> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.traderevolution.com/project/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.traderevolution.com/project/evocode/backtesting-panel/running-a-backtest.md).

# 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="https://1243456536-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LMCqxhh2XAdWPUjcvxR%2F-LhdkfhR6zzAx6n8Pca6%2F-LhdkyiF0zywaZM8gdyh%2F1.png?alt=media&amp;token=ea0f5e16-f9fc-4dfc-8460-ba9c6e20b63c" alt="" data-size="original">button on the top menu. A button for stopping backtesting<img src="https://1243456536-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LMCqxhh2XAdWPUjcvxR%2F-LhdkfhR6zzAx6n8Pca6%2F-LhdmRhl0dxTWYPVm3_x%2F2.png?alt=media&amp;token=c9efa344-02da-435c-ba28-37ffaa8cfabe" 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="https://1243456536-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LMCqxhh2XAdWPUjcvxR%2F-LhdkfhR6zzAx6n8Pca6%2F-LhdmgB5u5ikV29BbF_w%2F3.png?alt=media&amp;token=3447085f-d914-40d2-bd4c-a0454f8ee8fb" alt="" data-size="original">.

It is easy to set up a Script input by clicking on the<img src="https://1243456536-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LMCqxhh2XAdWPUjcvxR%2F-LhdkfhR6zzAx6n8Pca6%2F-LhdmyNeu4EC44bBjnxb%2F4.png?alt=media&amp;token=5bb54ef1-33ab-48f4-858f-2b2a42f9829d" alt="" data-size="original">button and selecting the desired instrument from the lookup.

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