Analyze and compare backtests
Drop an MT4 or MT5 backtest report and get a clean breakdown — then compare runs side by side.
Backtesting reads your MetaTrader Strategy Tester reports and turns them into a readable analysis: net profit, profit factor, win rate, drawdown, an equity curve and trade stats. Parsing happens in your browser, and you can line up two or three runs side by side to choose the version worth trading. Save and revisit reports with Pro.
What it does
Backtesting reads your MetaTrader Strategy Tester reports and turns them into a clean, readable analysis — net profit, profit factor, win rate, drawdown, an equity curve and trade stats.
Line up two or three runs side by side to choose the version worth trading. Save reports to your account with Pro.
Why it matters
A raw Strategy Tester report is hard to compare run to run. Normalising them into the same metrics makes it obvious which setup actually holds up.
Compare runs side by side
Line up two or three backtests with their metrics aligned, so it is clear which version holds up. Save reports to revisit later with Pro.
See it in action
Key capabilities
Backtest upload
Drop an MT4/MT5 .html or .xlsx report and it parses in your browser.
Metric extraction
Net profit, profit factor, win rate and drawdown, pulled automatically.
Performance overview
An equity curve and trade stats for each run.
Backtest comparison
Two or three runs aligned side by side.
Strategy evaluation
Judge a setup on consistent numbers, not raw output.
Save with Pro
Keep parsed reports in your account to revisit over time.
How it fits into your workflow
Upload a backtest export, review the calculated result, then compare it against other tests — or against live strategy performance in EA Analytics.
Best for
Frequently asked
Do I have to upload raw files anywhere?
Parsing happens in your browser. Saving a normalised report to your account is a Pro feature.
Which reports are supported?
MT5 Excel exports are recommended for the most complete import; MT4 Strategy Tester HTML is supported for basic analysis.
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Learn the concepts
Free educational guides from the Knowledge hub — no login required.
How the MetaTrader Strategy Tester Works
What a backtest actually simulates — data sources, tick modelling modes, spread and fill assumptions, optimization.
Why Backtests Can Be Misleading
Curve fitting, optimistic cost assumptions and bad data — the main reasons a great backtest fails on a live account.
What Is Overfitting in Backtesting?
How optimizers and stacked filters fit historical noise, the best-of-1,000 chance math, and the checks that expose a curve-fit strategy.
See it in your own trading
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