tickrivoGUIDE
A backtest can look good while live trades fall short of expectations. This guide explains why and which of those factors you can check in practice; no method guarantees a result.
Every live entry and exit carries a cost: spread, commission and sometimes slippage. A test that ignores costs makes results look better than they are. Tickrivo’s simulation takes cost assumptions such as commission, spread and slippage into account; when you read a result, check those assumptions.
In fast or thin markets an order can fill at a different price from the one you planned. Tickrivo does not model real liquidity or the full tick stream, so practice is not a replacement for real execution.
Data coverage changes from period to period and symbol to symbol, and some dates may have no data at all. Do not treat crypto perpetual data as the same series as spot. If you use your own CSV, make sure you chose the file’s time zone and format correctly (for example Dukascopy UTC or HistData EST).
See markets and data for coverage details.
Knowing the outcome on a historical chart makes decisions easier. That is why replay asks you to write the plan before opening candles: once a trade has started, jumping to the past is locked. Blind practice hides date and pair labels so you decide from the chart alone. It is an exercise, not a security feature.
With real money the pressure grows; breaking the plan, moving a stop or closing early gets easier. You cannot fully reproduce that in practice, but you can record it. The trading journal and RivoScope show how closely you followed your plan.
A result from a few trades can be chance. Tuning a rule to one period also flatters the result. Test the same rule across periods and several sessions, and look at the strategy comparison in Performance.
These steps are covered hands-on in the backtest guide.
No. The simulation runs on cost and fill assumptions and does not fully represent real liquidity, the tick stream or how you feel while trading. Use the result as a tool for reviewing decisions, not as a certainty.
Yes. The simulation takes cost assumptions such as commission, spread and slippage into account. It does not model real liquidity or the full tick stream.
No. Perpetual and spot can be different series, and differences in price and timing can change the result. Do not treat the two as the same series.
There is no single number for everyone, and this is not investment advice. Applying your rule consistently across periods and several sessions and checking plan adherence in the journal is more meaningful than looking at one session.
Practical guides to your first backtest, trading journal and challenge practice.
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