Signal timestamp
Distinguish open-known conditions from close-confirmed conditions. A close-confirmed signal cannot receive a fill earlier inside the same completed candle.
Editorially reviewed 24 August 2026
Liquidity does not erase microstructure
FIELD 27EURUSD often has competitive spreads, but an average hides rollover, releases, thin moments, and venue differences. An M1 strategy should be tested with time-varying or scenario-based costs, not one ideal spread applied to every timestamp.
Freeze the eligible session and signal timing. If the signal uses the completed one-minute candle, the earliest defensible order occurs after that information exists. Apply latency and bid-ask logic consistently, and compare net expectancy with the distribution of costs.
Distinguish open-known conditions from close-confirmed conditions. A close-confirmed signal cannot receive a fill earlier inside the same completed candle.
Run ordinary, wider-spread, and added-slippage cases without changing entries. Report the cost level at which expectancy crosses zero.
Count eligible signals, rejected spread events, overlap restrictions, and simultaneous positions. Trade count alone hides capacity.
Deep liquidity improves execution conditions; it does not make execution assumptions optional.
EURUSD often has competitive liquidity, but spreads and depth vary with venue, session, rollover, releases, and market stress. Use the intended execution source or disclose a proxy and apply time-specific cost bands.
M1 signals frequently overlap and cluster around the same price movement. Count independent opportunities or use session/block resampling so thousands of candles are not mistaken for thousands of independent decisions.
| Measurement | How to define it | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Executable quote | Bid/ask trigger, timestamp, spread and venue | Prevents mid-price candle touches becoming false fills |
| Intraminute path | Resolved, conservatively scored and unresolved trades | Exposes sensitivity to missing tick sequence |
| Dependency | Overlapping positions, signal clusters, block/session identity | Supports honest uncertainty estimates |
| Net capture | Gross favourable movement minus every execution cost | Shows how much of a small move remains tradable |
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