If you always test with the same deposit, leverage, modelling and dates, set them once in Settings › Defaults. Every new test then starts with them filled in, and you only pick the EA, symbol and timeframe.

Plan: every plan.

Set your defaults

1. Click Settings at the foot of the left rail (or press Ctrl+,), then Defaults.
2. Switch Test Defaults to Enabled.
3. Fill in the Deposit Amount, Currency and Leverage of the test account.
4. Pick the Backtest Modelling (how MT5 makes the price ticks) and the Execution Delay (the delay added to each order).
5. Pick the Default Period, for example Last 3 years. It always ends today, so it moves with the calendar. Pick Custom for fixed dates; leave To empty to end today.
6. Click Save Changes. The page says Defaults saved successfully!

See them on New test

1. Click Backtests › New test. The modelling, delay, period, deposit, currency and leverage are already filled in.
2. Change any of them for this one test if you need to. Your defaults stay as they are.

Choose what Save to Library does

1. On the same page, under When saving to the Library, pick Saved results: Save and schedule weekly reruns (at the least-busy time) or Save only.
2. This one is saved as soon as you pick it; Save Changes is only for the test defaults above.

Good to know

• Defaults are kept on this PC, not in your account. On another PC, set them again there.
• Reset to Defaults puts the app's own values back in the form (switched off, 10000 USD, 1:500, real ticks, 50 ms, last 5 years). Click Save Changes to keep them.
• To turn the defaults off without losing them, switch Test Defaults to Disabled and save.
• Scheduled weekly reruns are part of Pro. On Free, Save to Library saves only.

Related guides

• Run a backtest
• Save a test as a template and reuse it
• Save a test to the Library and re-run it