AI for Backtesting Ideas

Claude can help you think through a trading idea before you ever risk real money. It can sketch the logic, list edge cases, and point out flaws. What it CANNOT do is actually backtest with real historical data. This lesson teaches you to use AI as a brainstorming partner, not a backtesting engine.

AI backtesting is thought experiment, not statistics. Real backtests need real data and real code.