Backtesting

Backtest bar by bar. Then take it live.

Pick a market and a date, step the chart forward, and trade it on charts we built ourselves. When the run ends the session has its own stats, measured the way your real trades are.

The DT Terminal Backtester replaying a historical chart bar by bar with simulated entries.
The Backtester on our own charts, mid-session.
Replay at your pace
Bar by bar
Free sessions to start
2 at a time
Sessions on Pro
Unlimited
For tests and live trades
1 journal

The loop

Where backtesting sits

The same setup moves from the backtester to your live account, and the session stats are measured the way your live trades are, so you can see whether the fix held once it was real.

  1. 1 · SyncConnect your brokerEvery trade lands in your journal
  2. 2 · JournalReview the recordNotes, tags, analytics
  3. 3 · BacktestPractice the fixBar by bar on real candles
  4. 4 · ReplayTest a different exitOn the trade you took
  5. 5 · ImproveGet better, measurablyYour numbers move

How it works

  1. 01

    Pick a market and a date

    Choose the instrument and where in history to start. Jump to any moment you want to study.

  2. 02

    Trade the replay

    Step forward one bar at a time and place entries, stops and targets as if it were live.

  3. 03

    Read the stats

    Win rate, expectancy and drawdown for the idea, and the trades saved where your live record lives.

Jump to time

Study the moments that matter.

Jump straight to a news release, a session open or a setup you remember, instead of scrolling through weeks of quiet chart.

  • Any date, any session
  • Hide the future until you step into it
  • Your drawings stay on the chart
The DT Terminal Backtester jump-to-time control over a historical chart.

Session stats

The stats of the idea, when the run is done.

Every simulated trade is logged with its R multiple, so a session ends with numbers rather than a feeling.

  • Win rate, expectancy, drawdown
  • Per-trade R and equity curve
  • Unlimited sessions on Pro
DT Terminal Backtester analytics: equity curve and per-trade results for a session.

Backtest, then live

One record from the first test to the live account.

The same setup moves from the backtester to your live account, and the session stats are measured the way your live trades are, so you can see whether the fix held once it was real.

  • Session stats measured like live ones
  • A finished backtest counts toward DT Scholarships
  • Edge suggests the next test from your results
A broker-verified track record on DT Terminal.

DT Passport

Numbers you can trust.

Sync your broker and your record becomes a DT Passport: one link with your P&L and growth read from the broker, shared only when you choose.

A public DT Passport on DT Terminal: the @londonopenfx demo record with its Verified mark, verified P&L beside a growth curve, and the line naming the brokers it was read from.

What is free

Free keeps 2 sessions at a time, and Plus 3.

Pro makes them unlimited, $24 a month or $199 a year.

FeatureFreePlusPro
Backtest sessionsHeld at a time. Delete one to start another2 at a time3 at a timeUnlimited
Trades per session5050Unlimited
Chart tabs and markets per sessionTabs in Live Charts, and markets in one backtest session228
Multi asset classForex, metals, US indices, crypto and CME futures
Multi-pane chart layouts32 layouts, each chart with its own market and timeframe1 chartUp to 2 chartsUp to 8 charts
Chart indicators at onceOn one chart in Live Charts, the Backtester and Trade Replay. Volume and Trading Sessions never count12Unlimited
Drawing templatesSaved styles for each drawing tool1 per tool, 5 in all3 per tool, 15 in allUnlimited
1 minute candles form second by secondOn 1 minute charts in the Backtester and Trade Replay playback, with fills checked every second, on markets with seconds history
Tick-level backtestingFills checked on every price, on supported markets

Full comparison on the pricing page.

FAQ

A free account keeps 2 full sessions at a time, with up to 50 trades in each. Delete one to start another. Plus, at $9 a month, keeps 3 at a time, and Pro, at $24 a month, removes every cap.

Real historical candles for the forex pairs, indices, crypto and futures in the app, on charts DT Terminal built rather than an embed. Coverage grows as data partners are added.

A replay on a charting site ends when you close the tab. Here every simulated trade is logged with its R multiple, and the session has stats measured the way your live trades are, so the backtest and the live record can be compared.

Yes. On Plus and Pro a session can be linked to a strategy in your Playbook, and each trade is checked against the rules you wrote down.

A completed and reviewed backtest session is one of the three things the scholarship application asks for, beside ten logged trades and a 14-day logging streak.

Edge reads the results of a session, answers questions about it with your numbers, and suggests what to test next. It does not trade for you.

Test the idea before the money is on it.

2 sessions at a time are free. Bring a setup you believe in and find out.