Futures backtesting software
Replay NQ, ES, their micros and seven more futures bar by bar, trade them in contracts, and see what your strategy would have made. Then practice a Topstep or Apex evaluation on the same charts.
Start futures backtesting Futures are on Premium · Runs in your browserFutures contracts and the history you can backtest
| Equity index futures | NQ, MNQ, ES, MES, YM and RTY |
|---|---|
| Metals and energy | Gold (GC), Micro Gold (MGC) and crude oil (CL) |
| Currency | Euro FX (6E) |
| History | NQ, ES, YM and their micros from 2018, RTY from 2020, gold from 2007, crude oil from 2016, Euro FX from 2004 |
| Session | Futures trading hours, with the 5 PM New York break |
| 1-second data (Pro) | NQ, MNQ, ES, MES, YM, RTY, GC, MGC and 6E |
| Plan | Premium. The free plan covers forex and metals |
How futures backtesting works
Step 1
Pick a contract and a date.
Choose a future, a date range and a starting balance. The replay starts at your date with the bars before it on the chart, and nothing after it shows until you press Play.
- NQ, ES, YM, RTY and the micros
- Jump to the New York open (Premium)
- Any timeframe from 1 minute up
Step 2
Trade it in contracts.
Size every position in contracts, with the micros for small accounts. Prices move in the futures tick, and commission is charged per contract on the way in and on the way out.
- Market and limit orders
- Stops and several targets
- Commission per contract
Step 3
Then read the result.
Your equity curve, win rate, profit factor and drawdown are there for every session, with a score out of 10 for each trade. Run the same rules again on another month and compare.
- Stats for every session
- Trade scores and tips
- Save and continue later
How our futures data works
Our futures are built from CFD prices, not exchange data, and adjusted to trade like the real contract: the futures premium over the index, futures trading hours, the futures tick size and the same contract rolls. We checked them against real futures.
99.9% price match
NQ is usually within a few points of the real contract.
97% same candles
97% of 5-minute candles close in the same direction.
Futures hours and ticks
The 5 PM New York break, the contract tick size and the same rolls.
Volume is different
It shows CFD activity, not exchange contracts, so volume profile can look different.
Practice a futures prop firm evaluation
Topstep, Apex Trader Funding, Take Profit Trader, Earn2Trade, Tradeify, Lucid Trading, MyFundedFutures, Alpha Futures, FundedNext Futures, TradeDay and Bulenox rules are built in, with the trailing drawdown, the contract limits and the 5 PM New York day.
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Is this real CME futures data?
No. Our futures are built from CFD prices and adjusted to trade like the real contract: futures premium, trading hours, tick size and rolls. They match real futures prices 99.9% of the time, and 97% of 5-minute candles close in the same direction. Volume differs, because it is CFD activity.
Which futures can I backtest?
NQ, MNQ, ES, MES, YM, RTY, gold (GC and MGC), crude oil (CL) and Euro FX (6E).
How far back does the futures data go?
NQ, ES, YM and their micros from 2018, RTY from 2020, gold from 2007, crude oil from 2016 and Euro FX from 2004, all as 1-minute data.
Can I backtest micro futures like MNQ and MES?
Yes. MNQ, MES and Micro Gold are in the list, and positions are sized in contracts, so a small account can practice with micros.
Can I practice a Topstep or Apex evaluation?
Yes. Choose Prop Firm Challenge when you start a session and pick the firm. Its profit target, daily loss limit and trailing drawdown are tracked as you trade, on the firm's own trading day, and the run ends in a pass or fail.
Is futures backtesting free?
Futures are on Premium. The free plan covers forex and metals, and prop firm challenge mode is free on those. Pro adds 1-second data on nine of the futures.
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Pick a contract and a date, press Play, and trade it the way you would live.
Start futures backtestingFutures prices are CFD-based, not exchange data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by CME Group, Nasdaq, S&P Dow Jones Indices or FTSE Russell. Index names are trademarks of their owners.