How to trade on historical data?

In the Bar Replay mode, trading on historical data is available. This is a separate trading mode from Paper Trading. Data on trades, the overall result is available only in the session itself, they are not saved anywhere.

 

Trading on historical data is available immediately after selecting the starting point. Click on the Play button to start replay.

The replay started playing and the Buy/Sell buttons for trading were activated.

You can only open market orders with execution at the price you see through the Buy/Sell buttons. The choice of the number of positions to be opened is not available, by default it is 1 piece for all types of symbols except Forex, for them the default number is 1000 pieces.

 

When buying a position on the chart, executions are also displayed in the form of arrows with data on the quantity and price of the position.

To close a chart position, you can click on the Flatten button on the market simulator panel.

The Flatten button is active when there is an open position on the chart, and inactive when there is no position on the chart.

You can also interact with a market order on the chart. The position can be closed through the cross button, or through the context menu. Reverse position can be done through the button, or through the context menu.

Inside the position, the chart shows the unrealized profit/loss, and the market simulator panel shows the realized profit/loss. The currency of profit/loss corresponds to the currency of the symbol.

After the end of the replay, if at least one trade is made, a pop-up appears with the results of trading in this session.