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How to Backtest Manually

A simple guide for beginners.


1. Open your Charts

Open TradingView or MT4/5. Scroll back in time (e.g., to last year). Press "Replay" mode if available, or just scroll manually.

2. Find your Setup

Move the chart forward bar-by-bar until you see your strategy appear (e.g., a Support Breakout).

3. Log the Trade

Use our Tool. Enter the Entry price and Date.

4. Measure the Result

See where the price went. Did it hit your Stop Loss or Take Profit? Measure the distance in Pips.

  • If you won 20 pips, enter 20.
  • If you lost 10 pips, enter -10.

5. Analyze

After logging 50-100 trades, look at your Win Rate and Profit Factor. If Profit Factor is above 1.5, you have a solid strategy!

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