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Set the spread to Random to select any spread value between the minimum and maximum values that you set when placing an order.Click Copy Live Spread to automatically set the current spread value. The value you set for the fixed spread will remain of this value within the whole backtesting period. Set the spread to the Fixed value to disable its deviations when placing an order.

Specify the Spread that will be applied for your backtesting period:.

The longer the timeframe is set in your cBot, the faster the backtesting will be performed. The cBot will retrieve data in the form of the bars with the timeframe value set in the cBot Timeframe section. The fastest way of retrieving data for the visual testing. Learn more about the Backtesting with data from CSV file from the link.

The cBot will use 1 minute bars from the CSV file. The cBot will use 1 minute bars from the server. The cBot will get all ticks by tick price changes from the server for the available period. The most accurate historical data source.

Select the Data source for the backtesting:.

Specify the commision per million by typing in or using the drop-down.

Specify the Starting Capital that your cBot will deal with during the backtesting by typing the value in or using the drop-down.

Use the cog icon to set the Backtesting Settings. To backtest a cBot, select a cBot instance that you would like to test and proceed to the Backtesting tab to the right.ĭefine a time period for the backtesting by using the drop-down calendars or typing in the dates, or by dragging the slider between them. One can define a testing time period, start a cBot, and watch the results for how a cBot instance would have performed. Note that all the values you set when backtesting the cBots won’t affect any of your accounts as they are not intended to deal with the real funds and are used for the demonstration purpose only.ĬTrader Automate advanced backtesting functionality allows testing cBots’ performance within a certain time period under a specific set of conditions.