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docs: update backtest docs to explain missing metrics
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| SQN | 2.45 |
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| Profit factor | 1.11 |
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| Expectancy (Ratio) | -0.15 (-0.05) |
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| Avg. daily profit | 0.0001 BTC |
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| Avg. stake amount | 0.001 BTC |
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| Total trade volume | 0.429 BTC |
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- `Calmar`: Annualized Calmar ratio.
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- `SQN`: System Quality Number (SQN) - by Van Tharp.
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- `Profit factor`: profit / loss.
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- `Expectancy (Ratio)`: Expectancy ratio, which is the average profit or loss per trade. A negative expectancy ratio means that your strategy is not profitable.
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- `Avg. daily profit`: Average profit per day, calculated as `(Total Profit / Backtest Days)`.
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- `Avg. stake amount`: Average stake amount, either `stake_amount` or the average when using dynamic stake amount.
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- `Total trade volume`: Volume generated on the exchange to reach the above profit.
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- `Best Pair` / `Worst Pair`: Best and worst performing pair (based on absolute profit), and it's corresponding `Tot Profit %`.

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