Lesson 23 of 24, 4 min video

Backtest

How to test the tab's settings on the prices of past days in a minute instead of waiting a week on a test account. What a backtest needs, how to run it and read the result, and why it depends on order execution most of all.

What's inside
  • How a backtest works
  • What you need: a plan with price history, an MT5 account, a fast feed
  • The backtest window: available history and run parameters
  • Running and the notification when it ends
  • The result: balance, trades, drawdown, costs, execution
  • Equity and the run summary
  • Order execution: 47 ms versus 400 ms
  • How to compare settings
  • What a backtest does not know
  • Trainer: comparing runs
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