BackTrade

Overview

BackTrade is a sophisticated trading backtesting platform designed for professional traders and quantitative analysts. The platform provides a deterministic environment where users can launch trading sessions at any historical timestamp, execute trades as if operating in real-time during past market conditions, and access detailed performance analytics.

Core Capabilities

• Historical Trading Simulation: Launch trading sessions at any historical timestamp with full market data replay
• Multi-Session Management: Run multiple concurrent trading sessions with different instruments and parameters
• Real-Time Controls: Interactive time controls with play/pause functionality and variable speed settings (0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x, 10x)
• Advanced Analytics: Comprehensive trading performance metrics and detailed session analytics
• Professional Tools: Position management, risk controls, and sophisticated order execution
• Subscription Tiers: Role-based access control with tiered subscription system

Features

Trading Features

• Multi-Session Management: Run multiple concurrent trading sessions with different instruments
• Real-Time Simulation: Interactive time controls with play/pause and variable speed settings -Position Management: Open, modify, and close positions with real-time P&L tracking
• Advanced Analytics: Comprehensive trading performance metrics and session analytics
• Multiple Instruments: Support for various trading instruments (XAUUSD, EURUSD, etc.) and timeframes
• Historical Data: Full historical candlestick data stored in ClickHouse for fast retrieval

Platform Features

• User Authentication: Secure JWT-based authentication with refresh tokens
• Role-Based Access Control: Tiered subscription system (User, Trader, Expert, Admin)
• Subscription Management: Stripe integration for payment processing and subscription management
• Dataset Management: Upload, process, and manage trading datasets
• Email Notifications: Automated email notifications for account events
• Modern UI: Intuitive React-based interface with interactive candlestick charts
• Background Processing: Asynchronous job processing with RabbitMQ
• Object Storage: MinIO integration for dataset file storage
• Caching Layer: Redis-based caching for improved performance

Infrastructure Features

• Microservices Architecture: Separate services for API, Worker, and Scheduler
• Database Migrations: Automated Prisma migrations with health checks
• Queue Retry System: Automatic retry mechanism for failed jobs
• Health Monitoring: Comprehensive health checks for all services
• Security Hardening: Non-root containers, capability dropping, and security best practices
• Cloudflare Tunnel: Secure remote access without exposing ports

Architecture

BackTrade is built as a modern, scalable monorepo using pnpm workspaces and Turbo for efficient build orchestration.

Services

The platform consists of the following services:

| Service | Description | Port (Dev) | | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------- | | Frontend | React web application served by Nginx | 5173 | | Backend API | Express.js REST API server | 21799 | | Worker | Background job processor for async tasks | - | | Scheduler | Scheduled tasks and queue retry handler | - | | PostgreSQL | Primary relational database | 5432 | | Redis | Caching and session storage | 6379 | | ClickHouse | Analytics database for time-series data | 8123, 9002 | | MinIO | Object storage for datasets | 9000, 9001 | | RabbitMQ | Message queue for job processing | 5672, 15672 | | Nginx | Reverse proxy (production only) | 80 | | Cloudflare Tunnel | Secure remote access (production only) | - |