Fips vs FX Replay: chart replay backtesting with your live journal
FX Replay is a dedicated, browser-based backtesting platform: bar-by-bar replay on TradingView-powered charts across a wide list of forex, index, metal, crypto and futures symbols, with a prop firm simulator, custom indicators in FXR Script and an AI mentor. Fips is a trading journal first. It syncs your live MT4 and MT5 accounts through read-only access and has chart replay built in, on real 1-minute history for seven forex and gold symbols, with costs, blind mode and statistics that say when a sample is too small. Here is where each one fits.
Key differences
Backtest and live journal in one place
Your live trades and your replay trades live in the same product. MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed.
Costs and hindsight handled
Spread (per session), commission per lot and slippage on stop exits are charged, and results show gross and net. Blind mode starts at a random point, hides the dates and lets you trade only at bar close.
Statistics that admit uncertainty
Net expectancy in R with a 95% interval, win rate with a Wilson interval, profit factor, max drawdown, the longest losing streak and a Monte Carlo reshuffle of trade order, with a plain warning when the sample is too small.
Replay on the free plan
Chart replay is included in the Fips free plan. FX Replay has a free plan too, limited to 2 backtesting sessions, 1 indicator and 1 week of data retention (as of October 2026).
Pricing in USD (as of October 2026)
| Item | Fips | FX Replay |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free forever: journal with 30-day trade history, chart replay backtesting, economic calendar, no credit card | Beginner: 2 backtesting sessions, 1 indicator, 1 week data retention |
| Paid | Pro $19.99/month or $139/year · Team $69.99/month or $559/year | Intermediate $17.99/month or $180/year · Pro $35/month or $350/year |
| Trial / refunds | 7-day Pro trial (card required); refund within 7 days (Pro monthly) or 30 days (Pro annual, Team) of the first payment | Free trial on paid plans |
FX Replay prices from fxreplay.com/pricing as of October 2026. Prices change; check the vendor’s site before you decide.
Fips vs FX Replay, side by side
| Item | Fips | FX Replay |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Trading journal with live account sync, plus chart replay backtesting | Dedicated backtesting platform, with a journal for backtest sessions and trades |
| Replay data | Real 1-minute history in UTC for seven symbols: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDCAD from 2003, NZDUSD from 2005 and gold (XAUUSD) from 2009, updated monthly. | A wide asset list across forex, metals, indices, crypto, futures and more, with seconds-level data on Pro; see its Assets page for current coverage |
| Timeframes | M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4 and D1; play, pause or step at 0.25× to 10× | Standard timeframes; custom timeframes and seconds data are not on the free plan |
| Fills and costs | Every bar between jumps is processed; a bar magnifier checks the 1-minute data when one bar touches both stop and target. Spread, commission and slippage are charged | Configurable spreads and commissions in prop firm sessions; auto breakeven is not on the free plan |
| Statistics | Expectancy in R with a 95% interval, Wilson win rate, profit factor, drawdown, streaks, Monte Carlo, breakdowns by session, tag and symbol | Analytics dashboard (limited on the free plan); strategy analytics, Monte Carlo and RR simulators are not on the free plan |
| Prop firm practice | A labelled estimate checks backtest results against a prop firm daily loss limit; prop firm rule tracking for live accounts in the journal | Prop firm simulator: challenge sessions with targets and drawdown limits that lock when a rule is breached |
| Live trades | Automatic sync for MT4, MT5, cTrader, Interactive Brokers and major crypto exchanges through read-only access; CSV import for other platforms | Journal with CSV import and platform connections; check its Journal page for the current list |
| Sessions | Saved to your account and synced across devices; trades export as CSV or JSON | Session limits and data retention depend on the plan |
| Availability | Web app in private beta, access by waitlist invite | Publicly available web app |
FX Replay details from fxreplay.com (pricing, backtest, journal, prop firm simulator and assets pages) as of October 2026. Features and limits change; check the vendor’s site before you decide. Third-party brand names belong to their owners.
Who should pick which
FX Replay may suit you better if
- You backtest indices, crypto, futures or stocks, or need seconds-level data.
- You want multi-chart layouts, custom scripted indicators or a full prop firm challenge simulation.
- You want a publicly available product today rather than a private beta.
Fips may suit you better if
- You trade forex or gold and want to backtest and journal your live trades in one product.
- You want costs charged by default, blind mode and statistics that warn you about small samples.
