Forex backtesting software
Replay 61 currency pairs, gold and silver bar by bar on real 1-minute data, trade the replay with stops and targets, and see what your strategy would have made. Forex and metals are free, with no time limit.
Start forex backtesting free Free plan · No credit card · Runs in your browserForex pairs, gold and the history you can backtest
| Currency pairs | 61: the majors, the crosses and exotics such as USD/MXN, EUR/TRY and USD/PLN |
|---|---|
| Metals | Gold (XAUUSD), silver, platinum, palladium and copper |
| History | EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY and gold from 2003. Most crosses from 2007 or earlier |
| On the free plan | The most recent 12 months, and you can earn up to 36. Premium opens every year |
| Timeframes | 1 minute to daily, or your own, such as 3 or 10 minutes |
| 1-second data (Pro) | EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY and gold |
| Trading costs | Spread, commission and per-lot fees, or a broker preset |
How forex backtesting works
Step 1
Pick a pair and a date. The future stays hidden.
Choose a pair, a date range and a starting balance. The chart opens on the bars before your start date, so you have context, and nothing after it shows until you press Play.
- Any of the 61 pairs, gold or silver
- Your own timezone on the chart
- Change timeframe during the replay
Step 2
Trade the replay with real costs.
Go long or short at market or with a limit order, set a stop loss and one or more take profits, and let the lot size follow the risk you choose. Spreads and commissions come off every trade, so the result is close to what a broker would have paid you.
- Lot size from your risk %
- Several take profits and partial closes
- Fixed or floating spreads, per-lot fees
Step 3
Then read the result.
Every trade stays on record with your equity curve, win rate, profit factor and drawdown, and a score out of 10 for each trade. Save the session and continue it another day.
- Equity curve and stats per session
- A score out of 10 for every trade
- Unlimited sessions, free
Gold (XAUUSD) backtesting
Gold is free to backtest too, with 1-minute data from 2003. Replay the London and New York sessions, or jump straight to an open with Premium, and on Pro go down to 1-second candles to see which of your stop and target was hit first.
Free on every plan
Gold and silver are metals, which the free plan includes.
Data from 2003
More than 20 years of 1-minute gold history.
1-second detail on Pro
Seconds timeframes and the exact order your stop and target were hit.
Prop practice on gold
Run a prop firm challenge on XAUUSD, free on every plan.
Manual forex backtesting, or a strategy test
Most traders backtest forex by hand: replay the chart and take the trades a strategy calls for. If you can describe the rules, the AI can also write the strategy and test it on years of 1-minute history in one go.
Bar replay
Play, stop, or step one bar at a time, at any speed.
AI strategy tests
Describe the rules in plain English and get the stats and every trade back.
Indicators
Moving averages, RSI, MACD, sessions and 400+ more on Premium.
Trading costs
Spread, commission and fees come off every trade.
Practice a forex prop firm challenge
Pick a firm and its rules load on the chart: profit target, daily loss and maximum drawdown, ending in a pass or fail. Free on forex and gold.
Built-in rules FTMO FTMO Challenge Practice page Built-in rules FundedNext FundedNext Stellar Practice page Built-in rules The5ers The5ers High Stakes Practice page Built-in rules Funding Pips Funding Pips 2 Step Practice pageForex backtesting questions
Is forex backtesting free?
Yes. The free plan covers every forex pair and the metals, gold included, over the most recent 12 months of history, with unlimited sessions and no time limit. You can earn up to 36 months. Premium opens the full history back to 2003.
How far back does the forex data go?
EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY and gold go back to 2003, and most crosses to 2007 or earlier. It is 1-minute data, so you can replay any timeframe from 1 minute to daily.
Which currency pairs can I backtest?
61 pairs: the majors, the crosses and exotics such as USD/MXN, EUR/TRY and USD/PLN, plus gold, silver, platinum, palladium and copper.
Are spreads and commissions included?
Yes. Set a fixed or floating spread, commission and per-lot fees, or pick a broker preset, and every trade is charged them.
Can I backtest forex without coding?
Yes. Bar replay needs no code at all: you take the trades by hand. To test a strategy automatically, describe its rules to the AI in plain English and it writes and runs it for you.
Can I practice an FTMO challenge on forex?
Yes. Choose Prop Firm Challenge when you start a session and pick FTMO, FundedNext, The5ers or Funding Pips. The replay is judged against the firm's published rules and ends in a pass or fail. It is free on forex and gold.
Do I need to download anything?
No. BacktestingMax runs in your browser, on any computer.
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Pick a pair and a date, press Play, and trade it bar by bar. No credit card, nothing to install.
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