Originally Posted by investor_me

what is an acceptable testing period for an ea to move from backtesting to forward testing? 2 years? Or perhaps the longest time possible (1999.1.1 to today)?

I have an ea that produces amazing results in backtests for all major pairs since 1999.1.1. But one currency (gbpusd) showd loss from 2006.10.1 .

There seems to be no guarantees using backtests. Money mngmt is the key...

attatched r sample results,