Field Note
Trade Count Stability: Signal or Warning?
How unusually stable trade counts can reveal hidden path dependence or mechanical anchoring.
Stable trade count is not automatically bad.
But near-identical trade counts across worlds can indicate time anchoring, rigid scheduling or behavior that does not truly react to path variation.
That is why AntiOverfit treats near-constant trades as a warning label, not a cosmetic detail.
Practical implication
If the claim depends on one curve, run a Reality Check before assigning trust.
If the claim depends on one curve, run a Reality Check before assigning trust.
The backtest is the pitch. AntiOverfit is the check.
Use public evidence or apply AntiOverfit directly to the EA.