=== SUMMARY ===
- Post asks how long traders forward-test strategies on a paper account before risking live capital.
- Author also asks whether traders start small and scale up after going live.
- Quality assessment: This is anecdotal advice-seeking / general process discussion, not data-backed research or a specific trade thesis. More noise than actionable DD.
=== SENTIMENT ===
NEUTRAL
=== TRADE IDEAS ===
No actionable trade ideas in this post.