Curve Fitting vs Overfitting

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Curve Fitting
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Cryptocurrency model optimization process where parameters are adjusted to match historical price patterns precisely, often capturing random noise rather than genuine trading logic, producing false backtest profitability.

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Overfitting
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Cryptocurrency trading model optimization to historical data that appears profitable in backtests but fails in live trading because parameters accidentally fit random noise rather than capturing genuine predictive patterns.

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