Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about BacktestX.
BacktestX is a professional-grade simulated trading and backtesting platform. It allows traders to replay historical market data candle by candle, practice strategies without risking real capital, and engage in peer-to-peer battle duels to improve their skills.
Yes, we offer a robust free tier that allows you to start backtesting immediately. Premium features, advanced data sets, and unlimited indicator usage require a paid subscription.
Unlike standard charting platforms, BacktestX is built strictly for backtesting. We offer multi-timeframe synchronization, dynamic slippage modeling, economic calendar overlays, and specialized tools tailored specifically to strategy development rather than just chart viewing.
BacktestX is built as a highly responsive Progressive Web App (PWA). You can access it on any mobile browser, and you can 'Install' or 'Add to Homescreen' to use it just like a native app.
No. BacktestX is strictly an educational simulator. You cannot deposit, withdraw, or trade real capital on our platform.
Battle Mode is a competitive feature where you can duel other traders. You both trade the same anonymized historical chart simultaneously, and the one with the highest ROI wins.
The leaderboard tracks user performance based on ROI, win rate, and risk management metrics during backtesting and Battle Mode sessions. Top traders can earn community recognition.
No. BacktestX is heavily optimized and runs completely in your web browser. A standard laptop or smartphone is all you need.
Yes, you can reset your simulated account balance and trade history from your account settings at any time.
Yes, we do not share your private trading strategies or backtest results with third parties. Refer to our Privacy Policy for detailed information.
We provide deep historical data for major and minor Forex pairs, top Cryptocurrencies, popular Indices, and major US Stocks.
Depending on the asset class and your subscription tier, our data can go back over 20 years for Forex and Stocks, and to the inception dates for most Cryptocurrencies.
Our premium tiers offer highly granular data, simulating tick-level price action within the 1-minute candles for realistic intra-bar execution.
Currently, BacktestX uses our proprietary data feeds to ensure data integrity and synchronization across multi-timeframes. Custom CSV imports are planned for a future update.
Yes, our stock market data is fully adjusted for splits and dividends to prevent artificial price gaps.
By default, charts display in your local timezone, but you can change the display timezone to UTC, EST, or any other standard timezone via the chart settings.
Yes, Forex data accurately reflects weekend gaps based on Friday closes and Monday opens.
Yes, we support major futures contracts (like ES, NQ, Gold, Oil) mapped to continuous charts.
Our historical databases are updated on a weekly basis, meaning you can backtest very recent market conditions.
Yes, crypto markets are mapped as 24/7 continuous charts with no weekend breaks, just like the real crypto markets.
We support over 50 drawing tools including trendlines, Fibonacci retracements, pitchforks, Gann fans, risk/reward boxes, and text annotations.
Yes, you can save unlimited chart layouts to the cloud, preserving your drawings, indicators, and exact playback positions.
Yes! This is our flagship feature. You can open a 4-hour chart next to a 15-minute chart, and as you advance the candles, they stay perfectly synchronized.
Free users have a limit on simultaneous indicators, while premium users can apply unlimited indicators per chart.
Yes, you can save sets of indicators as 'Templates' and apply them to any chart with a single click.
Yes, you can switch between standard Japanese candlesticks, Heikin Ashi, Line charts, and Bar charts.
Yes, our strong and weak magnet modes automatically snap your drawing tools to the open, high, low, or close of nearby candles.
Yes, you can invert the Y-axis (price scale) by right-clicking the scale and selecting 'Invert Scale'.
Yes, Fixed Range Volume Profile and Visible Range Volume Profile are available for premium users.
Yes, our 'Sync Drawings' feature ensures that a trendline drawn on the 1H chart will instantly appear on the 15m chart.
You can place a trade using the floating order panel, or by right-clicking directly on the chart to set limit/stop orders at specific price levels.
We support Market, Limit, Stop, and Stop Limit orders.
Yes, you can define exact SL and TP levels in pips, points, percentages, or absolute prices when opening an order, and drag them visually on the chart later.
Yes, you can configure dynamic trailing stops that activate after a certain profit threshold.
Yes, you can close fractions of your open position (e.g., closing 50% at TP1) while letting the rest run.
Yes, our engine can simulate realistic slippage on market orders and stops during high volatility periods.
You can export your entire trade history, including entry/exit timestamps, PnL, and performance metrics, as a CSV file for Excel or external journaling tools.
Our built-in journal automatically calculates Win Rate, Profit Factor, Maximum Drawdown, Average Risk:Reward, and Sharpe Ratio.
Yes, unlike live markets, you can step backward in time to correct a misplaced trade or review a setup you missed.
Simply draw the Long or Short Position tool on the chart, configure your account risk percentage, and click 'Create Order' directly from the tool's popup.
Yes, you can define custom commission structures and spreads in your account settings to reflect your actual broker's costs.
BacktestX Script is our proprietary, lightweight coding language that allows you to build custom indicators, automated strategies, and complex chart overlays.
BacktestX Script shares a very similar syntax and logic structure with Pine Script, making it incredibly easy for TradingView users to port their scripts over.
Yes, using the Strategy Tester module, you can code a strategy in BacktestX Script and run it across years of historical data instantly to generate a performance report.
By default, any script you write is completely private to your account. You can optionally publish them to the community library.
We offer comprehensive documentation, API references, and a library of built-in examples directly in the Script Editor.
Yes, you can configure alerts based on price crossing levels or custom indicator conditions.
Webhooks are currently in beta. They will allow you to send simulated trade signals to external applications like Discord or Telegram.
Yes, Lubdha AI is integrated into the script editor to help you debug code, explain logic, and even write basic indicators from natural language prompts.
Yes, the plotting API supports lines, labels, shapes, and complex dynamic tables.
To ensure platform stability, excessively heavy loops or inefficient scripts may time out. Our documentation covers best practices for script optimization.
Yes, we offer educational discounts. Please contact support with a valid university email.
Yes, you can change your subscription tier at any time. Prorated credits will be applied to your account.
We accept all major credit cards, PayPal, and select cryptocurrencies.
You can reach us via the 'Contact' page, or by emailing support@backtestx.in.
Yes, our affiliate program allows you to earn recurring commissions for referring new traders to BacktestX.