# Forward Testing is Live!
Author: AlgoTest
Author URL: https://algotest.in/blog/author/algotest/
Published: 2024-08-28
Category: Forward Test
Category URL: https://algotest.in/blog/category/forward-test/
URL: https://algotest.in/blog/forward-testing-is-live/

[Forward Testing](https://algotest.in/feature/forward-test?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=seo&utm_content=feature&utm_term=forward-test) or Paper Trading is now live on AlgoTest! You can now simulate your saved strategies against live market data in real time!

### What is Forward Testing?

[Forward testing](https://algotest.in/feature/forward-test?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=seo&utm_content=feature&utm_term=forward-test) or "out of sample" testing allows users to run their strategies in a simulated manner, without any capital commitment. While **backtesting** allows you to test your strategy logic against historical market data, with [Forward Testing](https://algotest.in/feature/forward-test?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=seo&utm_content=feature&utm_term=forward-test) you can test your strategy logic in realtime!

### Importance of Forward Testing

We have always maintained the [importance of Forward Testing](https://algotest.in/blog/why-do-we-need-backtesting/#forward-testing) in our trading process. Before we deploy any strategy in the live environment, we forward test it. Now, you can too!

Your forward test results will give you more confidence of going live with your strategy!

### Feature Availability on AlgoTest

Since [forward testing](https://algotest.in/feature/forward-test?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=seo&utm_content=feature&utm_term=forward-test) is live in beta mode, it won't have all features that are currently available in our backtester, but we're getting there! For now, here are the features that are currently supported when we paper trade as well as for trading in live market:

- We support only the **#920Straddle** template.
- **Entry time** is between 9:16am and 3:29pm.
- Last **Exit time** is 3:29pm
- **Intraday** strategies only.
- We support both **NIFTY** and **BANKNIFTY**.
- **"Underlying from"** cash and future are fully supported.
- We support both modes of **Square off - Partial and Complete**
- All types of **Trail SL to Break-even price** are supported
- **Overall Target** and **Overall Stop Loss**
  - We support both **MTM** and **Total Premium %**
- **Overall Re-entry** is supported
- **Overall Trail SL**
  - We support both **Points** and **Percentage**
- **Legs**
  - We support all of **Futures, CE and PE**
  - **All 4 kinds of strike selection criteria** i.e. Strike Type, Closest Premium, Premium Range, and Straddle Width
  - All types of **Target Profit** and **Stop loss** are supported
  - **Trail SL**
    - Both **Points** and **Percentage** are supported
  - **Weekly** and **Monthly** Expirations are both available
  - All 8 types of **Simple Momentum** are supported
  - All 6 types of **Leg wise Re-entry** is available

### More on this soon, so stay tuned!


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