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Guides, tips, and insights on FX charting, backtesting, and trading practice — from the Formiq team.
Forex Backtesting Tools Compared
Formiq, Forex Tester Online, Forex Tester 5, TradingView and the MetaTrader Strategy Tester — what each is for, what you get without paying, and how to pick. Facts checked on each vendor's own site.
FX pair volatility compared
Average daily range and the Tokyo, London and New York split for ten major currency pairs, aggregated from 2,595 trading days of hourly candles, 2016–2025.
Can You Actually Practice Forex on an iPhone for Free?
I tested what it's like to practice forex on an iPhone without paying anything. What works, what doesn't, and whether a phone-sized chart is worth your time.
I Spent Years Looking for a Free Forex Tester. Here's What I Learned.
Most free forex testers are crippled trials. After years of searching, here is what actually matters in a practice tool, and how a browser-based one surprised me.
What I Learned From 1,000 Replay Trades
After a thousand simulated forex trades in replay mode, here are the patterns, mistakes, and mindset shifts that actually moved the needle.
You Don't Need to Code to Backtest a Strategy
Backtesting used to mean writing scripts. It doesn't anymore. Here's how dropdown-based strategy builders work, what they're good at, and where they fall short.