Survivorship Bias

Survivorship bias is drawing conclusions from the things that lasted while ignoring the ones that did not — backtesting only coins that still trade, stu…

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What is Survivorship Bias in crypto trading?

Survivorship bias is drawing conclusions from the things that lasted while ignoring the ones that did not — backtesting only coins that still trade, studying only traders who are still trading, admiring only launches that graduated. The failures vanish from the dataset, so the survivors look like a rule instead of a residue.

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