Running a Backtest

Traders create algos on the basis of some underlying hypothesis. Once created there needs to be a way to test and validate the hypothesis out. Backtesting helps you validate if your strategy is working as expected.

Once a strategy is created, running a backtest is easy. 

1. Click on backtest

2. You can then select the

• Exchange
• Market
• Assets
• Fees
• Slippage
• Candle period
• Time period

to run the backtest. These parameters differ from market to market.

3. Once you run the backtest, it will take a few secs for the backtest to complete

4. You can check a summary of the results directly once the backtest result is finished

5. To view details of a backtest click on the 'view details' icon

6. To Archive, your backtest results click on “Archive” icon

This will archive your backtest results from the list of backtests and will only be visible to the user if they have the URL for the particular backtest saved with them.

7. Share your backtest results with the community

Users will be able to share their backtest results with friends or other members of Mudrex community on Discord.

Just click on the backtest results and click on the share icon to share your results with friends.

Once you are satisfied with the results of the strategy, you can further test the strategy on paper trade.