How to Backtest a Trading Strategy on Tradingview

Backtesting is a massively important tool to understand. If you want to test your strategies and know just how profitable they are, you need to know how to backtest. In this video, I give you a simple example to get you started on your backtesting journey. Enjoy!
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Thank you very much for the video! I would love to see more advanced guide. Also shows how much worse those simple strategies are compared to just buy and hold(10% profit vs 64%)

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Is there more of these kinds of videos ? People that have no coding knowledge like me would love to know more, with other indicators, or a more complicated version of this one ; thanks !

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Thank you for preparing this video. I have been trying other ways to backtest and it is a nightmare.

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nice video, the only video that is easy to understand on how to backtest a simple EMA crossover strategy. What should I put in the close strategy if i want to close it at a certain pip level?

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you should use "profit" in the "strategy.exit" string. Setting 50 for example means 50 ticks. Pay attention because usually pairs have 5 decimals, so 50 means only 5 pips

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Thanks for the kind words. Glad I could help!

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Great job....problem is im sure most people have no clue on how to use pine editor ect. So here is the question. How would you create a backtest editor for using the SSL Hybrid in conjunction with the next pivot strategies:))))) CANT WAIT:)))) Thank you in advance.

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I never knew how this was done on Tradingview until I watched this video. Can we have the next one?

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Coming soon!

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Any time!

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Please Sir, Can I have some more? I can't count the number of times I have been told "back test". This is the first time anyone has shown me how to back test. This sure beats a pad and pencil. Details details, I love details. They say "The devil is in the details" I want as many details as possible and their relevance. Go ahead. I've got time. - - - Subscribed

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Perfect this is exactly what I was looking for, I haven't written script since the dawn of the internet. Definitely going to be spending time studying Tradingview's API

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Hey RetroMech, If you need any help I have been coding in python for 2 years now, and I use an automation bot that backtests my strategies in thousands of different scenarios without me doing anything. If you want to try it hit me up

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The moving average strategy is by far the easiest and a very profitable strategy

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Please make part 2! Would really appreciate it!

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Glad you enjoyed the video. Will definitely make a part 2 in the future!

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Thank you! Cheers!

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Advanced video would be sick

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The work around for people who don't want to take time to learn code is the user interface.

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Great video! Good intro to Pine Script. I'm using a commercial algorithm to choose my entry and exit points. Is it possible to edit your Pine Script example to backtest the algorithm results? Thanks!

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Great video! If I am testing going long/sort 100 ema and want to take profits using ATR how do I set it up. SPY is usually an daily time frame of 6.00. Best, CT

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Sir pls this video is nicely explained can you do similar using forex ?

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Love to see more like adding an indicator

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This is very excellent information!!! Thank you!!! Now I understand what backtesting is.