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Recovery Factor as a KPI for System Robustness Beyond Raw Return

NetProfit / MaxDD variants, horizon sensitivity, instability when max DD trivially small sample artifacts.

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Higher education in Financial Engineering and Money & Capital Markets. SPK (Turkey CMB) licence. 16 years across institutional markets, research, and quant-driven analytics.

Definition folklore

Often (mathrm{NP}/|mathrm{MaxDD}|) High values imply swift recovery from adversity — prized for prop shops allocating capital.

Fragility tiny drawdown datasets exaggerate ratios — insist on extended OOS

Pair with ulcer index / MAE dashboards for fuller path risk.

Finvestopia

Bot KPI pages should cite path metrics, not only CAGR.

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