How do I know a gold strategy is ready for live?

Minimum sample met, positive expectancy after full costs, survives the outlier and regime-split checks, and a maximum drawdown you can tolerate at live size.

When should I abandon a gold strategy?

When expectancy is negative across the full sample, when profit depends on a couple of event days, or when only one exact parameter value works.

Can I test more than one gold strategy at once?

Yes, on separate demo accounts or clearly tagged in the journal. Mixing them in one account makes attribution impossible and the whole exercise pointless.

WHEN TO STOP TESTING GOLD

A gold strategy test ends either by funding the strategy or abandoning it, and the exit conditions should be written before the test begins.

Readiness requires the minimum sample, positive expectancy after full costs, survival of outlier and regime-split checks, and a tolerable maximum drawdown.