curious how others handle this. most of my swing ideas come from noticing a setup repeat - price action after a multi-day pullback, behavior into earnings, etc. on the chart it looks real but i can never be bothered to test it properly.
every method i try sucks for a different reason. tradingview replay takes forever for a decent sample. spreadsheets are a weekend. python is days.
how do you validate a pattern before risking real size? interested in what people actually do, not the textbook process.