Plan
Decide before the candle.
Mark entry, stop and target on the chart, and don’t open the next candle until the plan is set.
- Entry, stop and target in one panel
- Risk and cost calculated up front
STEP BY STEP
How do you test an idea on a historical chart?
Choose a market, follow your plan and review the session. Use these three steps for your first test.
Plan. Test. Review.
Three steps through a session
Choose a market and period
Pick the market and period, and write down your entry rule before the session starts.
Follow your plan as the chart unfolds
Set entry, stop and target, and only then move to the next candle.
Review your trades and notes
At the end, review the result, your plan adherence and the costs together.
CORE FEATURES
Four screens, one flow.
Every screen feeds the same session: plan, record, review, rehearse.
Journal
Record why you entered.
Every trade lands in the journal with its reason, result and cost, so you never have to remember it later.
- The decision note is tied to the trade
- Costs stay visible in the result
RivoScope
See the habit in the record.
RivoScope measures plan adherence and stop behavior from your records. It shows evidence, not opinions.
- Adherence and evidence kept apart
- Missing evidence is marked clearly
Challenge
Rehearse the rules first.
The challenge simulation applies daily loss, max loss and target rules inside a normal replay session.
- Daily and total loss limits
- Target and stage rules
What can you test?
- Whether you apply an entry rule the same way every time
- How stop and target placement affect results
- Whether your risk and position size stay consistent
- The same setup on different timeframes
- Your discipline under Challenge daily loss and target rules
What Tickrivo does not do
- It does not place real orders; there is no broker or exchange connection
- It does not run a coded strategy over all history automatically
- It does not guarantee complete data for every market and year, or real liquidity
- It does not promise profits or results
What to look at when a session ends
Start with the reasons in your journal and compare them with the results. Then check R and drawdown periods in Performance, and plan adherence in RivoScope. One session proves nothing about a strategy, so run the same rule over several sessions and compare.
Find a useful place to start.
Practical guides to your first backtest, trading journal and challenge practice.
How to backtest a trading idea: set up your first Tickrivo sessionBacktesting means trying a trading idea on historical markets without knowing the outcome. This guide walks you through setting up a first Tickrivo session, replaying it and reading the result properly.Read the guide →How to keep a trading journal: record more than the resultA good trading journal stores not only profit and loss but the reason behind each decision. This guide shows what to write and how Tickrivo makes it easier.Read the guide →Why do live trades differ from your backtest?A backtest can look good while live trades fall short of expectations. This guide explains why and which of those factors you can check in practice; no method guarantees a result.Read the guide →How to prepare for a prop firm challenge: practice the rules firstIn a prop firm challenge, the rules matter before the result: daily loss limit, max loss limit and profit target. This guide shows how to get used to them before you pay for an attempt.Read the guide →
Your questions. Clear answers.
Is manual backtesting the same as automated strategy testing?
No. In Tickrivo you step through historical candles and make the entry and risk decisions yourself. That manual replay workflow is different from running a coded strategy automatically over a full historical dataset.
What should I test in my first session?
Pick one clear practice question, such as whether you actually follow a specific entry rule. Choose a market and period, prepare an entry/stop/target plan and record your decisions. When the test ends, go back to the question and your records.
Are costs included in backtest results?
Yes. The simulation applies your commission, spread and slippage assumptions. Keep the cost, data and fill assumptions in mind when you read a result; real liquidity and every tick are not modeled.
Can I return to a test after finishing it?
Yes. Sessions and trades are saved to your account, so you can reopen a finished test in your journal and analytics. Deleted records may not be recoverable.
Ready to start your first practice session?
Pick a market, set a rule and decide before the next candle. Then review what you learned.
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