{"id":790,"date":"2026-09-03T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=790"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:13:09","slug":"3-understanding-the-backtest-workspace","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/knowledge-base\/3-understanding-the-backtest-workspace\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Understanding the Backtest workspace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Backtest workspace combines the historical chart, trading controls and replay controls in a single screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main controls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>Control<\/th><th>Purpose<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Top toolbar<\/td><td>Timeframe buttons<\/td><td>Changes the chart timeframe, such as 1m, 5m, 15m, 1H, 2H, 4H, D, W or M<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top toolbar<\/td><td><strong>Indicator<\/strong><\/td><td>Adds or manages technical indicators<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top toolbar<\/td><td><strong>New Order<\/strong><\/td><td>Opens the complete simulated order form<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top-right toolbar<\/td><td>Chart layout<\/td><td>Opens or changes the multi-chart layout<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top-right toolbar<\/td><td>Settings<\/td><td>Opens the available Backtest or chart settings<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top-right toolbar<\/td><td>Snapshot<\/td><td>Captures an image of the current chart<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top-right toolbar<\/td><td>Full screen<\/td><td>Expands the workspace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Left toolbar<\/td><td>Drawing tools<\/td><td>Adds trend lines, levels and other chart drawings<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Current date and time<\/td><td>Shows the current simulated market time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td><strong>SELL<\/strong> and <strong>BUY<\/strong><\/td><td>Opens a simulated market trade<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Trade size<\/td><td>Sets the lot size used by the quick-trade buttons<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Replay speed<\/td><td>Controls how quickly historical time moves<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Play or pause<\/td><td>Starts or pauses the replay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Next step<\/td><td>Moves the market forward by one selected replay interval<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bottom toolbar<\/td><td>Replay interval<\/td><td>Selects how much simulated time is advanced when stepping forward<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These controls are visible in Myfxbook\u2019s published Backtest demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chart timeframe versus replay interval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chart timeframe and replay interval control different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>chart timeframe<\/strong> determines how price is displayed. For example, selecting 1H displays one-hour candles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>replay interval<\/strong> determines how far the simulated market moves when you use the next-step control. For example, a 30-minute replay interval advances the backtest clock by 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing the chart timeframe does not change the current simulated date or reveal future market data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play, pause and step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Play<\/strong> to move continuously through historical data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Pause<\/strong> when you want more time to analyze the chart, add a drawing or prepare a trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use <strong>Next step<\/strong> when you want precise control over the replay. This is especially useful for strategies that require a decision after each candle or at a specific time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Backtest workspace combines the historical chart, trading controls and replay controls in a single screen. Main controls Area Control Purpose Top toolbar Timeframe buttons Changes the chart timeframe, such as 1m, 5m, 15m, 1H, 2H, 4H, D, W or M Top toolbar Indicator Adds or manages technical indicators Top&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[87],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-790","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-backtest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":791,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/790\/revisions\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfxbook.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}