FXAbsolute is the world's first free forex backtesting platform with a live ranked trading competition. Traders compete against each other by backtesting the exact same random historical market period — making it 100% skill-based and completely fair.
Every trader in the same contest round gets identical data. The best execution wins. Climb the ranks from E to SSS.
⚔ Enter the Competition →When a new contest round opens (daily, weekly, monthly or 6-month), FXAbsolute's algorithm picks a random historical period from 5 years of real forex data. Every trader who enters that round backtests the exact same period on the exact same pair. There is no advantage — only skill.
Your score is calculated from four metrics and posted to the global leaderboard. The higher you rank in each contest, the faster you climb through the 8-tier ranking system.
| Contest | Duration | Trader Archetype | Resets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Contest | 1 random trading day | Scalper | Every day |
| Weekly Contest | 1 random trading week | Intraday Trader | Every week |
| Monthly Contest | 1 random trading month | Swing Trader | Every month |
| 6-Month Contest | 6 months of data | Position Trader | Every 6 months |
FXAbsolute uses an 8-tier ranking system inspired by competitive gaming. Every trader starts at E Rank and climbs by improving their backtesting scores.
Every contest has a live leaderboard showing the top 10 traders ranked by score. See their win rate, profit factor, and average RR. React to other traders' sessions with preset messages. The best traders rise to the top — and stay there by proving consistency across multiple rounds.
Win rate alone broke me of a bad habit I had for 18 months. I thought I was a good trader because I 'felt' right about my trades. I started actually journaling. Turned out my win rate was 51% — fine — but my average loser was 1.6x my average winner. I was somehow managing to lose money with a positive win rate. The journal doesn't lie. The stats don't care about your feelings. That's the whole point.
Win rate alone broke me of a bad habit I had for 18 months. I thought I was a good trader because I 'felt' right about my trades. I started actually journaling. Turned out my win rate was 51% — fine — but my average loser was 1.6x my average winner. I was somehow managing to lose money with a positive win rate. The journal doesn't lie. The stats don't care about your feelings. That's the whole point.
Yes. All FXAbsolute contests are completely free — XAUUSD, EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY Daily, Weekly, Monthly and 6-Month competitions are open to everyone.
Yes. FXAbsolute uses a seeded random algorithm — every trader in the same round gets the exact same historical period. The only variable is your trading skill.
Daily contests reset every 24 hours. Weekly contests reset every Monday. Monthly contests reset on the 1st of each month. 6-month contests reset every January and July.
Yes. You can backtest the same period multiple times and your best score is recorded on the leaderboard.
SSS Rank is the highest rank in FXAbsolute's competition system. It requires a score of 951 or above out of 1000 — meaning near-perfect win rate, profit factor, risk-reward ratio, and trade count. Only the best traders in the world reach SSS Rank.
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