There are a number of reasons why a strategy would not take a trade, we will learn about the most common issues/errors that can affect the strategy entry
When you notice that a strategy is not entering or taking a trade, the first thing to do is to check the notification logs
Backtesting is a process by which trading strategies are tested on historical data. Due to the sheer amount of data and computation need, backtesting is very resource-intensive process. Using historical data, we can get an idea whether the trading idea/strategy is performing as expected or not. Backtesting is done as a preliminary step before deploying the strategy in live market.