Tickstory

Hi,

Does it make a differnce which demo account I use ?
When I use my demo account at Go Markets, backtesting won´t work (131 error).
When I use my demo at FXCM, there seems to be no problem.

Milco

Hello, For backtesting I use the method explained by Mr Squiggle: - clean install of MT4 from the MT4 site - start MT4 and cancel out the creation of a demo and cancel login to account - close MT4, by default it creates a history folder of "FXCM-USDDemo01" with only symbols.sel - export a ...

Thanks for the clear explanation.

Milco

What is the value when I test an EA on a Tickstory export (Dakuscopy), while my real broker is GoMarket ?
Does it make any sense at all ?

Gr,

Milco

Hi,

The outcome in the Excel sheet is related to the input values in screenhot 2 (used GMT+2).
The same time zone my broker uses. So no differences in time zones, but there are differnces in prices.

Regards,

Milco

Hello, Attached I mail you three screenshots: screenshot 1 shows GMT, local time and servertime of my broker. I pick one data line from the history center (black border). screenshot 2 shows the settings for downloading the data via Tickstory. screenshot 3 shows the same data line as in screenshot on...

Hi, Ok. I will post some screenshots this evening. Another question: What is actually the relevance of using the right timezone when backtesting ? In other words, when I backtest an EA does it really matter what timezone I use when I export the data ? How does it influence the outcome of the backtes...

Ok thanks. But what about the difference in values as I described ?

Milco

Good evening, I have the following question: When I download data (option Export to file), I notice a difference between the downloaded data and the data that I can see in the history center of Metatrader. The server time of my broker is GMT+2 (Market Watch). I´ve also used this timezone when I down...