Guide
Which backtest files can I upload to a Nyria strategy?
Nyria reads exports from TradingView, NinjaTrader 8 and MetaTrader 5, plus a plain CSV trade list. Files can be .csv, .xlsx or .html, up to 10 MB. Nyria works out which platform a file came from by reading it. Only the strategy's owner can add a backtest.
Official documentation
Add a backtest to a Nyria strategy
- 1
Open your strategy
Stay on the Overview tab.
- 2
Select Add backtest
With no backtest yet, an Add a backtest card shows.
- 3
Choose or drop the file
Nyria takes .csv, .xlsx and .html files.
- 4
Check the details
Symbol, Timeframe and Initial capital are read from the file when it has them.
- 5
Set the time zone and import
Pick the Chart time zone your platform showed, then select Import.
Where each export comes from
- TradingView: open List of trades in the Strategy Tester, then select Download.
- NinjaTrader 8: set Display to Trades in the Strategy Analyzer, then Export as a CSV.
- MetaTrader 5: on the Backtest tab, right-click, choose Report, then HTML.
Notes by platform
- TradingView's full report as .xlsx works too.
- NinjaTrader 8: keep the grid's default columns, with times as month, day, year.
- MetaTrader 5: use an English terminal, and an .html report, not .xlsx.
A plain CSV trade list
- One row per trade: entry time, exit time, side, entry price, exit price and quantity.
- Side is long or short, or buy or sell.
- For futures and forex, include your own P&L column.
What is stored
- The trades from the file are stored, not the file itself.
- A second upload of the same file to the same strategy is refused.
- Export a new run to add another.
Questions
- Can I add more than one backtest?
- Yes. Select Add backtest again. A menu above the section picks which to show.
- Can I add a backtest while creating the strategy?
- Yes, in the First release step when the alert source is TradingView.
- Do visitors see it straight away?
- No. A backtest starts hidden. Turn on Show on the strategy page to share it.
- What does the section say about the run?
- Simulated on TradingView, not traded live. Other files name their platform.
- Which time zone should I pick?
- The one your chart showed. It starts on New York, or UTC for crypto and perps.
Next
- Paste an alert into the alert tester to see how Nyria reads it.
- Step by step for one account: how to automate TradingView to Nyria Paper.
- Step by step for one account: how to automate TradingView to Alpaca.
- Alert tester.
Guides
Does a Nyria strategy timeframe change how alerts trade?
Timeframe is a label. It never changes how alerts trade.
Read guideWhat do visitors see in my Nyria strategy releases?
Visitors see version, date and public backtests only.
Read guideWhy is my Nyria strategy not on Discover?
Discover lists public and Premium strategies only.
Read guideWhy did my Nyria backtest upload fail?
Match the message to its cause, then export again.
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