The Forex Pod

In this episode of The Forex Pod, Charlie Burton and Matthew Spurr dig into one of the biggest traps technical traders fall into: constantly changing a strategy before giving it a fair chance.They explore strategy hopping, curve fitting, and recency bias, explaining how traders often tweak exits, targets, stop losses, or indicators based on a small run of recent trades rather than proper testing. The conversation looks at why a backtest needs enough data, why manual testing still matters, and how easy it is to convince yourself a system is broken simply because it has gone through a quiet or choppy spell.Charlie and Matt also discuss the importance of robustness, testing across different market conditions, understanding drawdowns, and knowing whether a system actually suits your personality.It’s a practical episode about patience, discipline, and resisting the urge to “improve” a strategy every time the market makes you uncomfortable.