Archive - SetupAlpha

I Tested 20 Trend-Based Regime Filters: Did Your Filter Make It?

2,700+ backtests across SPY, QQQ and Bitcoin. Every filter scored on protection, cost, stability and reach. Find yours, then see what it has been…

Jun 14 • SetupAlpha

How I Use NotebookLM AI to Find Hedge Fund Grade Strategy Ideas

Strategy Ideas From 500 Pages of Institutional Research.

Jun 7 • SetupAlpha

May 2026

I Tested the Award-Winning Trading Strategy in RealTest

Dow Award-winning "Leverage for the Long Run" trading strategy

May 31 • SetupAlpha

Which AI Coder is Best for RealTest? (Codex vs Gemini vs Claude Compared)

I Used 3 AI Agents to Build, Optimize, and Walk-Forward Test a Strategy

May 24 • SetupAlpha

The SIMPLEST Gap-Down Reversal Trading Strategy of All Time

Using Only 1 Entry Rule and 1 Exit Rule.

May 17 • SetupAlpha

Trend Following + Mean Reversion Still Work (But Most Traders Use Them Wrong)

Why Opposite Trading Edges Create Stability

May 10 • SetupAlpha

Why Simpler Trading Strategies Survive Longer (4 Trading Rules Beat 12 Rules)

I tested a 4-rule and 12-rule mean-reversion strategy. The complex version looked better in-sample. Out of sample it collapsed. Here's why.

May 3 • SetupAlpha

April 2026

Can Equity Curve Trading Turn a Losing Streak Into Your Best Entry Signal?

Does Equity Curve Trading Work or Is It Just Overfitting With Extra Steps?

Apr 26 • SetupAlpha

40+ Behavioral Mistakes Systematic Traders Make (That Cost More Than Any Bad Strategy)

How the human element silently destroys what the system was built to protect

Apr 20 • SetupAlpha

4 Ways to Reduce Drawdown Without Losing Your Returns in Systematic Trading

4 methods every algo trader should have running before the next drawdown hits.

Apr 12 • SetupAlpha

We Got a 73.8% Win Rate From a Trend Indicator - Something Doesn’t Add Up

A 2026 academic paper proved MACD is suboptimal for trend following

Apr 5 • SetupAlpha

March 2026

7 Rules to Change Your Systematic Trading in 7 Months

7 problems, 1 sequence. This is the order to fix them.

Mar 29 • SetupAlpha