What is Law of Large Numbers?

The law of large numbers says that as an independent trial is repeated more and more times, the average result gets closer to its true expected value. It says nothing reassuring about small numbers of trials, where results can sit far from the truth.

Why Law of Large Numbers matters

It is why a win rate from 1,000 trades means far more than the same win rate from 12.

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