Favorite time interval to backtest?

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what’s your favorite time interval to backtest intervals?

What i mean is this? I found that many strategies perform completely differently on bullish data vs bearish data. So i started testing them on the 2022 year for bearish data and then 2023 for bullish. However, 2 years takes too long to backtest, especially if backtesting a lot of versions and optimizing. I then checked out the BTC graph and noticed that May to July 2024 covers pretty much everyhting: up and then down and then slow up. If a backtest performs well for this, it will perform well for 2022-2023 combinedin my experience

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For me it depends on the strategy. If I am using indicators then I usually test it on the same timeframe. If it’s using % in TP, SL or DCA, the most accurate way is to test on 1m.

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Yes, this is all 1 min data. I found that 3 months time frame between May and July 2024 has pretty much all the required scenarios within it

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I am using 1 min candles and a testing period from 10/1/2023, 12:00:00 AM to 12/1/2024, 12:00:00 AM. This range I was told has a bearish trend, a bullish trend and some sideways move in between. That is, like Ares, when using % in TP, etc

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