Paste or upload your backtest trades and get an honest report on whether the backtest is likely lying. It automates the checks in our free "Is my backtest lying?" checklist.

Private by design: everything runs in your browser. Your trades are never uploaded, stored or tracked. Educational only, not financial advice. This analyzes paper/backtest results only.

Everything here is free

No paywall. If a tool helped you, you can pay what you want (optional). It unlocks nothing extra and is not required.

1. Your trades

CSV with a header. Needed: date plus pnl (money) or r (R-multiple) per trade. Optional: entry_time, exit_time, side, symbol. One row per closed trade.

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Extra cost per trade (fees + slippage): in the same units as your P&L

Get the full report (free)

Want more than the grade? The full report adds an overfitting haircut, a cost, slippage and funding haircut, a recent-data score, a live-reality range, and a Lab benchmark from our own paper results. Educational only, not advice.

Backtest Reality Check (free, new extras)

The full Autopsy report, a trade-by-trade "what paper would likely have done" adjustment, an up/down/sideways market breakdown, red flags and a plain "should you trust this?" verdict, plus a comparison with our own real data: of 73 strategies we tested, 67 looked profitable in backtests and only 15 made money on paper. Free grade first; you only pay for the full report. Educational only, not advice.

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Educational only. Not financial advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Fully Autonomous runs simulated (paper) money only; this tool analyzes paper or backtest results only. A good grade does not mean a strategy will make money. Hypothetical and backtested results have inherent limitations and past results do not predict future results. Trading crypto and futures involves substantial risk of loss.

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