How we test

Every strategy on FakeTrades is turned into precise, mechanical rules, then run over years of real daily and intraday data across hundreds of Indian stocks — large-caps, mid-caps and small-caps.

Our principles

Realistic costs. We apply the actual Zerodha brokerage, STT, exchange, GST and stamp charges, plus slippage — because for most strategies the friction is what decides whether they live or die.

Survivorship awareness. Testing today's index members flatters momentum strategies, because the failures have been quietly removed. We flag this every time it matters.

Regime honesty. A strategy that only works in a bull market isn't an edge — it's beta. We break results down year by year so you can see whether an edge is real or just luck with the trend.

Convexity over win-rate. A 20%-win strategy with huge winners can beat a 60%-win strategy that bleeds. We report payoff and the fat tail, not just the hit rate.

FakeTrades is independent and data-driven. Nothing here is investment advice. Trading carries real risk of loss.