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Backtesting
Backtesting is testing a trading strategy against historical data before risking money on it. Start with the guides, check the original research (famous strategies run mechanically on 12 months of real data, costs included), then practice in the free replay simulator — no sign-up needed.
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Strategy backtest results
Original research: exact pinned rules, real data, fees on, losers published as losers.
ICT / Smart Money
ICT Silver Bullet
ICT / Smart Money
Fair Value Gap strategy
Breakout
Opening Range Breakout
ICT / Smart Money
Liquidity sweep reversal
Trend / Momentum
EMA 50/200 golden cross
Sessions
London session breakout
Sessions
Trading the New York open
Sessions
NY opening drive
Sessions
Power hour (15
ICT / Smart Money
Turtle Soup
ICT / Smart Money
Golden pocket
Price Action
Supply and demand zones
Price Action
Break and retest
Indicators
MACD cross
Indicators
RSI divergence strategy
Candlestick Patterns
Inside bar breakout
Candlestick Patterns
Engulfing candle strategy
Mean Reversion
Mean reversion with RSI
Scalping
Momentum scalping on 1-minute charts
Indicators
VWAP bounce
Breakout
Donchian 20-bar channel breakout
Indicators
Stochastic %K/%D cross in oversold/overbought zones
Trend / Momentum
VWAP cross trend on 5-minute charts
Breakout
Previous-day high/low break
Mean Reversion
Fading the stretch
Trend / Momentum
Rate-of-change momentum
Breakout
Bollinger squeeze breakout
Trend / Momentum
HTF trend filter + 20 EMA pullback
Backtesting guides
Backtesting · 6 min
Bar Replay Trading: What It Is and How to Practise With It
Backtesting · 8 min
How to Backtest a Trading Strategy (Step-by-Step)
Metrics · 6 min
Win Rate, Profit Factor & Expectancy Explained
Backtesting · 7 min
How to Backtest Forex (Step-by-Step, With Free Data)
Backtesting · 5 min
Backtesting vs Paper Trading vs Forward Testing
Tools · 8 min
Best Backtesting Software for Futures Traders (NQ & ES, 2026)
Tools · 7 min
Free Backtesting Tools Compared: What “Free” Actually Gets You
Backtesting · 8 min
How Many Trades Do You Need to Backtest? (The Sample-Size Math)
Key terms
Precise definitions for the numbers a backtest produces: