Forex Tester Online Update: September | LOTS of new features and improvements!

Forex Tester
4 min readSep 26, 2024

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Exciting news! The eighth FTO backtesting simulator release is now available, and it’s our biggest update yet. Thanks to your valuable feedback, we’ve added a host of new features and improvements to enhance your trading experience.

New Features and Tools:

🎨 Templates. Save your chart color schemes, graph tool styles, and indicators as templates for easy reuse.

🔄 Persistent User Styles. Graphical tool styles are now saved for new instances, ensuring a consistent experience.

📈 Pending Orders via Risk-Reward Tool. Open pending orders directly using the Risk-Reward graphical tool for streamlined trading.

One-Click Trading Panel. Introducing a new panel with Bid/Ask/Spread information in the top-left corner for quick trades.

🎯 Crosshair Cursor Mode. Added a crosshair cursor for easier chart navigation and precision.

🗓️ Weekly and Monthly Timeframes. Now you can analyze markets on weekly and monthly timeframes.

⏱️ Custom Timeframes. Added basic custom timeframes like 2m, 3m, 4m, 6m, 10m, 12m, 20m, and the ability to add custom timeframes via a dropdown and modal window.

📊 New Indicator — Fair Value Gap. Enhance your technical analysis with our new Fair Value Gap indicator.

⌨️ Shortcuts Tab. Added a new tab in the Help menu displaying all available shortcuts for efficiency.

🚀 Realistic Test Speed. Reworked the test speed logic for more realistic backtesting (Real Time Speed).

🔧 Backtesting Performance. Enhanced backtesting with accurate speed multipliers for better performance.

🕒 Current Time Display. Added display of the current project time near the Balance section.

✏️ Extended Graph Tools. Trend Line, Fibonacci Tools, and Rectangle can now be extended to the right/left.

📐 Fibonacci Levels. Now you can save your Fibonacci levels’ settings.

🌐 Multilingual Support. Now available in over 60 languages, including Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, Hindi, and more.

🧲 Strong Magnet Mode. Implemented for improved precision with graphical tools.

🖊️ Enhanced Pipette Functionality. The modal for adding/modifying orders now closes after using the pipette, and you can drag or cancel it with Esc or right-click.

🔍 Indicators Search. Added search functionality to the Indicators dropdown for easier navigation.

“Jump to” Feature. Implemented basic “Jump to” functionality to rewind testing more efficiently.

🎛️ Extended Graph Tool Movement. Graph tools can now be moved outside the visible chart area.

⚙️ Chart Options. Added options to enable/disable visibility of open order tiles and order history on the chart.

📰 News List Interaction. The active chart now scrolls when double-clicking on news items.

🌈 Indicator Bar Colors. Added colors to indicator values in the indicator bars for better visibility.

🖱️ Smoother Chart Navigation. Improved chart scrolling and zooming for a better user experience.

🔎 Zooming on Inactive Charts. You can now zoom in/out on inactive charts.

🛠️ Chart Settings Redesign. Converted the Chart Setting Modal into a Chart Setting Tab for better usability.

🛎️ Toast Notifications. Introduced notifications to provide feedback for actions with orders.

💻 Terminal Interaction. Double-clicking an order in the History tab now scrolls the chart to the order’s open time; double-clicking orders in “Open Positions” or “Pending Orders” opens the Modify Order window.

App Rating Form. Added in the User Profile menu to gather your valuable feedback.

We even ran out of emojis, so we had to use some twite! And that is not even the end.

New Symbols Added:

  • Crypto: ETHUSD
  • Commodities: GAS, LIGHT
  • Crosses: CADCHF, GBPNZD, NZDCAD, NZDCHF
  • Indexes: GERMANY30, HONGKONG40, JAPAN225, UK100, USA500
  • Metals: SILVER

Bug Fixes:

Loader and Data Display

  • The loader on charts now appears only when there’s no pre-loaded data.

Analytics and Dashboard

  • Fixed inconsistent profits in the Analytics Tab and P&L in the dashboard.

Account Management

  • Resolved issues with email/password changes when using links from emails.

UI and Registration

  • Made UI fixes to the registration and authorization pages.

Order Processing

  • Refactored order opening for various trading instruments, fixing related bugs.

Chart Rendering

  • Fixed the issue where new bars on D1 were drawn after two clicks on the “Bar forward” button.

Order Management

  • Corrected market order closing behavior during position doubling with insufficient margin.

Multi-Charting

  • Autofollow now works correctly with Autoscaling in multi-charting mode.

Order Tiles

  • Fixed order tiles not being completely placed within the visible chart area.

Graphical Tools and Indicators

  • Hidden indicators and graph tools no longer become visible after a page reload.

Settings Application

  • Canvas settings in multi-charting mode now apply only to the active chart.

Order Timing

  • Fixed incorrect display of order opening/closing times.

SL/TP Modals

  • SL/TP added via modals are no longer reset when dragged to a non-valid zone.

Order Tile Colors

  • SL/TP tiles now change color when the order type is changed in the modal.

Chart Zooming

  • Fixed zooming issues in multi-charting mode.

Chart Color Schemes

  • Chart color schemes are no longer reset after a page reload.

Visual Bugs

  • Minor visual bugs with graphical tools and indicators were fixed.

News Filter

  • News filter now works correctly when deleting all countries.

Dashboard Visuals

  • Fixed visual bugs in the dashboard.

Usability and Stability:

This update also includes numerous tweaks and fixes to enhance the stability and usability of our software, from improved indicator visibility to optimized chart navigation.

This release marks a significant leap forward in functionality, performance, and user experience. We hope these updates greatly enhance your workflow and trading experience. Thank you for your continuous support!

Forex Tester Online is currently on the Beta stage. The access is temporary free for all traders. Hurry up to try it now while it’s still free.

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Forex Tester

Forex Tester is a software that simulates trading in the Forex market. It is designed for you to learn how to trade profitably. Site: https://forextester.com/