3 Tips to Backtest a Forex Trading Strategy Like a Pro

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Backtesting a trading strategy need not be too complicated. In order to backtest like a pro and have a proper backtesting framework, you need to practice consistency.

A lot of people who go into backtesting in forex do it the wrong way, that’s why they don’t improve. Your backtesting strategy needs to follow a few set of rules.

I want to teach you how to backtest forex the right way so that you can improve as a forex trader. Backteting in forex is not something that most forex traders do because it’s a lot of hard work.

But if you do learn how to backtest the right way, you can become a profitable forex trader.

Disclaimer:

Advice provided in this video is mere recommendation and I will not be responsible for any losses incurred from your investments or trading activities. Investing and trading is a high risk activity and should be approached with caution. I am not a certified financial advisor. Hence, it is important for you to seek a certified financial advisor to craft your portfolio.

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Karen is Singapore Forex trader, Singapore motivational speaker, Singapore youtuber, Singapore vlogger , author and was ranked #1 in a Singapore nationwide Forex trading contest.

This trader vlog showcases the trading lifestyle and entrepreneurship life, plus weekly motivation for those that are not traders.

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She is a motivational speaker that is well sought after by many schools and event planners as she is known for solving several teenage problems as she has experienced many setbacks as a teenager back then.

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Comments

Ganlaru__ himself says:

Karen i don't really understand this video because I don't know what they backtest for. Can you please explain it further for me

MD RUBEL KHAN says:

I do it by robot

mohamed elwardany says:

Thanks for your useful video and I hope to show us how you making back test using MT4

Farhad Rafiepour says:

Thank you Karen, this is what I haven’t practice yet, I will start today

MUSIC IS LIFE says:

Karen, do you have a boyfriend

MUSIC IS LIFE says:

beautiful lady

Sam Pettersson says:

Aw all your videos are incredible. Thanks for giving so much free content!

Samuel Nwaubani says:

i like the hair cut

asl says:

Once again very informative…

Johnathan Grey says:

Karen Foo. Karen, I trade manually. This is how my grandfather trades. He always wins. He trades with a pin and paper. God it's hard to master trading like that. One day I hope I can get to that point.

Sumaiya says:

Backtesting was such a HARD WORK for me as I did it manually, thank God I eventually passed this phase with a clear proven system

here's how I did it:

– 1st: this was the hardest, I documented 3 months of most traded forex pairs (majors & minors), I documented every little detail you could think of in a single losing and winning trade, such as the date, day of week, triggering hour, timeframe, news of the day and previous day, sentiment, pattern, type of pattern, pair caricaturistic, the strength of the trend in all timeframes, winning/losing scenario, chart condition, strength/weakness of the base and quote currency from the last 7 days, what happened after hitting SL or TP level, 1st/2nd attempt?, I even took a screenshot of the trade in the same timeframe and higher, and MUCH MORE, I did all of this in a google sheet.

– 2nd: after that, I spend my time searching for the most COMMON thing(s) in the winning and losing trades.

– 3rd: here I backtested 12 months of those same pairs, using the data I had but this time without watching the results to test my trading skills and decision-making process. I passed the test 😀

I came out with a trading system that works pretty well on Thursdays, with a 60% win rate and an expectancy of 60% positive.

it was worth the hard work.

Abed Fahed says:

Hi karen I trade technical analysis for one year and half but I would like to take a deep look at the fundamental analysis what books you recommend thx

PUNJAB STUDIO says:

Informative video

Seth Tan says:

Great tips!
I keep in mind the law of small numbers, my strategy accuracy is more reliable with more back test conducted.

Mohd Ashroff says:

Wow thanks Karen. I just done backtesting for USDCAD, 2016-2017. 2018 havent finish yet. Luckily your video is up, just on time!

Valendictor Nsunga says:

That's true I do backtesting every weekends, using my strategies have learnt like Fibonacci Retracement, trend line channels, gartely patterns and many more strategies for me to analyse the market get prepared for the coming trading time

musbau oriyomi says:

Never did comment in all ya vid buh dix really got me cox em at dix stage…. thumbs up…

Maitrayan Ghosh Roy says:

Mam, how many trades do pro. traders take per week on average ?

Valendictor Nsunga says:

You always inspire me Karen

Karen Foo says:

How do you normally backtest?

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