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[Algo-trading] Timeframe and length for backtesting

Hello,

I recently started writing trading algorithms. How do you guys decide on the timeframe and the length for backtest? I understand in the end everyone wants to make money as quickly as possible with maybe a lower drawdown.

PS: I have been testing using 5 minutes for 1-year data.

Thanks,
Vishal