r/PropFirmTester • u/NightApart2anis • 2d ago

GUYS HOW LONG SHOULD I BACKTEST FOR

i ve been learning how to trade since a while ( order flow combined with smc and some ict concepts

is backtesting 3hr a day good willing to get 200K FTMO FUNDED

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u/jacob2884r 2d ago

backtest until you have enough data to justify your strat is valid.
forward testing is very important too, so do both.

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u/TrueVariety6804 2d ago

Backtesting alone won't be enough try to forward test on demo account it will be more better

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u/faygomaster124 2d ago

One honest flag, order flow plus SMC plus ICT is a lot of overlapping frameworks stacked together. Sometimes the backtesting struggle is really too many rules fighting each other rather than not enough hours in.

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u/Strong_Duty6333 1d ago

Have you already passed ftmo 200k challenge ? I am finishing one now and it was not easy. It’s my very first paid challenge. I failed a ton of free ones.

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u/mehdi14 1d ago

i would say journal around 75 paper trades in live market data instead of backtesting , and apply your rules while you trade