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Forex Tester’s archive is not a method

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Forex Tester’s archive is not a method — forex-tester-tick-vs-method__S-cover.png

A long tick file is a library. A sitting with the next bar hidden is a test.

Direct answer

Forex Tester is the right buy when you need a long, official-looking tick archive and a tester that already speaks that archive. BarionQuant Desktop is the right buy when you need a random 90–180 day window, a hidden name and calendar, and a score on the written rules. Those are different products. I do not claim we replaced their file.

The column page that already holds the matrix is Forex Tester vs BarionQuant. This blog post is the one question that page does not open with: does a tick archive grade the sitting?

What their public page is selling

Forex Tester public pricing grid. Super Data listed as 25 years of historical data. Their product, not ours.
Forex Tester public pricing. Super Data is listed as 25 years of premium-quality real historical data, 860 symbols, daily update. Buttons read “Buy Forex Tester & Data”. The page is theirs. I am not calling those controls ours. A 28 Oct 2026 live fetch of forextester.com/en/prices returned a Cloudflare challenge, so this figure is the already-captured public pricing grid from the compare-shot set, not a challenge interstitial.

Their public copy sells history, tester quality, and a desktop workflow built around that history. If you need that archive, start there. We do not ship that file.

What our compare page actually lists

BarionQuant compare page for Forex Tester: Pay for deep history, or pay for a practice seat.
Our compare page /en/compare/forex-tester, 28 Oct 2026. H1: “Pay for deep history, or pay for a practice seat.” Dated 23 Sep 2026. The hero is a BarionQuant Desktop EURUSD M15 training tape, not Forex Tester. Cookie banner visible. Blind window, hidden name, Windows seat. Not a 20-year tick pack. Not a broker.

Three rows I will not blur:

  • They have the long archive. We do not.
  • We hide the symbol and the calendar until you end the sitting. That is the method test.
  • Both are Windows desks. Neither is a broker.

How I backtest without picking the start is already written: How to backtest without hindsight bias.

What we do

I download the Windows build. I start a blind session on EURUSD (free after sign-in). I score the checklist. I do not grade the paper balance. Standard is $15/mo or $150/yr; Pro is $29/mo or $290/yr. No Mac. No 20-year tick pack. If that pack is the job, stay on Forex Tester.

Who should skip

Skip this page if you already know you need their archive. Skip it if you wanted a new /compare/fx-replay landing — that URL does not exist; the FX Replay question is a later blog. Skip it if you need a live quote feed from us. We do not sell one.

FAQ

Can I use both?

Yes. Archive on their desk. Blind sitting on ours. Do not mix the grades.

Do you import their tick file?

No. Do not wait for that import. It is not on the seat.

Is this a ranking?

No. It is a split: file vs sitting.

Next step

Read the compare page, then download the Windows build if the sitting is the job.

Educational content. BarionQuant is not a broker and does not provide investment advice or trade signals. Forex Tester is a separate product. Capture dates: 28 Oct 2026.
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