FX Absolute alternative · checked 26 Oct 2026

FX Absolute Alternative:
17 Years, 105 Markets

A free replay is only as good as the history behind it.

FXAbsolute is a free, no-sign-in replay simulator. By its own description it covers 15 instruments on about five years of one-minute data, January 2021 to April 2026. FxBacktest is free too, and replays 105 markets back to 2009 on gold and 2010 on the majors, updated every night, with indicators and spreads.

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FIVE YEARS IS ONE REGIME 2021-2026 has no 2015 franc shock, no 2020 crash and no 2011 gold top. A strategy that only saw one regime has not been tested. 2021 – APR 2026vs2009 – TODAY
105
MARKETS
S5–MN
16 TIMEFRAMES
86
INDICATORS
NO INSTALL
IN YOUR BROWSER
GOLD SINCE 2009, MAJORS SINCE 2010
UPDATED NIGHTLY
+17 YEARS OF DATA
+105 MARKETS
+INDICATORS & SPREADS
+AI STRATEGY SCRIPTS
Data from Dukascopy
AT A GLANCE

FX Absolute vs FxBacktest,
line by line.

Both are free and both run in the browser. The difference is how much market you get to replay, and what you can measure on it.

FEATUREFX ABSOLUTEFXBACKTEST
History
~January 2021 to April 2026
✓Gold from 2009, majors from 2010, updated nightly
Markets
~15: FX pairs, gold, 3 US indices, BTC, ETH
✓105: FX, metals, energy, indices, stocks, ETFs, crypto
Timeframes
✓10, M1 to weekly
✓16, S5 to monthly (seconds on Ultra)
Indicators
~7 in the app, plus drawing tools
✓86 built in, write your own, plus drawing tools
Spread / commission
×Not listed
✓Spread and commission on every plan
Orders
✓Market and limit, stop and target
✓Market and pending, risk-based sizing
Stats
✓Win rate, PF, avg RR, pips, drawdown, balance curve
✓70+ metrics incl. MFE and stress tests
Journal
✓Notes, mood, chart timestamp
✓Notes, trade tags, tag analysis
Sign-up
✓None needed
~Free account, email or Google, no card
Multi-timeframe replay
×Not listed
✓Synced panes on Pro
Prop challenge rules
×Not listed
✓Phases, targets, daily + max drawdown
Strategy automation / AI
×Not listed
✓FXScript + Claude assistant
Tick-accurate fills
×Not listed (M1 candles)
✓All 105 markets on Ultra
Works on a phone
✓Yes
✓Mobile browser
✓YES~PARTLY / PAID ONLY×NO / NOT LISTED

FX Absolute details read from fxabsolute.com and its forex backtesting tool page on 26 October 2026; the indicator count was checked in the app the same day. Its own pages list the instrument count as both 15 and 10; we use 15. FxBacktest is not affiliated with FX Absolute. Features change — check their site before you choose.

WHAT FX ABSOLUTE IS MISSING

What FX Absolute
doesn't give you.

None of these appear in FX Absolute. All of them are in FxBacktest, most on the free account.

History before 2021, and after April 2026

Daily and hourly bars on gold reach back to 2009 and the majors to 2010, through the 2011 gold top, the 2015 franc shock and the 2020 crash. New bars land every night.

ALL PLANS
90 more markets

Silver, oil, natural gas, 16 stock indices, 16 US stocks, 8 ETFs, the VIX, bonds and five cryptos, next to every major, cross and exotic. See the backtest hub.

ALL PLANS
79 more indicators

FX Absolute has 7. FxBacktest has 86 built in, from moving averages and RSI to order-flow, volume profile and COT, and you can write your own in FXScript. A free account runs one at a time; Pro runs three and Ultra has no limit.

ALL PLANS
Spread and commission

Trades fill with a spread and a commission instead of at the mid price, so a scalping edge has to survive the cost a broker would actually charge.

ALL PLANS
Prop challenge mode

One to three phases, profit targets, and daily and maximum drawdown checked against live equity — the way a funded-account challenge actually fails you.

ALL PLANS
Strategy scripting with an AI assistant

Describe a rule in plain English and the built-in Claude assistant writes it in FXScript, then runs it over years of bars in seconds — with an optimizer for the inputs. See AI backtesting.

ALL PLANS
WHAT YOU KEEP

The parts of FX Absolute
you'd miss are here.

Everything FX Absolute lists as a feature exists in FxBacktest as well.

✓
Bar-by-bar replay

Future candles hidden; step forward one bar or auto-play.

✓
Market and limit orders

Entry, stop and target on the chart, movable mid-replay.

