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by ticktrader
Sat Nov 21, 2015 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Backtesting with tick data. How does it work?
Replies: 3
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Re: Backtesting with tick data. How does it work?

Got it. Thanks! This would be off-topic - but is there a way to change the location of the files generated for testing on a different drive/folder for the mt4 platform's strategy tester? The files generated are rather large it would be better if I can have mt4's strategy tester somehow look into ano...
by ticktrader
Fri Nov 20, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Backtesting with tick data. How does it work?
Replies: 3
Views: 10005

Backtesting with tick data. How does it work?

Hey guys, I'm not sure about other platforms, but I'll ask based on how mt4/mt5 works. Here's the definition of the start function:- In EAs, start() is called (and executed) immediately after a new tick comes. If a new tick has come during the execution of start(), this tick will be ignored, that is...