concept
Overview
A backtest session is a saved run on historical market data. You trade through it manually in the Terminal — entries, stops, targets, and journal entries — without connecting a broker or risking real money.
Sessions live in Backtest. Fills land in Trades like any other origin.
What backtesting is for
Learn the Terminal and journaling flow
Test position sizing and execution on past prices
Build trade history before going live through Accounts
It is simulation on history — not live ticks (Demo). Not Definitions → Collect (research setup events) — that is a different job under Definitions.
How it works
Create a session — instruments, date range, and sim settings (Create a session)
Trade in the Terminal — Chartnaut opens with the session loaded after Start Session
Continue anytime — Backtest → pick the session → Play (Continue your backtesting)
Review — session reports and individual trades in Trades
The Backtest library
Backtest lists your sessions — in progress and completed. The Manual tab is fully supported today.
AI-Assisted and Automated tabs may show Coming soon — use Manual for hands-on practice.
Plain backtest vs playbook
Plain backtest | Playbook | |
|---|---|---|
Goal | Practice markets | Organize one strategy over time |
Where | Backtest | Playbooks |
Intelligence | No book-level training |
You can skip playbooks early — follow Your first hour with backtest only. When you're ready, see Playbooks overview.