First Backtest
Published Jun 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 26, 2026
You can backtest a crypto strategy without coding: describe it in chat, Alphafox generates it, and the backtest replays it over past markets. The goal of the first one is not profit—it is confirming the strategy behaves the way you intended.
Run it
Open backtest settings
In the AI workspace strategy panel. Prerequisite: the strategy shows validation passed.
Set the three keys
- Symbol: match your idea, e.g. BTCUSDT.
- Timeframe: match the strategy rules.
- Time range: cover up, down, and sideways—don’t cherry-pick.
Leave everything else (capital, fees, slippage, fill model) at defaults.
Submit and wait
The page shows progress. On failure, read the reason—see Backtest Does Not Run.
Read results in this order
Equity curve
Steady growth, or one lucky candle doing all the work?
Max drawdown
Imagine the deepest dip right after you fund it. Could you sleep?
Trade history
Does each entry and exit follow your rules?
Chart replay
Put the markers back on the candles and verify trade by trade.
Backtest finished with zero trades? Not a bug—your entry condition never fired in that window. Loosen it or pick a more volatile stretch.
Then what
- Unexplainable: refine in the chat, one variable per round.
- Makes sense: publish to the strategy plaza, or deploy a long-running template in Live Management.
A good backtest means the rule was self-consistent in the past—nothing more.
Next
If the backtest makes sense, start on paper trading and read paper vs live differences.