Run your first backtest
Simulate the strategy on one asset and timeframe before you build more complexity.
Do this
- Open Backtests → New.
- Target the strategy from step 2.
- Pick a ticker, exchange, and asset type that exist in the active catalog.
- Choose a timeframe you will remember (for example,
1h) and a date range with known candle coverage. - Save the draft, review settings, then run. Wait for results on the backtest detail page.
How to read the result
Metrics describe historical simulation under your commission and slippage assumptions. Empty or thin results usually mean weak coverage or a strategy that never fired. Fix coverage or loosen entry logic before moving on.
Next
Continue to Create a component.