What is TestMax?
TestMax is a futures and forex backtesting simulator that lets you replay real historical market data and practice trading as if it were live. Whether you’re practicing an evaluation challenge, developing algorithmic strategies, or simply improving your trading skills, TestMax gives you the tools to train on historical data.
Why TestMax?
Traditional paper trading gives you live markets but no ability to practice on demand. Historical charting lets you see what happened but doesn’t simulate execution. TestMax bridges this gap — replay any market session at any speed with realistic order fills, position tracking, and P&L calculations.
Core capabilities
- Market Replay — Replay real historical market data for NQ, ES, MNQ, MES, GC, EURUSD, and more. Control playback speed from 1x to 50x.
- Realistic Execution — Place market, limit, stop, and bracket orders. Orders fill against actual historical prices with realistic slippage.
- Challenge Mode — Run evaluation challenges with trailing drawdown, daily loss limits, profit targets and multi-phase progression.
- Algo Playground — Write Python trading algorithms and backtest them against historical data. Start from templates or build from scratch.
- Analytics — Track your performance with equity curves, calendar heatmaps, time-of-day analysis, and a built-in trade journal.
Who is it for?
| Trader Type | How TestMax Helps |
|---|---|
| Challenge traders | Practice under evaluation rules until passing is repeatable |
| Algo developers | Backtest Python strategies on real historical bar data without complex infrastructure |
| Discretionary traders | Replay past sessions to refine entries, exits, and risk management |
| New traders | Learn to trade futures in a risk-free environment with real data |
Free vs Pro
TestMax offers a free tier with access to the dashboard, charting, manual trading, 89 drawing tools (Fixed Range Volume Profile and Anchored Volume Profile are the two exceptions — they need Pro), playback up to 50x, the analytics suite (every number; only the candle chart inside a trade’s preview needs Pro) and unlimited session history. Pro unlocks the rest:
- Pro ($14.99/mo) — full available archive for Pro-enabled futures (ES, NQ, MES, MNQ, GC), Challenge Mode, Algo Playground, Volume Profile (including Fixed Range and Anchored Volume Profile)
Pro adds full available history, currently enabled futures, multi-chart layouts, Volume Profile (session, visible range, fixed range, and anchored), Auto Break Even, second-based and custom timeframes, economic-calendar values in replay, Pine Script indicators, the Algo Playground, Challenge Mode, PDF session reports, an ad-free interface, and priority support. Subscriptions are billed in USD by Creem.io, our payment partner and Merchant of Record; applicable taxes are collected at checkout.
See Plans & Pricing for the full comparison.
Free includes the latest two months of data on Free-enabled instruments such as EURUSD. NQ, ES, MNQ, MES, and GC futures currently require Pro. Crude oil replay uses LIGHTCMDUSD (WTI CFD); CL futures are not currently available.