How do you evaluate a new setup idea?

New ideas arrive constantly — from books, forums, other traders. Most die in testing, and the evaluation process decides which ones get your time. The disciplined version: write the rules, backtest, forward test, then maybe trade small.

What's your funnel?

• how you screen ideas before testing
• the minimum evidence before live money
• an idea that passed or failed spectacularly

The expectancy guide gives the acceptance criteria.