- You want chart replay and a live journal on a free plan, with free lot size calculators next to them.
Fips at a glance
- Free plan
- Free forever, no credit card. Trading journal with a 30-day trade history, the economic calendar, free calculators and chart replay backtesting.
- Pro
- $19.99/month or $139/year (save up to 42%). Unlimited history, advanced analytics, data export and priority support. 7-day free trial, card required.
- Team
- $69.99/month or $559/year.
- Refunds
- On your first payment: within 7 days on Pro monthly, within 30 days on Pro annual and Team.
- MT4 / MT5
- MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed.
- Other platforms
- cTrader (view-only Open API access), Interactive Brokers (Flex Web Service token) and crypto exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken and Coinbase (read-only API key) sync automatically too; Hyperliquid and dYdX v4 connect with a wallet address. Other platforms, for example TradeLocker, DXtrade or Match-Trader, come in through CSV import with a column mapper. Re-upload a fresh export to keep it current, or add trades manually.
- Backtesting
- Bar-by-bar chart replay on real 1-minute history (EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDCAD from 2003, NZDUSD from 2005, gold from 2009), with spread, commission, slippage and statistics in R. Manual replay, no tick data.
- Tools
- Free lot size and risk calculators in the browser (including prop-firm and symbol pages), a prop-firm rules reference and an economic calendar.
- Where it runs
- Web app in private beta (join the waitlist for an invite), in 6 languages.
- Coming soon
- AI trade coach; futures support; native iOS and Android apps; Windows, macOS and Linux desktop apps.
- Made by
- T2MA Labs LLC.
Trying Fips next to FX Replay
- Join the Fips waitlist; when your invite arrives, create your free account. No credit card required.
- Open Backtest & Replay, pick a symbol and timeframe and jump to the date you want to test. Turn on blind mode if you want the dates hidden.
- Set spread, commission and slippage once, then trade the replay with market, limit or stop orders sized in lots or risk %.
- Connect your accounts with read-only access so new trades sync automatically: MT4 and MT5 with the investor password or the Fips connector, cTrader with view-only Open API access, Interactive Brokers with a Flex Web Service token, crypto exchanges with a read-only API key. Other platforms come in by CSV import, re-uploaded whenever you want to bring the journal up to date, or by manual entry.
To bring trades over from FX Replay, check its help center for the current export options; a CSV file can be imported with the Fips column mapper.
FAQ
Fips includes bar-by-bar chart replay in its free plan, on real 1-minute history for seven forex and gold symbols, next to a trading journal with a 30-day history. FX Replay also has a free plan, limited to 2 backtesting sessions, 1 indicator and 1 week of data retention (as of October 2026). Fips is in private beta: join the waitlist for an invite.
Real 1-minute history in UTC for seven symbols: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDCAD from 2003, NZDUSD from 2005 and gold (XAUUSD) from 2009, updated monthly. Indices, stocks, crypto and futures are not in the replay. If you need those, FX Replay covers a much wider asset list.
No. The replay runs on 1-minute data, and the bar magnifier uses that 1-minute data to resolve bars that touch both stop and target; the worse outcome is assumed only when both happen in the same minute. FX Replay offers seconds-level data on its Pro plan.
No. Fips is manual chart replay: you trade the chart bar by bar the way you would live. It does not run coded strategies, expert advisors or parameter optimisation.
MT4 and MT5 accounts sync automatically: connect with the account number, server and read-only investor password, or run the Fips connector on your own computer, which sends your account data to Fips. No broker partnership is needed. cTrader (view-only Open API access), Interactive Brokers (Flex Web Service token) and crypto exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, Kraken and Coinbase (read-only API key) sync automatically too; Hyperliquid and dYdX v4 connect with a wallet address. Other platforms, for example TradeLocker, DXtrade or Match-Trader, come in through CSV import with a column mapper. Re-upload a fresh export to keep it current, or add trades manually.
Fips is free forever with a 30-day trade history and no credit card. Pro is $19.99/month or $139/year (save up to 42%) and adds unlimited history, advanced analytics, data export and priority support, with a 7-day free trial (card required). Team is $69.99/month or $559/year. Refunds on your first payment: within 7 days on Pro monthly, within 30 days on Pro annual and Team.
Get early access to Fips
Free forever with a 30-day trade history, chart replay backtesting and the free lot size and risk calculators. No credit card required. The web app is in private beta: join the waitlist for an invite.