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Guides, comparisons and straight answers about trading backtesting, so you can test your strategy before you put real money on the line.
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Fair Value Gap (FVG): what it is and how to backtest it for real
The three-candle gap every Smart Money Concepts trader looks for on the chart: what it is, how it forms and how to check whether it really gives you an edge.
- Education
Manual vs. automated backtesting: differences, pros and cons
Two ways to test a strategy that solve different problems, and why most new traders should start with manual backtesting.
- Using the tool
How to read your backtesting statistics
Your win rate means nothing without its risk-to-reward ratio next to it. A guide to reading your own statistics with good judgment.
- FAQ
Trading backtesting FAQ: the questions new traders ask most
The questions we hear most from traders who are just getting started, answered straight.
- Psychology
Confirmation bias in backtesting: why you only review your winning trades
You finish a backtest and go over your winners to see what you did right. You almost never give the losers the same attention. That's confirmation bias.
- Process
How to keep a backtesting journal without falling into hindsight bias
It's not which fields you log in your journal. It's when in the replay you log them. That difference is what keeps your journal from lying to you.
- Process
From backtesting to a funded account: what really changes when you go live
It's not just execution. It's how a live drawdown tears apart rules that looked solid in backtesting, and what to prepare before you make the jump.