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Do Trend Filters Remove False Signals?
Only trade when ADX is above 25. Only buy when the average is rising. Both run on the 38 settings this site has published, against dropping trades at random.
Is the Inside Bar Breakout Profitable?
Inside bar breakout win rates on USD/JPY over two years, measured against the same level cleared with no contained bar before it, plus the fade and the outside bar.
Moving Average Slope Settings
Test moving average slope settings across periods, lookbacks and five MA methods. Compare USD/JPY annual returns, win rates, year transfers, filters and costs.
Moving averages
Moving average2,100tests
Moving Average Slope Settings
perfect order2,400settingsPerfect Order Moving Averages
MA Disparity4,320settingsMA Disparity Mean Reversion
moving average672testsSMA vs EMA: Which Moving Average Is More Profitable?
Alligator1,584settingsAlligator Periods and Shifts
GMMA216waysGMMA: Do 12 Moving Averages Beat 2?
moving average280testsIs the Golden Cross Profitable on Forex?
Bollinger Bands and ATR
ATR720tests
ATR Periods and Comparison Intervals
bollinger bands3,024settingsBollinger Bands Period: Is 20 Really Best?
Bollinger BandWidth4,032settingsDoes the Bollinger BandWidth Squeeze Work?
bollinger bandsBollinger Bands: 1, 2 or 3 Standard Deviations?
bollinger bands315settingsBollinger Bands: Mean Reversion or Breakout?
Squeeze Momentum45settingsSqueeze Momentum by Timeframe
Oscillators
RCI2,484backtests
Is RCI Below -80 a Buy?
Stochastic2,700testsBest Stochastic Settings: 2,700 Tests of K/D and Smoothing
MACD2,052settingsMACD's Three Readings Tested: 2,052 Settings on USD/JPY
RSI3yearsHow Long Does RSI Stay Overbought?
Psychological Line5,760testsIs the Psychological Line 75% Rule Profitable?
CCI2,448settingsIs the CCI ±100 Strategy Profitable?
RSI330settingsIs Buying RSI Below 30 Profitable?
Stoch RSI36settingsStoch RSI Crossovers by Timeframe
QQE200settingsQQE Settings Compared
RVI2yearsRVI Periods and Spread Costs
Williams %R240settingsWilliams %R Mean Reversion
MFI240settingsMFI Oversold Entry Frequency
OsMA54settingsOsMA Settings by Timeframe
Accelerator Oscillator27settingsAccelerator Oscillator by Timeframe
STC72settingsSTC Periods and Entry Levels
WaveTrend30settingsWaveTrend Settings and Timeframes
Trend
DMI/ADX1,344settings
Are DMI/ADX DI Crossovers Profitable?
Ichimoku280settingsIs the Ichimoku Three-Signal Buy Profitable?
Renko1,080settingsIs Trading Renko Reversals Profitable?
Heikin Ashi960settingsIs the Heikin Ashi Color Flip Profitable?
Currency Strength72settingsIs Currency Strength Trading Profitable?
Parabolic SAR36testsParabolic SAR Settings by Timeframe
Supertrend36settingsSupertrend Periods and Multipliers
Aroon84settingsAroon Periods and Timeframes
Combinations and pairs
Market structure and levels
Inside bar192backtests
Is the Inside Bar Breakout Profitable?
Pin bar252backtestsIs the Pin Bar Profitable?
Support and resistance5,184backtestsDo Support and Resistance Lines Work?
Candlestick patterns17patternsCandlestick Pattern Win Rates
Engulfing396backtestsIs the Engulfing Candle Profitable?
Morning star240backtestsMorning Star and Evening Star: Do They Reverse?
double top2yearsDo Double Tops and Bottoms Reverse?
SMC144backtestsIs SMC Profitable?
Fair Value Gap2yearsDo Fair Value Gaps Really Fill?
Fibonacci2yearsDoes Fibonacci 61.8% Really Hold?
Backtesting
- Forex Practice on iPhone: Replay and Trade NotesStart forex replay practice on iPhone, adjust the chart display, record entry and exit decisions, and review your trade history in Formiq on a larger screen.
- Free Forex Testing Software: Features and LimitsCompare free forex testing tools by replay controls, backtest conditions, historical data, usage limits and trade records, with steps for trying Formiq.
- Forex Replay Practice: Rules, Trade Notes and ReviewA forex replay practice guide covering entry rules, skipped trades, journal notes, win rate and average profit or loss, plus checks on unseen historical data.
- How to Backtest a Forex Strategy Without CodingSet entry and exit conditions in Formiq, check individual trades and drawdown, then test unchanged rules on another period to assess the selected settings.
Tools and data
- FX Replay Alternatives: Free and Paid Tools ComparedFive alternatives to FX Replay: Formiq, Forex Tester Online, Forex Tester 5, Soft4FX and the MetaTrader tester — what each is for, what is free, and why people switch.
- Forex Tester Alternatives: Browser, Free and MetaTrader OptionsAlternatives to Forex Tester Online and Forex Tester 5: Formiq, FX Replay, Soft4FX, TradingView and the MetaTrader tester — why people switch and what is free.
- Free Forex Backtesting With No Download: What You Actually GetWhich forex backtesting tools are free in a browser, what each free tier holds back, and which free tools still need a download. Checked on each vendor's own site.
- Forex Backtesting Tools ComparedFormiq, 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 comparedAverage 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.