Hey thanks for you reply and also for taking an interest to my question. You provided several points which I am somehow puzzle as to how to reply, here is my best effort.
1). You said that if I am here with the sole purpose of creating a NNFX algo in order to avoid manual backtesting, I am headed to long, wrong path. Well, I am currently backtesting manually, however I am also interested on automating the algo to gain deeper understanding of utilizing FxDreema, and also using various methods of optimization, as well as machine learning in the hopefully not too long future. Also I listened to VP's podcast about automation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgJ0yiaE-VM&t=1218s, and tend to agree with what he explained about technology and where we are headed as a society. I believe that in the not too far future, the presence and functioning of AI would much more pervasive that we have anticipated.
2). As far as VP been a fraud, I cannot validate or invalidate your claims (if you don't mind providing the source). I mean, even if he provided us with receipts of his accounts and the magical 10%+ annual return, we still would not be able to verify those, since these days everything could counterfeited. I also tend to separate the bone from the flesh when eating, otherwise I could end up choking.
3). VP speaks to techniques that resonate with the way I think, my background and education has been in computer science (was an avid player of the first computer game called "pong", and have been interested in computers ever since). Have also tried using Support and Resistance, Supply and Demand and naked chart reading and they all seem subjective, every so called guru implement it differently.
4). Ultimately, my exposure to different ways of trading, has helped me identify which one seems more natural to me and that is why I am here.
Not sure who you are or what your background is, however the forums should be a mutual help community, so let do it (help each other). Any further guidance would be much appreciated.