Crypto backtesting

Backtest crypto bar by bar, around the clock.

Pick a coin and a moment, step the chart forward, and trade it on our own charts. Crypto never closes, so the replay carries the overnight and weekend bars your equity backtest would not have.

The DT Terminal Backtester replaying an index chart bar by bar, with a past trade's entry and exit marked.
The Backtester mid-session. Crypto pairs replay the same way.
Candles, weekends included
24/7
Free sessions to start
2
Trades per free session
50
Sessions on Pro
Unlimited

The loop

Where crypto backtesting sits

When the idea goes live, connect the exchange with a read-only API key and the fills land in the same journal.

  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 coin and a date

    Choose the pair and where in history to start, then jump to the move you want to study.

  2. 02

    Trade the replay

    Step forward one bar at a time, through the small hours and the weekend as well as the day.

  3. 03

    Read the stats

    Win rate, expectancy and drawdown for the idea, with every simulated trade logged at its R multiple.

24/7 replay

A market with no close, replayed as it traded.

The bars run through nights and weekends, so a setup that only appears at three in the morning is one you can actually test.

  • Weekend and overnight bars included
  • Results readable by hour and weekday
  • The same charts the app draws live
The DT Terminal Backtester jump-to-time control over a historical crypto 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 about the coin.

  • 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.

Into the journal

Test it, then trade it on the same journal.

When the idea goes live, connect the exchange with a read-only API key and the fills land in the same journal, so the session stats have your real trades to be held against.

  • Session stats measured like live ones
  • Exchange connection by read-only API key
  • Edge suggests what to test next
The DT Terminal Trade Log holding backtested crypto trades beside synced fills.

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 full 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
Chart indicators at onceOn one chart in Live Charts, the Backtester and Trade Replay. Volume and Trading Sessions never count12Unlimited

Full comparison on the pricing page.

FAQ

Real historical candles for the crypto instruments in the app, and coverage grows as data partners are added. The charts are ours rather than an embed, so the replay, your drawings and the simulated fills are all in one place.

Yes. Crypto trades around the clock and the candles do too, so overnight and weekend sessions are part of the test rather than a gap in it.

A free account gets 2 full sessions, up to 50 trades in each, on 2 market at a time. Plus keeps 3 sessions at a time, and Pro removes every cap.

Yes. Connect the exchange with a read-only API key and your live fills sync into your journal hourly, free for one account. Plus and Pro link more accounts.

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

Test the coin before the money is on it.

2 sessions are free, weekends included.