# Best practices

### Strategy design

* Start simple. Add one feature at a time.
* Use multi-timeframe only when it adds signal quality.
* Combine indicators for confirmation, not complexity.
* Backtest every change.

### Graph hygiene

* Build left-to-right: data → indicator → condition → action.
* Make every branch end in a clear action.
* Prefer AND/OR gates over chained compares.

### SMC specifics

* Always wire Swing Highs/Lows before OB, BOS/CHOCH, Liquidity.
* Keep SMC conditions separate, then combine.

### Performance

* Limit timeframes.
* Reduce heavy nodes.
* Optimize only a few parameters at once.


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