Position sizing on a real bench: why our A/B can’t cleanly tell fixed from sigma
Comparing fixed fractional, Kelly and sigma-targeting position sizing on a multi-version KreamEdge backtest bench. The bench cannot cleanly isolate a sizing edge.
Comparing fixed fractional, Kelly and sigma-targeting position sizing on a multi-version KreamEdge backtest bench. The bench cannot cleanly isolate a sizing edge.
We built a 3-state SPX percent-rank market-regime gate and tested it on 14 systematic quant backtests. None improved. The base rates and the structural reasons why — plus what to try next.
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