I use MT4’s Strategy tester very often… maybe too often since I find myself doing this whenever I have free time I pick a random date and my prefered time frame. Started tracking my wins & losses using my own custom trading strategy which is mostly technical analysis I’ve developed w/ fibs, patterns, ect. When I see a potential entry trade I’d play then I pause, draw a horizontal line (where I’d enter) then stop loss, & take profit levels keeping the same SL/TP values to focus my risk/reward as a control (ie never having risk or reward be the ‘X’ factor in my trade win/loss %).
Then play H-O-R-S-E with your trades!
Agree that we’ve all had lucky streak or two when shooting hoops but making the other player miss from your favorite sweet spots consistently proves you’re a better player and is more accurate. I think its a cool way to help get you that consistent 50%+ win % [I]before[/I] factoring multi-lot trades, multiple TF convergence, times of news release… ect ect.