NQ.REPLAY
Institutional Grade Data · 10+ Years NQ

NQ Backtesting & Market Replay Simulator

Refine your edge on institutional price action.

A day-trading simulator and market replay built for Nasdaq futures. Backtest 10+ years of 1-minute NQ data, drill ICT Killzones, Fair Value Gaps and liquidity sweeps with simulated trades — in your browser, risk-free.

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Illustrative Simulated Balance
$52,480.00
Illustrative Simulated Win Rate
68.4%
Illustrative Simulated Drawdown
1.2%
Example only · not user performance

Built for serious price-action traders

01 // REPLAY ENGINE

Precision Playback

Bar-by-bar replay. Step through 1-minute NQ/MNQ history, 1× to MAX, with 1-second bars where available — not tick data.

02 // ICT TOOLKIT

Algorithmic Setup

Killzone shading, PDH/PDL liquidity lines, and Fair Value Gap boxes projected automatically onto every replay.

03 // QUANT EXECUTION

Simulated Trading

Buy or sell at bar close. Live unrealized P&L. $2/pt on MNQ, $20/pt on NQ. Journal every session.

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How NQ Replay compares

FeatureNQ ReplayTradingView ReplayNinjaTrader Market Replay
Install requiredNo — browser onlyNo — browser onlyYes — Windows desktop
NQ/MNQ 1-minute data10+ years built-inLimited broker-dependentDownload tick data manually
ICT overlaysAuto-drawn on every sessionManual onlyManual only
Bar-by-bar steppingYes, with speed controlYesYes
Simulated trades + journalBuilt-in, R-multiple trackedPaper trading onlyYes, with setup overhead
Prop-firm challenge mode$50K eval built-inNoNo
Starting priceFree plan, no cardFree basic; paid for extendedFree with platform; data extra

See the full breakdown on TradingView Replay, NinjaTrader Replay, or the market replay landing page.

Learn

Start with the ICT fundamentals

What is ICT trading?Read guide →Fair Value GapRead guide →Liquidity SweepRead guide →ICT KillzonesRead guide →Order BlockRead guide →SMT DivergenceRead guide →Market Structure ShiftRead guide →Breaker BlockRead guide →Mitigation BlockRead guide →Power of ThreeRead guide →

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From the blog

FAQ

Common questions about the simulator

What is NQ Replay?+

NQ Replay is a free browser-based market replay and backtesting simulator for Nasdaq futures (NQ and MNQ). It lets traders replay historical 1-minute data bar-by-bar, place simulated trades, and practise ICT setups with automatic killzone, FVG and liquidity overlays.

Is NQ Replay really free?+

Yes — there is a free plan and no credit card is needed. It includes the full simulator, ICT overlays, simulated trades and the journal, limited to the last 6 months of 1-minute NQ/MNQ sessions and 20 orders per day (each buy or sell counts as one). Pro from $12.99/month unlocks 10+ years of data and the AI Coach.

Can I backtest Nasdaq futures for free?+

Yes. The free plan includes six months of 1-minute NQ and MNQ historical sessions, simulated trades, ICT overlays and a journal. Pro from $12.99/month unlocks the full 10+ year archive for deeper backtesting across bull, bear and ranging markets.

How does NQ market replay work?+

Market replay loads a historical trading session and replays its 1-minute candles in order. You can pause, step forward one bar at a time, change playback speed, and place simulated orders as if the market were live. NQ Replay adds automatic ICT killzones, fair value gaps and PDH/PDL liquidity lines so you can practise setups on real price action.

What do Pro and Pro+ add?+

Pro ($12.99/month) removes the daily trade limit and opens the full 10+ year 1-minute NQ/MNQ archive plus the AI Coach. Pro+ ($19.99/month) adds AI ICT analysis grading on your own chart markups. See the full comparison on the pricing page.

What is a trading simulator?+

A trading simulator replays historical market data so you can place simulated orders and see the outcome as if the market were live. It builds pattern recognition and rehearses risk discipline with zero capital at stake.

Which market does NQ Replay cover?+

Nasdaq 100 futures — the CME contracts NQ and MNQ. Data is 1-minute OHLCV covering both regular and extended hours, going back more than a decade.

Can I practice ICT setups on NQ Replay?+

Yes — the platform is built for ICT practice. Killzones, first Fair Value Gap of the session, Opening Range Gap, PDH/PDL and liquidity levels are drawn automatically on every replay.

How is this different from a paper-trading account?+

Paper trading runs at live speed on today's market. A simulator lets you replay any historical session at 1x, faster, or bar-by-bar — so you can rehearse a specific setup dozens of times in an hour instead of waiting weeks for it to reappear live.

Do I need to install anything?+

No. NQ Replay runs entirely in the browser on desktop, iPad and mobile. There is no download, no plugin and no NinjaTrader / MetaTrader dependency.