Features

What you can do with TestingView

TestingView adds backtesting sessions, simulated trades, risk sizing, journaling, statistics, and playback controls on top of TradingView — using the charts, indicators, and layouts you already work with.

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Sessions & workflow

Organize practice into named sessions with capital, currency, and a start date you control.

Create, resume, clone, and delete backtesting sessions.
Set starting capital, account currency, and session start date.
ChronoShuffle — random start dates inside a past range for unbiased practice.
Go to Time — jump to a specific date when no trade is open (plan limits apply).
Review mode — revisit closed trades from the journal and return to the active session date.
Multiple concurrent sessions on Trader.

Trade simulation & risk

Test entries and exits with TradingView Long/Short Position tools and managed SL/TP/BE lines.

Open trades when price reaches your entry; gap-through entries open at the new candle open.
Confirm Entries — optional dialog before a detected position opens.
Risk and lot sizing from the position tool (fixed amount or percent of account).
Move stop loss, take profit, and break-even lines after entry; rules keep levels valid.
Automatic break-even on Explorer and Trader when price hits your BE trigger.
Manual close from journal controls; spread/slippage modeling on Trader.
Contract-size and currency conversion handled per symbol at entry.

Playback & candle control

Step through history with controls built for accurate trade management, not just fast skipping.

Play/pause, step forward, fast-forward, and configurable minimum step resolution.
Prevent Candle Previews — reduce higher-timeframe preview issues when switching intervals.
Playback stop line, predefined hours (e.g. 09:30), and compatible chart-event stops.
Blocks large steps while a trade is open so SL/TP/BE events are not skipped.
Blocks navigation into future dates.
Keyboard shortcuts on replay controls (shown in tooltips).

Multi-chart & multi-timeframe

Use TradingView layouts to watch several symbols or timeframes in one session account.

Track trades per symbol with one shared balance, equity, and journal.
Advance multiple charts together during backtesting.
Capture snapshots from each chart in multi-chart layouts.
Use any indicators your TradingView plan allows.

Journaling & snapshots

Record what happened, why, and what the chart looked like at each decision.

Auto-save sessions, trades, columns, notes, and snapshots.
Default columns: trade, time, price, symbol, lots, RR, risk, profit, run-up, drawdown, notes, and more.
Custom columns on Explorer/Trader — text, numbers, checkboxes, dates, dropdown-style values.
Auto Capture Trade Snapshots on entry, exit, TP/SL, and break-even events.
Snapshot viewer — browse, copy, open, and delete saved chart snapshots.
Excel journal export on Trader.
Analysis Time — track how long you spend reviewing each trade.

Statistics & performance

Measure whether a approach is working with session-level metrics and charts.

Profit, win rate, profit factor, average RR, expectancy, streaks, and drawdown.
Equity curve and balance tracking in your session currency.
Run-up and drawdown per trade; optimal SL/TP insights on supported plans.
Hourly/monthly performance views where your plan allows.
Filter and sort the journal by any column.

Accounts & plans

Starter, Explorer, and Trader tiers match the permissions enforced in the extension.

Link TestingView to your Google account and TradingView username.
Starter — resume sessions, up to 20 trades per session, up to 10 Go to Time uses.
Explorer — up to 50 trades, break-even, advanced metrics, custom journal columns, unlimited Go to Time.
Trader — unlimited trades, multiple sessions, Excel export, slippage/spreads, edit lots after entry.
Subscriptions via Stripe; cancel anytime from the billing portal.