Having briefly seen how to navigate Forex Tester 5 in Basic Course Lessons 1 thru 32 earlier in this post, let’s explore the support features available within the software package. You may need to change your screen zoom size in your browser to be able to read some of the text in the snipped images used below.
Support features available in Forex Tester 5.
Education course Educate Yourself with the Forex Tester Course
Already covered in lessons 1 thru 32 earlier in the thread, the course is summarized in five sections of multiple topics for ease of reference as you become more familiar with the features.
Whilst I recommend the Babypips School of Pipsology for a thorough and graduated education in Forex trading
https://www.babypips.com/learn
the Forex Tester 5 education course is summarized to around three hours of effort including navigation of the Forex Tester 5 application specifically for familiarization with its features and benefits for backtesting.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page : All you wanted to know about best trading simulator [Ultimate List]
Tony Bot
On the right-hand side of the home page, you can open a bot – Tony Bot, and ask a generic question from 3 topics as shown in the snippet below.
Click on this icon to open Tony Bot
The top questions on the FAQ page are:
Other FAQ topics are:
How To Use (Forex Tester 5) page Ultimate guide on the best materials to get the most of backtesting
Other “How to use” topics are:
There are 13 Tutorial videos available that can be watched from within the application window, or directly on Youtube. Links are provided below. Once you have completed the Lessons in the Basic Course earlier in this thread, it should be quite easy to understand the layout of the screens shown in these videos and you should already be familiar with the Forex jargon used throughout.
You may wish to start with Tutorial 13 – registration so that you can follow the tutorials with a live application open on your desktop or laptop if you have not already done so by following the basic course lessons earlier in the thread.
Forex Tester Videos (Tutorials) page How to Make the Most Out of Our Trading Simulator [detailed video]
TUTORIAL VIDEOS
Tutorial 1 – Quick start Forex Tester Quick Start: how to master backtesting - YouTube
Tutorial 2 – Installation Forex Tester installation: easy and quick like 1-2-3 - YouTube
Tutorial 3 – Creating projects Forex Tester: how to open and manage projects easily - YouTube
Tutorial 4 – Start testing Forex Tester: how to start backtesting and benefit from it - YouTube
Tutorial 5 – Placing orders Forex Tester: place orders in a couple of clicks [Step-by-step guide] - YouTube
Tutorial 6 – Modifying orders Forex Tester: modify orders easily [Detailed guide] - YouTube
Tutorial 7 – Using indicators Forex Tester: how indicators can help to trade in profits [Install, test, trade] - YouTube
Tutorial 8 – Using graphic tools Forex Tester: how graphical tools can boost your trading results - YouTube
Tutorial 9 – Using templates Forex Tester: how to trade smarter using templates - YouTube
Tutorial 10 – Using EAs Forex Tester: how expert advisers can automate your Forex training - YouTube
Tutorial 11 – Adjustment of chart displaying Forex trading simulator: how 6 chart modes can help you level up your Forex training - YouTube
Tutorial 12 – Statistics Forex Tester: how statistics leads to better results [the best way to read it] - YouTube
Tutorial 13 – Registration Forex Tester: register the program in a couple of clicks - YouTube
Forex Tester Quickstart Page Start using the best backtesting software in a couple easy steps
This page includes a link to the first video Tutorial 1 – Quick Start.
It also includes a download link to a 194 page .pdf file that contains a written record of most of the content of the Basic Course Lessons and the video Tutorials at:
It also contains a link to a download of the software (free trial version available) at:
https://www.forextester.com/files/ForexTesterSetupEng5.exe
The Demo version contains 1 month of historical data for 18 symbols (16 currency pairs, gold, and silver), as well as 1 month of historical news for USD. You can additionally download 1 month of data for any symbol in the Data Center.
Next topic.
Downloading data from the server and using that data in backtesting some of the built in strategies.