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# Running a backtest

After selecting the backtesting type and all settings, a user can start backtesting by pressing F5 or clicking on the<img src="/files/-LhdkyiF0zywaZM8gdyh" alt="" data-size="original">button on the top menu. A button for stopping backtesting<img src="/files/-LhdmRhl0dxTWYPVm3_x" alt="" data-size="original">
is also available from the top menu of EvoCode.

A user can also select speed of the backtesting in the Visualize mode by the following slider: <img src="/files/-LhdmgB5u5ikV29BbF_w" alt="" data-size="original">.

It is easy to set up a Script input by clicking on the<img src="/files/-LhdmyNeu4EC44bBjnxb" alt="" data-size="original">
button and selecting the desired instrument from the lookup.

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