I’ve been tweaking a trading strategy for weeks now, but I don’t feel comfortable risking real money on it yet. I know backtesting is an option, but I’ve heard that past performance doesn’t always translate into future success. I also tried demo trading, but it feels different from live trading—probably because there’s no real emotional pressure.
I had this one strategy that worked amazingly in backtests, but when I switched to a demo account, it started behaving unpredictably. It made me wonder: how do you really check if a strategy is profitable before going live? Is there a more reliable way to test without actually using real money?
Just passing by and saw this discussion—interesting topic. I feel like a lot of people underestimate how different demo trading is from live trading. Even if the strategy itself is solid, emotions change everything when real money is involved.
I don’t trade full-time, but I’ve seen plenty of traders who get amazing results on paper but struggle when they actually start trading. I guess psychology plays a much bigger role than most people thin