Comparison

Backtest Trading vs COT Pulse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Backtest Trading

Features
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Build a strategy visually before you trade. Choose indicators, operators, and values for entry and exit rulesβ€”no code required. Combine conditions with ALL or ANY, validate the setup, then run it on historical data and inspect the risk evidence. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a template or build custom entry and exit rules visually 2. Select a crypto, stock, ETF, forex, futures, or index market 3. Set capital, position size, commission, slippage, stop loss, and take profit 4. Run the backtest and review the evidence READ MORE THAN THE RETURN β€’ Compare profit, drawdown, win rate, profit factor, and trade count β€’ Inspect entry and exit markers directly on the chart β€’ Review individual trades instead of relying on one headline number β€’ Save results so you can compare each iteration PAPER CHECKS WITHOUT REAL MONEY Sign in and refresh manually to observe a locked strategy on newly closed candles. Paper does not submit exchange orders; automatic monitoring is not enabled. YOUR BINANCE FUTURES DEMO Connect your own Binance Futures Demo account with your Demo API credentials to place manual orders using demo funds. Review and explicitly confirm before submission. No real funds or automatic trading. BUILT FOR A REPEATABLE PROCESS Backtest is for traders who want a clearer loop: form a hypothesis, test it, inspect the risk, refine the rules, and test again. IMPORTANT RISK NOTE Backtest is not a broker, does not place real-money trades, and does not provide financial advice. Results are hypothetical and can be affected by data quality, assumptions, fees, slippage, and market conditions. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Start with a preset and run your first backtest. Use the Apple Watch app and complications to check recent results and paper-bot signals from your wrist, with privacy controls for sensitive values. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

COT Pulse

Features
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Read the weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report in seconds instead of hours. Every Friday the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission publishes the Commitment of Traders report, showing how the largest participants in the currency futures market are positioned. The raw COT data is a wall of numbers. COT Pulse turns it into a clear picture of forex market sentiment across eight major currencies. WHO IT IS FOR Beginners who want to know what the COT report is saying without learning to parse a CFTC spreadsheet, and experienced traders who want positioning, price and extremes together on one screen. THREE TABS, ONE DATASET Simple One sentiment card per currency. See whether hedge funds are net buyers or net sellers, how far positioning moved this week, and where the COT index sits inside its own three year range. Detail A single currency in depth: the COT index gauge, a hedge fund net position chart across 14 weeks, 52 weeks or full history, and a plain language reading of what the week actually shows. Pro Price plotted against all three trader groups on one panel, with shaded extreme zones and the current net position of each group in contracts. WHAT YOU GET - Weekly COT data for the euro (EUR), British pound (GBP), Japanese yen (JPY), Australian dollar (AUD), US Dollar Index (USD), Canadian dollar (CAD), Swiss franc (CHF) and New Zealand dollar (NZD) - COT index scored against a rolling three year range - Net position, weekly change and open interest for every currency - Hedge funds, commercial hedgers and retail traders shown separately, never blended into one figure - Price versus positioning overlay chart for forex analysis - Extreme zone shading so stretched positioning is obvious at a glance - A divergence flag for the weeks when hedgers are pressing against speculators at an extreme - Raw CFTC figures, unmodified, for anyone who wants to audit the source - Weekly digest notification when new COT data is published - Custom alerts when a currency reaches a positioning extreme - Available in 20 languages UNDERSTANDING THE THREE CATEGORIES The CFTC groups traders into three categories, and COT Pulse labels all three accurately. Hedge funds, listed by the CFTC as non-commercial, are large speculators who tend to follow trends. Commercial hedgers hold real business exposure in the underlying market and have historically been the better informed side at positioning extremes. Retail traders sit below the CFTC reporting threshold and are recorded as non-reportable. Many tools collapse these into a single "smart money" number. COT Pulse keeps them separate, because the distinction is where the useful signal lives. WHERE THE DATA COMES FROM CFTC Commitment of Traders, Legacy report, futures only. Published each Friday at 15:30 ET and reflecting positions held the prior Tuesday. Price data comes from European Central Bank reference rates. History reaches back more than two decades, so an extreme is measured against real precedent rather than a few recent months. BUILT FOR FOREX TRADERS COT Pulse is a focused forex sentiment tool. There is no account to create, no broker to connect and no portfolio to set up. Open the app and the current week is already there. IMPORTANT COT Pulse presents public market data for information and education. It is not investment advice and it does not forecast prices. Trading foreign exchange involves substantial risk, and past positioning does not indicate future results. Always do your own research.

Screenshots

Backtest Trading4 screens
COT Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: COT Pulse at none against Backtest Trading's 4. COT Pulse also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). Backtest Trading's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Backtest Trading sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. COT Pulse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backtest Trading ships an update every 3 days, COT Pulse every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Backtest Trading versus COT Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacktest TradingCOT Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1715.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDat Thanh NguyenHafid Zaini

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Backtest Trading

Subscriptions4
  • StopTrading Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • StopTrading Power3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • StopTrading Pro Annual$79.991 Year
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  • StopTrading Power Annual$239.991 Year
None

COT Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backtest Trading free?
Backtest Trading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is COT Pulse free?
COT Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backtest Trading or COT Pulse have ads?
COT Pulse shows ads; Backtest Trading does not.
Which is updated more often, Backtest Trading or COT Pulse?
Backtest Trading ships an update every 3 days, and COT Pulse every 6 weeks. Most recently, Backtest Trading was updated on October 1, 2026 and COT Pulse on October 13, 2026.

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