eBacktesting is a Chrome extension or desktop app that turns TradingView’s Bar Replay into a full-featured backtesting tool. It lets you simulate trades, journal positions, and manage multiple pairs — all visually on your chart.

To open a simulated position using eBacktesting:

1. Start or resume a session from the eBacktesting toolbar button. This prepares the chart for replay-based backtesting.

2. Draw a Long Position or Short Position tool on the chart at your intended entry.

3. Adjust entry, SL, and TP levels directly on the chart, and double-click the position to set the risk amount or percentage.

4. Start playing candles (with Play or Skip). Once price reaches the entry, the position will automatically open and be tracked in your journal.

Account size and currency are set automatically based on your session.

No — and that’s exactly the point. When using TradingView with the eBacktesting extension, changing to a higher timeframe will no longer cause TradingView to reveal the full candle (including its wick and close).

Normally, TradingView’s replay will preview the full higher timeframe candle even if it hasn’t finished forming — this breaks the realism of backtesting. eBacktesting prevents this by controlling how and when TradingView advances the chart, ensuring that candles only appear once they would in real time — regardless of timeframe.

You can use eBacktesting with any TradingView plan, including the free one. However, some features depend on your TradingView plan:

• To skip candles on the 1-minute chart, you’ll need at least the Plus plan.

• To use more than 3 indicators or multiple charts per layout, a paid plan (Essential, Plus, or Premium) is required.

• eBacktesting does not unlock TradingView’s locked features — it enhances the replay environment using what's already available to you.

Yes. A great use case: instead of switching timeframes manually, you can use TradingView’s multiple charts layout to view different timeframes side by side while backtesting.

This lets you track different timeframes simultaneously and smoothly without interrupting the replay or causing issues from switching intervals.

Tip: You can synchronize the charts by symbol and time for an even better experience.

📸 Example layout:

Multi-Timeframe Backtesting Layout Example in eBacktesting

Each chart can be maximized instantly with Alt + Click, and you can quickly switch between charts using the Tab key, achieving the same result as switching timeframes — but faster and more efficiently.

You'll keep the replay running smoothly without interrupting the session, and you'll improve your ability to analyze multiple timeframes at once.