Training and review

What is the difference between trading review and backtesting?

First, the short version

Backtesting usually asks how a rule would have performed across data. Trading review asks what you actually decided, what you saw at the time, and what pattern shows up across practice sessions.

Who this is for

Use this distinction if you already test ideas but still struggle to understand your own execution habits. Zinuto is closer to the review side: it helps turn practice into records you can inspect.

What to take away

  • Backtesting is rule-centered; review is behavior-centered.
  • Both can be useful, but they answer different questions.

How Zinuto helps

Capture the session

Zinuto keeps decisions, notes, and outcomes together for later inspection.

Compare habits

Archives and diagnostics make repeated timing, hesitation, and follow-through easier to see.

What to watch

  • Zinuto is not a full strategy research engine.
  • Review can reveal patterns, but it does not prove future results.

Next step

  • Use backtests for rule behavior and Zinuto review for decision behavior.
  • After each session, write one behavior you want to observe next time.

Try the training loop with your own pace

Use Zinuto when you want a local desktop space for replay, notes, review, indicators, and market data you can inspect afterward.