Backtesting in TradeZella lets you test your trading strategy on historical market data before risking real money. There are two ways to backtest: Backtest on Your Own (manual backtesting) and Automated Backtesting.
Manual Backtesting (Backtest on Your Own)
With manual backtesting, you replay historical charts candle by candle and trade them as if the market were live. You set your symbol, date range, and starting balance, then play, pause, and speed up the chart while placing simulated orders with stop losses and profit targets.
You can start a manual session from scratch, or use a Scenario — a guided setup that explains what to look for, gives you the best periods to practice in, and creates a Strategy with entry and exit rules for you.
Manual backtesting is best for building screen time, practicing your execution, and testing setups that need your judgment.
Learn more: How to Backtest Manually in TradeZella
Automated Backtesting
With Automated Backtesting, you describe your strategy — your rules, risk settings, and exits — and TradeZella's engine backtests it for you across historical data.
Unlike most automated backtesting tools that only show you a final result, TradeZella shows you every trade the engine took. You can open any trade on the chart and check it against your rules, so you know exactly how your results were made.
Automated backtesting is best for quickly testing rule-based strategies across long periods of data.
Learn more: How to Use Automated Backtesting in TradeZella
🎉 Both types of backtesting connect with your TradeZella Journal Feature. Your backtested trades are logged automatically, so you can tag them, add notes, and review them with the same analytics you use for live trades.
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