What Is Backtest History?
Backtest History automatically saves your most recent backtests so you can easily review, compare, and reuse your top-performing strategies. The number of backtests stored and how long they’re kept depends on your subscription plan:
Plan Limits:
Free plan: Stores up to 5 backtests
Starter plan: Stores up to 5 backtests
Pro plan: Stores up to 25 backtests
Expert plan: Stores up to 1,000 backtests
Favorite backtests to keep them safe from auto-deletion
Filter and search by key performance metrics
Share a backtest with others using a link
Copy the configuration from any test to launch a bot quickly
Where to Find It
You’ll see the Backtest History section appear in your 3Commas interface after running your first backtest. A prompt and link will guide you once it's available.
To access:
Go to your DCA Bots dashboard
Run a backtest on any bot
Open the Backtest History tab from the side menu
Backtest History and List
When you select a backtest, it's highlighted in the list for easy reference.
Each entry includes:
Trading pair icon
Backtest Name (editable by hovering and clicking the pencil icon that shows up)
Exchange icon
Backtest date
Config icon (will show Bot parameters)
Favorite icon ⭐
Performance metrics:
PnL / ROI and Period shown by default
You can customize up to two visible metrics:
PnL • ROI: The profit or loss made during the backtesting period, shown in both dollar value and percentage. ROI is calculated based on the investment blocked or potentially used by the bot.
Period: Backtest dates
WinRate: The percentage of successful trades out of the total trades made.
Max. Averaging orders used: The maximum number of times the strategy averaged the price (using averaging orders) within a single trade.
Average trade duration: The average time that each trade remained open.
Max. trade duration: The longest time a single trade was kept open during the backtest.
MDD (Maximum Drawdown): The biggest drop from any Cumulative PnL peak to its next lowest point. This indicates the deepest loss your backtest experienced at the portfolio level.
MFD (Maximum Floating Drawdown): The largest unrealized loss during a trade, measured using the highest and lowest price while the position was open. MFD reflects trade-level risk exposure, even if the trade later closed in profit.
Average win trade: The average profit gained from successful trades.
Average loss trade: The average loss from unsuccessful trades.
Total Fees: The overall transaction costs, including any commissions or exchange fees.
Sortino: A measure of risk-adjusted performance, showing how well the strategy performed with downside risk taken into account.
Sharpe: Another risk-adjusted performance metric that shows how well the strategy performed considering the overall volatility of returns.
Standard deviation: A statistical measure that shows the variability in the returns during the backtest.
Shared Backtest icon (will show if it's a Shared Backtest)
When you select a backtest, you'll see:
A header with:
Exchange name
Configuration icon (shows bot parameters)
Copy Config
Favorite
3-dot menu
Share Backtest
Delete Backtest
A collapsible chart
Detailed results — identical to the original backtest summary
You can rename any backtest by hovering and clicking the name in the history list.
Filter and Search
Use filters to find tests faster:
Search by bot name
Favorites
Exchange accounts
Trading pairs
Direction (Long/Short)
Backtested date range
PnL/ROI range
Favorites
Mark top-performing tests to keep them safe from deletion.
Use the ⭐ icon from:
Backtest Summary section (after completing a backtest)
Backtest Details page (after clicking "Show details")
Backtest History list
Selected backtest view
You can favorite a limited number of backtests depending on your subscription plan:
Starter: up to 5 favorites
Pro: up to 25 favorites
Expert: up to 100 favorites
Favorited backtests stay visible even if they’re older than your most recent saved backtests, and won’t be auto-deleted.
Trying to exceed the limit will show a disabled button
To unfavorite, click the ⭐ icon again.
Copying a Backtest Configuration
Click Copy config to open the bot creation screen pre-filled with that test’s settings.
If the exchange used in the test is no longer connected:
If you have another account of the same type (Spot or Futures), it will be used instead (some parameters may not copy over)
If you don’t have an account of the same type, copying is not allowed, and you’ll see a warning
Sharing a Backtest
Click Share backtest to generate a link to the backtest.
Others can open the link, view all the details, and copy the config to their own bot.
Deleting a Backtest
Click the 3-dot menu button from the selected backtest and choose "Delete Backtest".
A confirmation will appear before deletion.
Once deleted, it cannot be recovered.
