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Those platforms backtest on their own centralised data feeds, which may not match what your actual broker fills you at. Spreads, tick timing, and even bar construction differ between vendors and instruments.
With BYOD you test on the data your broker actually quotes. If you trade at a particular CFD or equities provider, you can export that provider's tick history and see exactly how your strategy would have performed — same spreads, same session cuts, same data gaps. That removes one of the most common sources of live-versus-backtest divergence.
From your own broker or a data provider you subscribe to. The right source is whichever platform you actually trade on: export the historical data from your broker's platform, MT4/MT5 history center, or a licensed data feed you pay for.
Not meaningful at all for real analysis — and that is intentional. The demo data is synthetically generated and does not represent any real market. It exists purely so you can explore the interface and run a backtest before uploading your own data.
Any strategy that looks profitable on demo data tells you nothing about what it would do on a real instrument. Treat it as a sandbox, not a signal.
partiqon works with BAR6 binary files, which you can create from almost any source using the free BAR6 DataConvert tool. It accepts:
MT4/MT5 history exports · NinjaTrader export format · TradeStation format · generic OHLCV CSV · most crypto exchange exports
If your broker exports standard tick or bar data, it can almost always be mapped to BAR6. The converter handles the transformation; you do not need to write any code.
Bar files (M1, M5, M15, etc.) work fine and are much smaller. The trade-off is precision: with bar data, partiqon models intrabar execution probabilistically rather than from actual tick prices. For most intraday strategies the difference is small, but tight strategies with very close stop-losses will be more accurately modelled with tick data.
For getting started, M5 bars are a practical balance of accuracy and file size. Storage limits are tier-dependent — see pricing.
Storage limits depend on your plan. The pricing page has the current numbers. Free tier covers enough data to run meaningful backtests for a single instrument; Pro and Premium allow larger datasets and multiple instruments.
Only if you have the right to use it. That means data you personally recorded, data from a provider whose licence explicitly permits the use you intend, or data your broker makes available to you as a client.
partiqon does not provide, distribute, or resell any market data, and does not advise on which external data sources are legally appropriate for your situation. If in doubt, use data from your own broker.
No. partiqon is a strategy research and backtesting tool. It has no broker licence, does not connect to any brokerage on your behalf, and never touches your money or your trading account.
A live strategy runner is on the roadmap but will run locally on your machine — not through partiqon's servers — so you remain in full control of execution and your broker relationship.
No. Backtesting shows how a strategy would have performed on historical data. Past results do not guarantee future results — this is true of all backtesting tools, and partiqon is no exception.
Walk-forward validation and out-of-sample testing (available on Pro and Premium) are tools to assess robustness and reduce overfitting, but they do not eliminate market risk. Trading always carries risk of financial loss.
No. partiqon does not give investment advice of any kind. Text2Strategy is a translation tool: it converts a strategy description written in plain language into a runnable graph of indicator blocks. The AI does not predict markets, select entry points, or recommend anything. It builds what you describe.
The resulting graph is yours to inspect, modify, and backtest. You decide whether to use it.
Any modern browser on desktop or laptop — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. No installation required. Backtests run server-side so the load on your machine is minimal. A stable internet connection is needed while a backtest or optimisation is running.
Mobile browsers work for reading results but the graph editor is designed for a larger screen.
Yes, uploaded data files are stored on partiqon's EU-based servers (Germany) so that the backtest engine can read them. Only you can see your own data — other users have no access to your files, strategies, or results.
Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. We do not sell or share your data with third parties. See the Privacy Policy for the full picture.
Account deletion is available from your profile settings at any time. When you permanently delete your account, all associated data — uploaded files, graphs, backtest results — is deleted from our servers. There is no recovery after permanent deletion.
If you only close (deactivate) your account without permanent deletion, data is retained for a grace period to allow reactivation. The Privacy Policy describes the exact retention timelines.