Backtrex - Free Visual Backtesting Platform | No Code, 30 Second

Hey everyone,

I'm Matthieu, founder of Backtrex. After 5 years of trading forex and passing FTMO twice, I got tired of spending hours writing Pine Script just to test a simple idea. So I built the tool I wished existed.

What is Backtrex?
A visual backtesting platform where you drag and drop blocks to build strategies, then run backtests on 10 years of M1 data in under 30 seconds. No coding required.
https://backtrex.com

What makes it different from TradingView or FX Replay?
- No Pine Script needed. You build strategies with visual blocks instead of code
- 30 second backtests on M1 data (2016-2026), not minutes or hours
- Native SMC/ICT blocks: Order Blocks, Fair Value Gaps, BOS/CHoCH built-in
- Anti-repainting engine: everything runs on close[1], so your backtest matches live
- One-click Pine Script export with less than 2% divergence when you want to go live on TradingView

Full feature breakdown: https://backtrex.com/en/features

Who is this for?
- Retail traders who want to validate ideas before risking real money
- SMC/ICT traders who need to backtest OB + FVG + BOS setups: https://backtrex.com/en/features/smc
- Anyone frustrated with Pine Script or MQL coding
- Prop firm traders who want to test their exact system before a challenge

How it compares to other platforms: https://backtrex.com/en/compare

The anti-repainting problem
Most backtesting tools let indicators use the current bar's close, which changes with every tick. Your backtest sees the final value, but in live trading you'd enter on incomplete data. This inflates win rates by 10-15%.
Backtrex forces close[1] on every calculation. Your backtest results match what you'd actually get in live trading. More on this: https://backtrex.com/en/features/anti-repainting

Getting started
1. Pick your asset and timeframe
2. Drag indicator blocks (EMA, RSI, MACD, Bollinger, or SMC blocks)
3. Set entry/exit conditions visually
4. Hit backtest, get results in 30 seconds
5. Export to Pine Script if the strategy works

Step by step guide: https://backtrex.com/en/docs/getting...first-strategy

Pricing
Free tier available with core backtesting features. Pro and Max plans for heavy users who need more backtests per day and unlimited Pine Script export.
See plans: https://backtrex.com/en/pricing

I'm active on this forum. Happy to answer any questions about backtesting methodology, anti-repainting, or the platform itself.



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Matthieu - Founder
https://backtrex.com

Waitlist is open, official launch soon on https://backtrex.com

Quick update + a tip on anti-repainting
We just published 3 new articles on the blog that might be useful even if you don't use Backtrex:

1. How to Backtest a Trading Strategy (Step-by-Step): https://backtrex.com/en/blog/how-to-...ading-strategy
2. Backtesting vs Forward Testing: https://backtrex.com/en/blog/backtes...orward-testing
3. Prop Firm Trading Strategies: https://backtrex.com/en/blog/prop-fi...ing-strategies

On the product side, we're close to opening the beta. 133 traders on the waitlist so far. If you want early access: https://backtrex.com
One thing I keep seeing in this forum: people backtesting with indicators that repaint. If your indicator uses close (current bar) instead of close[1] (previous confirmed bar), your backtest win rate is inflated by 10-15%. Always check if your backtesting tool forces bar-close-only calculations. Most don't.

you should convert to MT5 as well

Thanks Jeffo! Actually MT5 export is on the roadmap. Right now we export to Pine Script (TradingView) with <2% divergence, and MQL is the next logical step.
Quick question for you: if we added MT5 export, would you mainly use it for live trading on MT5, or more for running the MT5 Strategy Tester to double-check results? That would help us prioritize the right integration.
Also curious — what pairs/instruments do you trade on MT5? We currently cover forex, indices, and crypto with M1 data going back to 2016.