✓
Drawing tools

Trendlines, Fibonacci, horizontal lines, rectangles and more.

✓
Win rate, PF, avg RR, drawdown

Plus expectancy, Sharpe and an equity curve.

✓
Trade notes

A record of why you took each trade, with tags you can analyse.

✓
Save and resume

Close the tab, come back later, carry on.

✓
Jump to any date

Start the replay wherever you want in the history.

✓
One-minute candles

M1 replay on every market, on a free account.

✓
Works on your phone

Any mobile browser, with a touch order ribbon.

WHERE FX ABSOLUTE IS AHEAD

Where FX Absolute
does more.

An alternative page that hides the other side is an ad. These are the things FX Absolute does that FxBacktest does not.

No account at all

Open the page and replay, with no email or sign-in. FxBacktest needs a free account so your sessions and journal are saved.

Nothing to upgrade to

FX Absolute lists no paid plan, so there is nothing to be sold. FxBacktest keeps multi-timeframe replay, more indicators, deep minute history and ticks for Pro and Ultra.

Mood tracking per trade

Its journal records your mood next to each trade. FxBacktest has notes and tags but no dedicated mood field.

Faster auto-play

Its replay runs at up to 60×. FxBacktest's auto-play tops out at 30×, so skimming months of quiet bars takes longer.

If you want to practise clicking through recent forex charts with no sign-up, FX Absolute is a quick way in. If you want a strategy tested across more than one market regime, on more than 15 markets, with indicators and costs, FxBacktest is the better fit.

PRICING

Free vs free,
then optional upgrades.

Neither asks for a card. The free tiers differ in data and markets, not in price.

FX ABSOLUTE
FreeAll 15 instruments, drawing tools, journal and analytics. No sign-in, no card, no time limit.
$0
Paid planNone listed on its site.
—
FXBACKTEST
Free accountNo card to sign up. Every market and timeframe, full session report, 1 indicator at a time.
€0
ProMulti-timeframe replay, 3 indicators, 30 saved sessions (reset every month), day and hour breakdowns. 7-day trial.
€12/MONTH · €129/YR
UltraUnlimited sessions and indicators, real tick data on 105 symbols, MFE and stress-test analytics.
€39/MONTH · €389/YR
One-timeEverything in Ultra, paid once. Offered for your first 12 days after signing up.
€89ONCE

The free account is the fair comparison. On it, FxBacktest replays 105 markets on M1 to MN with years more history, indicators and spreads. You never have to pay to get more than FX Absolute offers.

The paid plans are for multi-timeframe replay, more indicators at once, deep minute history and tick-accurate fills.

SWITCHING

Four steps,
about a minute.

Nothing to install. Open the app in any browser, phone included.

01
CREATE AN ACCOUNT

Email or Google, no card. Nothing to download and no broker to connect.

02
PICK MARKET & DATE

Pick from 105 markets and any date back to 2009 — not just the last five years.

03
REPLAY & TRADE

Step a bar at a time or auto-play. Drag the stop and target on the chart; lot size follows your risk percent.

04
READ THE REPORT

Win rate, expectancy, profit factor, Sharpe and drawdown, saved to your journal so the sample keeps growing.

FAQ

FX Absolute alternative questions.

Short answers. Every FX Absolute figure was read from its own pages on 26 October 2026.

Is FX Absolute free? +

Yes. Its site describes all instruments, drawing tools, the journal and analytics as free, with no sign-in, no card and no time limit, and it lists no paid plan.

How much history does FX Absolute have? +

About five years. Its site gives one-minute data from January 2021 to April 2026, with higher timeframes built from those minutes. FxBacktest goes back to 2009 on gold and 2010 on the major pairs, and adds new bars every night.

Does FX Absolute have indicators? +

A few. The app has 7 indicators, alongside drawing tools such as trendlines, Fibonacci retracement, horizontal lines and rectangles; its feature pages do not list them. FxBacktest has 86 built-in indicators, lets you write your own in FXScript, and has drawing tools.

What is a free FX Absolute alternative with more data? +

FxBacktest. A free account replays 105 markets from M1 to monthly, back to 2009 on gold, with spread and commission, stops, risk-based sizing and a full report.

Can I use FxBacktest without an account? +

No. It needs a free account, by email or Google and with no card, so your sessions, trades and journal are saved and can be resumed on any device.

Still comparing? See every tool in the backtesting software roundup or the free forex backtesting software guide.

GET STARTED

Seventeen years.
105 markets.

Create a free account and replay any market back to 2009, with indicators and real costs. Works on your phone too.

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