Yes................his mind is springing up lot of ideas. But he is not able to conclude logically before making it open in here.
It is the state where every trader has been at some time. Let him realize that his method should be crystal clear making room for no doubts.
It is a sign that he is on the right path but many here are far......far forward to him. He needs to speed up his learning to match the best of this forum and it involves lot of hard work and time spending.
Here is the flow he should follow :-
1. Idea
2. Tradable or not in real world. (Because most of the ideas are not fit).
3. Backtest the idea with a set of rules.
4. Ascertaining Profitability of the system.
5. Paper trading into future.
6. Finally, confirm the rules.