Clear ownership and scope
Public content is owned by the Backtest Editorial Team. A page should identify whether it explains a general research concept, documents product behavior, or presents a reproducible example. Product documentation must match behavior that can be verified in the app, codebase, or published methodology.
Source and evidence standards
New substantive research articles should use three to six relevant sources when the topic benefits from external evidence. Primary documentation, academic work, regulators, exchanges, and established reference publishers are preferred. Sources are linked near the claim or in a visible research section. External material is summarized rather than copied.
Reproducible examples
When a guide presents a Backtest setup, it should state the symbol, timeframe, period, strategy, direction, sizing, costs, slippage, stop loss, take profit, and exit behavior that matter to the example. Results should be discussed with trade count, drawdown, profit factor, costs, and trade-level evidence—not win rate alone.
AI-assisted work
AI tools may assist with outlining, drafting, translation, or quality checks. AI output is not treated as a source. Product claims, formulas, citations, links, dates, risk language, and publication files must be checked against the product or the cited source before release. AI must not invent credentials, results, quotations, or missing evidence.
Financial safety
Content must not promise profit, imply that historical performance predicts future returns, or present Backtest as a broker, exchange, adviser, or execution platform. Relevant pages include a visible risk note. Simulated results are labeled as historical research, and paper signals are described as observation-only.
Links and commercial relationships
External links are chosen for relevance, evidence quality, or reader utility. A link is not an endorsement. Sponsorships, affiliate relationships, or paid placements must be clearly disclosed on the affected page. Paid links must use an appropriate relationship attribute; links are not sold as ranking signals.
Localization
English is the source version for research articles. Localized pages should preserve the meaning, assumptions, sources, links, and risk boundaries while reading naturally in the target language. Thin placeholder copy and untranslated editorial instructions are publication failures.
Updates and corrections
Material changes to product behavior, methodology, formulas, source interpretation, or risk language require review. Pages should update their modified date when the substance changes. To request a correction, email [email protected] with the URL, disputed passage, and supporting evidence.