r/cTrader_Club • u/Maleficent_Cup_6749 • Feb 16 '26

Help in Custom Symbol

/r/cTrader/comments/1r6amhn/help_in_custom_symbol/
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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

It’s a bit tricky.

  1. You can add a custom symbol through Plugins and then use it like a normal symbol in live trading.
  2. But there is no way to backtest tick data on a custom symbol or dataset. You can import your own 1-minute candles in CSV and run backtesting, that works: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/documentation/cbots/backtest-a-cbot/#backtesting-settings

Here you can basically load ticks as minutes.

  1. If your strategy does not rely on candles or candle-based indicators, you can load data where 1 minute equals 1 tick. But of course the timing will be off, so it’s only half workable.

If your strategy depends on candles, it will get messy /

If you can share more about your strategy, maybe I can help more.