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How to Backtest a Trading Strategy

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Written by SureInsight Team

Updated April 2026

Backtesting lets you replay historical price bar by bar and test a strategy before you risk real money — then journal the results just like live trades.

Steps

  1. Open Backtesting and start a new session
  2. Choose your market and timeframe, then step through the chart bar by bar
  3. Place simulated entries and exits as your setup appears
  4. Review the session's stats — win rate, expectancy, and equity curve
  5. Save the session to compare strategies over time

Why it matters: Backtested sessions build the same analytics as live trading, so you can prove an edge on paper before you ever put real capital behind it.

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