How likely is it that a system that backtests well will perform well?

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Theres a couple of things that you need to double check, are you able to fund ur real money account with same amount of money you started with in ur demo account, - If not, i suggest setting your demo account balance to same amount of money you intend to fund your account with, and trade for another month, most likely you have to use small lot sizes, using smaller lot sizes (depend on the broker) could mean you dont make enough to cover the fixed costs, especially if your scalping, and it could be less interesting.I would also go back to the log of all the trades you’ve made on the demo account, create a spreadsheet or signup to one of those online calculators, and with each trade calculate the winrate, and the number of losses in row, and the profit ratio, and when you switch over to the real money account, keep those statistics going, so you know what to expect.Switching to a real money account should be your next aim, but you must try to stick to your strategy despite the knowledge that its real money and loses are real, if you are logging your trades, you will notice if its not working….

How likely is it that a system that backtests well will perform well?

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How likely is it that a system that backtests well will perform well?

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