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[imported_tickstoryParticipant June 11, 2015 at 7:35 am Post count: 1479]

#20741

Hi Rcclarkjr,

Tickstory only generates MT4 data for the “tick” modelling quality. Selecting an alternate modelling quality will cause MT4 to acquire a separate set of data from your broker.

Hope this helps.

[jlaoParticipant July 11, 2015 at 9:56 pm Post count: 5]

#20742

Hi,

I purchased Tickstory recently and I got the same problem!!!

Regarding your reply I don’t undertand why Tickstory cannot generates HST files for CONTROL POINTS backtesting. I think it will be easy to do because there is some code avaylable to similar actions (like CSV2FXT script). You must think thant some large optimization process is better to do in CONTROL POINTS before backtesting in EVERY TICK option.

thanks

jlao

[imported_tickstoryParticipant July 12, 2015 at 12:52 am Post count: 1479]

#20743

Hi Jlao,

In theory, you should be able to use Control Points or Open Prices mode in MT4 simply by NOT launching via Tickstory. The Tickstory launch process suppresses the generation of the FXT files which are used for the actual back-test in the selected modelling type. In tick-mode, this allows the FXT file that Tickstory has generated to be used (as opposed to a sub-quality interpolation from the bar/HST information). If you bypass this step, MT4 should (in theory) generate the control points/open prices FXT file from the HST file that Tickstory generates as part of the export process. Of course, given that Tickstory is focused on tick-accuracy & the tick-based modelling type, you’ll have to try this out for yourself.

Here’s a good article on the various modelling types in MT4 that may also be useful: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1511.

Hope this helps.

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