Today is the day. Backtrex is officially live at 4PM UTC, free tier included.
Big thank you to everyone who joined the waitlist over the past month and to the beta testers who broke things in creative ways. The MT5 export, additional asset list, and prop firm rule presets are all on the roadmap because of feedback I got right here on this forum.
If you want to give it a spin, free tier covers everything you need to validate a strategy. No credit card, no email gymnastics. https://backtrex.com
One ask. If you try it, hit me with the most broken or curve fit strategy you can think of. I want to find the rough edges before they bite a paying user.
And a real question for the thread. What feature would make you switch from your current backtesting setup tomorrow? Not market research, genuine curiosity. The answers from this forum have already shaped half the roadmap.

BIG UPDATE: Cinematic Onboarding is live

When you sign up now, the app literally demonstrates itself to you.

No "click the orange button, now click this, now click that" tooltip chain. The cursor moves on its own, drags blocks onto the canvas, connects them, launches a backtest on 3 months of XAU/USD, reads the results, then exports to Pine Script.

End to end in about 5 minutes. You watch passively.

How it works
The only thing you choose is which of 3 template strategies to run during the demo:

1. SMA Crossover (simple trend-follower)
2. RSI Oversold/Overbought (mean-reversion)
3. MACD Crossover (momentum)

Ends with the Pine Script output ready to paste into TradingView.

Why I built it this way
Most trading tools give you an empty canvas and a 45-page doc. By the time you've finished reading, you've forgotten why you signed up.

With the cinematic tour, you see the full workflow — build → backtest (30s on M1 data) → export to TV — before investing a single minute of your own time.

1. If the tool clicks for you, you're already halfway to a working strategy
2. If it doesn't, you saved 45 minutes

Also shipped since launch

1. Increase backtest speed
2. Unified timeframe format across TradingView export
3. Adding visual preview for all +65 blocs
4. And more...

TL;DR
If anyone here tried Backtrex early and bounced, the onboarding is the main reason to give it a second look. Free tier still live (10 backtests/day, 3 months of data).

BACKTEST YOUR STRATEGY HERE

BIG UPDATE: The visual strategy builder is now fully intelligent

Been heads-down shipping for the past two months. The builder you saw at launch is barely recognizable now. Here's what landed.

The builder reacts to you in real time
As you drag and connect blocks, Backtrex previews the actual signals and entries on the chart live, so you see what your strategy would have done before you ever hit backtest. It also checks your logic as you build: it flags missing exits, logic loops between blocks, and tells you when the strategy is clean and ready to run. No more launching a backtest just to discover the setup was broken.



All 65+ blocks now have visual previews
Every block (indicators, SMC, logic, actions) shows a live mini-preview of what it does on the chart before you drop it. No more guessing what an Order Block, FVG or BOS/CHoCH actually looks like. This was the half-finished thing I teased back in April. It's done now.



Risk-based position sizing
Set your risk per trade as a %, and Backtrex auto-sizes the lot per setup instead of a fixed lot. Closer to how most prop firm traders actually size.

The chart got a lot more usable

1. Draggable trade exits, move your TP/SL right on the chart
2. Economic event overlays + session High/Low levels drawn on the chart
3. Faster canvas, redesigned block palette in the sidebar, floating minimap

And it still tells you the truth
10 years of M1 data, results in about 30 seconds. And it will happily show you a -50% equity curve when your idea does not work. That is the whole point, everything runs on close[1], no repainting, no inflated win rates. Below is a real run that lost half the account. Better to find that here than with real money.

Still free tier (10 backtests/day, 10 years of data, no card). And the feedback from this very thread, MT5 export and prop firm presets, is still on the roadmap and getting closer.

TL;DR
If you tried Backtrex at launch and the builder felt fiddly, it's a different tool now. Drop blocks, watch the signals appear on the chart as you go, backtest in 30s, export to Pine Script.
Real question for the thread: when you build a strategy from scratch, what slows you down most, defining entries, managing exits, or sizing? That's what I'm prioritizing next.
BUILD A STRATEGY HERE

Insane update ! I will test it soon

Thanks, in waiting for your feedbacks