Hi, there's a software which does exactly what you want to achieve. You can select several bar patterns from a list or even create your own patterns simply by drawing the desired bar ( including OHLC, length etc. ) and save these custom patterns. Afterwards, you can run a backtest ( EOD data ) in order to test the historical performance. The backtest can include certain money-management rules. Data Formats Supported: AIQ, CSI, MetaStock (Computrac), TC 2000, Technical Tools, The software is called Investigator 2.0, developped by Pinpoint Strategies Inc. More Info : http://www.moneymentor.com/sponsors/pinpoint.htm or direct Contact: Jeff Mills 575 S Rengstorff Ave Suite 87, Mountain View, CA 94040 1-888-474-6764 1-650-938-5266 Fax:1-650-965-2120 Hope this software is still available, because their website www.great-trades.com is not anymore online.