experience. Basic covers the streamlined Settings → Strategy Code → Optimization → Trades Generator → Candidates → Live Trading path without walk-forward validation.
Do I need TradeStation open to use EdgeProof?
Yes. EdgeProof is a native TradingApp — it runs inside a TradeStation Workspace and uses TradeStation's optimizer, data, and EasyLanguage compiler.
What is the Working Folder and why is it required?
It's the root folder EdgeProof reads and writes everything under — settings, generated strategy code, optimization outputs, trades files, WFO results. Nothing on any tab works until it's set (Settings → Folder).
What does "Real Validation Holdout" actually do?
It reserves the last RV Percent% of your history as a strictly out-of-sample tail. Optimization and Feasibility never see it; it's only touched during the final Validation stage. See Key Concepts → Real Validation Holdout.
Why do Monte Carlo numbers change between runs?
It's a random resample of your trade sequence. Small run-to-run variation is expected; look at the distribution and percentiles, not a single number.
What's the minimum trade count for results to mean anything?
Roughly 100 trades before Binomial screening and WFO efficiency start being trustworthy; 50 is the soft floor. Below that, treat everything as anecdotal.
Why does WFO show different efficiency than the Robustness "best" cell?
WFO uses the single (Segments, OOS%) configuration you picked. Robustness sweeps the whole grid. Robustness exists precisely to show whether your chosen WFO number is representative or a lucky cell.
Does EdgeProof place trades for me?
No. Live Trading generates the final EasyLanguage strategy code. Attaching it to a chart and enabling automation in TradeStation is a manual step — by design.
How often should I re-validate a live strategy?
The Live Trading tab surfaces two re-evaluation triggers: every X% change in equity, or every Y months. Whichever fires first is your cue to re-run the pipeline.