@TipsyWisdom When backtesting on M1 bar data, the ticks generated to build that candle are interpolated. That means, there are ticks that make up the OHLC of the candle, but everything in between is made up of random ticks that travel somewhat up and down.
Therefore, let's assume a candle has a high and low wick. Has it reached the high first before the close, or the low? This question is the key and holds a critical answer, at which most scalpers will be given false hopes that their system will yield real results after the backtesting looks good.
The only real way to test your strategy properly is forward testing, on a demo account. This will be very accurate and will be as close to live trading results as you're likely to get