What's your demo routine while learning a new concept?

New concept learned, next step unclear. The productive loop: find the concept on a live chart, mark examples, take a few demo trades using it, journal the results. The unproductive loop: read, feel smart, move on.

What's your demo routine while learning a new concept? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

Describe your practice loop:

  • how you turn a guide into practice
  • how many demo trades a concept gets before you trust it
  • what you do when demo says the concept fails
What's your demo routine while learning a new concept? — drawdown and recovery diagram
An equity curve during a drawdown and its recovery

The demo vs live guide covers the limits of this loop.

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