Inconsistent results

[AritisticMagic55]

It seems that when I run the same backtest (with the same conditions) at different times,
I get different results.

Has anyone experienced the same issue?

Thanks.

[tickstory]

Hi Artisticmagic,

This is possible if you have your spread in the Strategy Tester set to "current". This means the spread used during the back-test will be the current spread of your broker which could change between back-tests. To resolve this issue, simple set an explicit number for your spread and your results should remain consistent.

You can refer to this topic for a little more background on this topic:
http://tickstory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=728.

Hope this helps.

[AritisticMagic55]

Hi,

Actually, I have the spread set to an explicit value.
I've reinstalled MT4, so I will see if this issue persists.

Thank you for your reply.
ArtisticMagic

[AritisticMagic55]

Hi,

After reinstalling MT4, everything seems okay now.
I have no idea what was wrong.

ArtisticMagic

[tickstory]

Hi Artisticmagic,

That's a bit odd. Please let us know if you identify the issue as it may assist others!

Thanks!