You can backtest trades in TradeZella using a variety of chart timeframes, playback speeds, and interval steps, depending on your plan and trading style.
🕒 Available Chart Timeframes
Seconds: 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s, 15s, 30s
Minutes: 1m, 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 65m
Hours & Higher: 1h, 2h, 4h, 7h, 12h, 1D (Daily), 1W (Weekly), 4W
Timeframes marked with a ⭐ are favorited — favoriting a timeframe adds it to the quick-access toolbar at the top of the chart, so your most-used timeframes are always one click away.
You can also add a custom interval for any timeframe outside these defaults — for example, a 90-minute chart (Custom intervals can go up to 4 weeks)
Choose the timeframe that best fits your strategy and review preferences.
⏩ Playback Speed (Interval Speed)
You can control how fast candles play during backtesting using the following playback speeds:
0.5x — half speed
1x – Real-time speed
2x – 2× faster
5x – 5× faster
10x – 10× faster
The faster the speed, the quicker your candles will play.
📈 Playback Interval Timeframes (Step Size)
Playback interval determines how much the chart moves forward per tick during playback. In simple terms — it’s the “jump size” between each candle or tick during playback.
Example: At 1x speed on a 1-minute chart, each step moves one candle at a time.
Currently supported playback intervals: 1s, 2s, 10s, 30s, 1m, 2m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1d
🔄 Playback Speed & Chart Timeframe Relationship
Playback interval speed is currently available up to 1 day and is limited by your current chart timeframe.
You can only backtest at a speed that’s equal to or slower than your selected chart timeframe.
Example: If you’re using a 1-minute chart, you won’t be able to backtest at a 15-minute or 1-hour interval speed.
This update was made to improve performance and stability, reducing lag and preventing skipped data during playback.
📊 Multi-Chart Layout Synchronization chart
If you're using a multi-chart layout, playback speed is further constrained by the lowest timeframe active in your layout. To unlock higher skip intervals, all charts need to be synced to the same timeframe — otherwise, playback defaults to the lowest one.
For example, if one chart is set to 1-minute while another is set to 1-hour, playback speed will default to the 1-minute interval.
To fix this:
Align timeframes across charts — set all charts in your layout to the same timeframe (e.g., all set to 1-hour)
Select the matching interval — open the replay controls and choose a playback speed that matches the synced timeframe (e.g., 1-hour)
⚠️ Note: Seconds timeframes and Seconds-based intervals are available only on the Pro and Ultra plan.
If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to our support team—we’re here to help!