Backtesting

Backtesting – Running an automated strategy on historical market data to evaluate its hypothetical performance without risking real capital. It simulates how the robot would have traded in the past under specific conditions. For example, cTrader’s tester processes a cBot over selected historical quotes and generates an equity/balance report. Results of a backtest (equity curves, profit, etc.) can often be accessed via API objects like BacktestResult.EquityCurve for further analysis in code.

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