What is a verified backtest?

A verified backtest is run by the platform itself — same engine, same data, same window, same starting capital for every strategy — rather than reported by the strategy's author. That removes the classic cherry-picking failure of strategy-sharing communities: an author choosing the flattering window, a favorable starting point, or simply fabricating numbers. When you browse shared strategies on DeployQuant, the stats on every publication come from a platform-run backtest over standardized terms, so a 40% CAGR claim and a 12% CAGR claim were measured with the same yardstick. Verification doesn't make a strategy good — it makes the comparison honest.