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by Dante91
Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: [QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)
Replies: 5
Views: 3096

Re: [QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)

Hi, thanks again for your explanation – it makes sense now. I just want to double-check that I understood everything correctly. I would like to test my EA specifically during the New York session, where the real spread on NASDAQ (USTEC) at IC Markets is around 0.90 points (ask). So, to simulate the ...
by Dante91
Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: [QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)
Replies: 5
Views: 3096

Re: [QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)

Hi, first of all thank you for your previous detailed answer regarding the spread setting – that helped me a lot. I now just have one more question regarding the “Point” field in Symbol Properties. For IC Markets NASDAQ (USTEC), the price in MT4 is displayed like this: 23523.60 → 23523.70 → 23523.80...
by Dante91
Wed Sep 03, 2025 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: [QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)
Replies: 5
Views: 3096

[QUESTION] Help with Spread Setting for Accurate Backtest (IC Markets - USATECH)

Hi there, I’d like to ask for some clarification regarding how to correctly set up spread and other symbol parameters in Tickstory when exporting to MT4. Context: • Broker: IC Markets (MT4) • Symbol: USATECH in Tickstory → mapped to USTEC in MT4 • Export settings: 1M timeframe, date range from 01.01...