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Manual backtesting on real market history — Free, no sign-up

Make your mistakes on history, not on your deposit. A trading simulator on real quotes: forex, gold, US indices and crypto — right in your browser.

Honest fills on real bid and ask

Buys fill at the ask, sells at the bid, at the spread of that second.

SL and TP trigger on prices inside the candle, not on its high and low.

A forex trading simulator on history: market, limit and stop orders; the lot follows your risk.

Market replay that pauses at your level

Bar replay from one minute to four hours of market time per second, or one candle at a time.

Auto-pause when price touches your level, a position opens or one closes.

Jump straight to the Asia, London or New York open.

Trade journal and analytics

The journal keeps itself: every closed trade, with entry and exit prices and the result in money and in R.

Setup and mistake tags, notes, CSV and JSON export.

Trade statistics, built from your own journal.

Prop firm challenge practice

Profit target, daily and maximum loss limits, minimum trading days.

The server tracks the limits; on a breach, positions close and trading stops.

The mode works only in an account — it is not available without sign-up. It is practice, not a firm’s challenge.

Forex, gold, US indices, crypto

Dukascopy quotes; timeframes from M1 to monthly.

On the chart: lines, levels and Fibonacci, indicators, Kill Zones, Silver Bullet and FVG.

Forex
EURUSDGBPUSDUSDJPYAUDUSDNZDUSDUSDCADUSDCHF
Gold and silver
XAUUSDXAGUSD
US indices
US30US500NAS100
Bitcoin and Ethereum
BTCUSDETHUSD

Start from any day in history

Free, no sign-up: the chart, the replay and trades.

A free account is for saving your sessions and running the prop challenge.

Open chart

Everything in ChartStep is free right now, with the full feature set, until at least the end of 2026. A subscription will come later.

Questions and answers

What is manual backtesting?

It is testing a strategy on history with you making the decisions, not a script. The chart opens on a date you choose with future candles hidden; you move the market forward — a market replay — and trade by your rules. ChartStep is a forex simulator on historical data, with gold, indices and crypto as well: there is no broker, no deposit and no real trades. To keep yourself honest, start from a random date or in blind mode, where dates are hidden.

Is it free? Do I need to sign up?

Yes, it is free. The chart, the replay and trades open without sign-up. A free account is for saving sessions and running the prop challenge.

Will ChartStep stay free?

Right now everything is free, with the full feature set, until at least the end of 2026. A subscription will come later; its terms and prices are not set yet.

Where do the quotes come from, and how do trades fill?

The history is Dukascopy quotes with per-second bid and ask. Buys fill at the ask and sells at the bid, at that second’s spread. SL and TP are checked against prices inside the candle, not its high and low.

Which instruments and timeframes are there?

Seven major currency pairs (EURUSD, GBPUSD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDCAD, USDCHF, USDJPY), gold and silver (XAUUSD, XAGUSD), the US30, US500 and NAS100 indices, Bitcoin and Ethereum (BTCUSD, ETHUSD). Timeframes run from M1 to monthly. Everything runs in the browser, on desktop and phone.

Are there ICT tools: Kill Zones, Silver Bullet, FVG?

Yes: Kill Zones, Silver Bullet and FVG, with the zones on New York time. We do not promise other ICT tools yet — what exists today is in the indicator list on the chart.

How does the prop challenge work?

You create a session with exam rules: a profit target, daily and maximum loss limits, minimum trading days. The server tracks the limits; on a breach, positions close and trading stops. The mode works only in an account — it is not available without sign-up. It is practice, not a firm’s challenge.

How is ChartStep different from TradingView Bar Replay and FX Replay?

ChartStep is an alternative to TradingView Bar Replay and FX Replay: the job is the same, manual backtesting on history in the browser. In ChartStep the chart, the replay and trades open without sign-up, trades fill on historical bid and ask, and the interface is in English and Russian. The fairest comparison is your own: replay the same day with your strategy.