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How to back test Option Trading Strategy for free

    10  years before when I wanted to backtest a simple trading system, I need to write tons of code with charting tools like Amibroker. Another problem is getting the historical data, cleaning the data and back testing the logic with multiple parameters, all these would consume more time and effort. Now thanks to the rise in no code platforms where back testing has been made very easy with a click of a button. In this article, we will see how to back test a option trading strategy without any cost using a platform called  https://algotest.in  The design is almost exactly same as well know platform called  www.stockmock.in  where you can back test index option with nominal fee.  You can even back test strategy using stop loss based on underlying index movement. The  1% Short straddle bot  which is designed to make profits on range bound markets without using any fixed stop loss into the system, if Bank Nifty moves +1% or -1% from 9:30 AM...

AlgoTest Vs StockMock

  Feature Algotest StockMock Backtesting Yes Yes Forward Testing (Paper Trading) Yes No Live Trade Yes No Strategy Builder Yes (FREE) Yes (Paid) Option Simulator Yes (FREE) Yes (Paid) Backtesting speed Ultra-fast Fast Number of indices supported 6(Nifty, BankNifty, Finnifty, Nifty Midcap, Sensex, Bankex) 5(Nifty, BankNifty, Finnifty, Midcap, Sensex) Number of brokers integrated 20+ None Realtime Customer Support Yes No Stock Backtest Yes No Positional(Backtesting) Yes Yes BTST(Backtesting) Yes No Leg wise SL & lock profit feature No No Indicator-Based Strategies(Stocks) Yes No Straddle and Strangle Charts Yes(FREE) Yes(Paid) Margin calculator Yes No M2M Graph Yes No Individual leg target, stop-loss, and trailing stop-loss Yes Yes MTM target, stoploss and trailing stoploss Yes Yes Lock profit, trail profit, and lock + trail profit Yes yes Entry by premium Yes Yes Move stoploss to cost/ Trail SL to breakeven Yes Yes Simple Momentum/ Wait and Trade Yes Yes Re-entry  Yes Yes U...