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=== Overview ===
The Fast Backtest module provides the possibility to backtest any period of time without displaying the charts, speeding up the whole process.
<br>This feature is very useful to test a trading strategy with several Timeframes and Symbols at the same time.
<br>Fast Backtest is dedicated to automatic trading systems since the user can chose between [[strategies|API strategies]] or [[Setup Rules]] to automatically set orders.
<br>Moreover, by chosing the [[Setup Rules]], you can switch with any [[Entry Rules|Entry]] or [[Exit Rules]] in order to assess the strategy with different ways of entering and exiting the Markets.
<br>At the end of the process, the [[Statistics Center]] can be launched to have detailed analysis of the performance.
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=== Fast Backtest location ===
You can open the Fast Backtest module from [[Main_interface_Menus#Tools_menu|Tools menu]].
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=== Fast Backtest processing ===
==== Step 1 : Selecting the symbols ====
<br>First, you have to select the symbols you want to be used in the different backtests and the backtesting period.
<br>The initial deposit can be chosen here, as well :
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[[File:FastBacktest_Step1.png|left|frameless|upright=2.0]]
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==== Step 2 : Selecting the timeframes ====
<br>Then, you have to select the timeframes used to backtest the trading system.
<br>The usual backtesting options are available for the spread and the timezone.
<br>The user can chose the automatic strategies : [[strategies|API strategies]] or [[Setup Rules]].
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[[File:FastBacktest Step2.png|frameless|left|upright=2.0]]
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==== Step 3.1 : Selecting the Setup Rules ====
<br>If the user selected the Setup Rules, he has to choose the Setups Rules involved in the backtest :
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[[File:FastBacktest Step3 Rules 1.png|frameless|left|upright=2.0]]
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If the user checked the box "Change the entry and exit rules", it's possible to switch the entry and exit rules for each Setup Rule selected :
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[[File:FastBacktest Step3 Rules 2.png|frameless|left|upright=2.0]]
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==== Step 3.2 : Selecting the API strategies ====
<br>If the user selected the API strategies, he has to choose the systems involved in the backtest :
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[[File:FastBacktest Step3 Strat.png|frameless|left|upright=2.0]]
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The strategy parameters can be edited by double-clicking on it.
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==== Step 4 : Launch the Backtests ====
<br>Finally, the Fast Backtest can be launched. The results will appear successively, allowing their anlysis during the remaining backtests.
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[[File:FastBacktest Step4.png|frameless|left|upright=2.0]]
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Here is an example with 4 differents symbols, a single timeframe and a single Setup Rule :
[[File:FastbacktestExample.gif|left]]
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