DataPointX ResearchTrading strategies tested on 10 years of NIFTY 50 minute data, with real costs.https://datapointx.com/Two published intraday strategies, tested on NIFTY 50 stocks: an edge that fades and one that isn't therehttps://datapointx.com/research/in/academic-strategies-in-india/https://datapointx.com/research/in/academic-strategies-in-india/A noise-band breakout from "Beat the Market" and the market intraday momentum effect, applied to every NIFTY 50 stock from 2016. The first had a real edge that shrank every period; the second has almost none.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHammers and shooting stars: the classic reversal candles lose money before costshttps://datapointx.com/research/in/candlestick-patterns-tested/https://datapointx.com/research/in/candlestick-patterns-tested/Three falling candles, then a hammer at a new low. It is one of the most taught reversal setups. On 26,965 trades across every NIFTY 50 stock since 2016 it loses 1.6 bps per trade before costs, and no filter rescues it.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow we backtest, and why most intraday strategies fail our testshttps://datapointx.com/research/in/how-we-backtest/https://datapointx.com/research/in/how-we-backtest/The rules behind every number on DataPointX. Point-in-time NIFTY 50 stocks, next-bar fills, real Indian brokerage and statutory costs, three separate periods, a slippage stress test and a random-stock benchmark.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWe followed a popular ORB strategy guide to the letter on 10 years of NIFTY 50 datahttps://datapointx.com/research/in/orb-strategy-guide-tested/https://datapointx.com/research/in/orb-strategy-guide-tested/Opening range breakout with an EMA trend filter, full-body candles and volume confirmation. 23,666 trades, ₹23.7 lakh lost after costs, and none of 8 variants made money.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTPivot points: 85,701 trades show they are coin flipshttps://datapointx.com/research/in/pivot-points-tested/https://datapointx.com/research/in/pivot-points-tested/Textbook floor-pivot breakouts and bounces on every NIFTY 50 stock since 2016. Before costs, the breakout earns +1.3 bps and the bounce at the same level loses 1.3 bps. After costs, both lose crores.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSupertrend, Open = Low and Camarilla: three favourite intraday setups, tested on 10 yearshttps://datapointx.com/research/in/popular-intraday-setups-tested/https://datapointx.com/research/in/popular-intraday-setups-tested/Three of the most shared intraday setups in India, run on every NIFTY 50 stock from 2016 to August 2026 with real costs. 217,034 trades between them, and every one of the three loses money in all three periods.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSurvivorship bias: testing on today's NIFTY 50 adds 3.4% a year that never existedhttps://datapointx.com/research/in/survivorship-bias/https://datapointx.com/research/in/survivorship-bias/The same simple portfolio on the real NIFTY 50, stock list as it was on each day, versus today's 50 stocks back-tested to 2016. Today's list turns ₹1 lakh into ₹4.9 lakh instead of ₹3.6 lakh, because it quietly picks the winners in advance.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe win-rate trap: 84% winners, and the biggest loss of the lothttps://datapointx.com/research/in/win-rate-trap/https://datapointx.com/research/in/win-rate-trap/Same 120,643 entries, six different profit targets. As the win rate climbs from 43% to 84%, the loss after costs more than doubles. Why chasing win rate is the fastest way to lose money intraday.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT