Does this Option Backtest UI look ok?

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Hey, I am working on an Option Backtesting web app for a couple of months. The original app worked in terminal only, and the UI was added much later. So I wanted to get opinions from fellow Option Traders on whether this UI looks intuitive and easy to use?

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Added GIF for people on mobile.

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Not bad, but ugly icons especially for entry and exit, too big sliders, not smooth sliders, “Select strategy” and the dropdown seems uneven… I think it could be left aligned or fill the entire horizontal space without margins… space around it looks out of place. colors could be a little better… red and blue …I don’t think they complement the other so well… especially the transparent red…

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Functionality wise, (not tested, so can’t say for sure), but looks ok to good. Where is the lot multiplier? Live rates especially IVs?

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Wow! Thanks for such a detailed feedback. I will go through each of your points later.

As for colors, this is a problem with any finance related apps. The thing is you need to have 2 base colors (1 primary + 1 secondary) to make any ui work. Green/Red are associated with profit/loss so you can’t use them as base colors. Blue is the only other primary color left. So I chose to go with blue+pink. I agree the pink is a bit ugly. I will try to find better colors that work well with both light/dark theme.

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Buy default it uses 1 lot with the current lot size (65). I am trying to keep it simple so a new trader isn’t overwhelmed by too many options. There will be a button to show advanced options like lots-count, lot-size, dates, brokerage/slippage, etc for people who want to play with them.

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Can you make it like Tasty’s new backtest feature? :cherries:
It doesn’t have to be a clone but that’s a good starting point. :point_left:

Btw, how trustworthy is your historical data and how far back does it go? :thinking:

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Tastytrades? I don’t have an account with them so can’t see how their backtesting works. If you can share a youtube video or pic of what feature you have in mind, I will be happy to consider it.

My data goes from 2020 Jan to now (~1500 trading days). Currently I am limiting it to NIFTY only. I have plans to add other indices/fno stocks but with no weekly expiries in them, there isn’t enough data or interest in them as of now.

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i would not even bother building this, multiple such options already there in market

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Here you go:

Features like DTE based entry/exit, SL & TP, multiple trades on at a time would be nice. :rocket:

Which ones? I’ve used Algotest and their backtesting tool is very limited. Geared more towards intraday strats. :face_exhaling: