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Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:45 am
by tickstory
Hello - thanks for the details. It looks like your base currency is set to "USA" instead of "USD". Could you please correct this and see if it fixes the problem?

Thanks.

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:45 pm
by jannemar
Stupid misstake. You look and look and still miss a simple thing like that.
Thanks for the help.

Regards
Jan

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:33 am
by fly76
Hi everyone, I followed various discussions to solve the dax mapping problem. I've solved and I'm back to the back-test, but only 89.59% of the model's quality.

Can I improve this aspect? I have the latest version of Tickystory with paid license.
Tiky.jpg

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:25 pm
by tickstory
Hi Fly76,

If you don't have 89% modelling quality, this is an indication usually that you haven't "mapped" your symbol from Tickstory's symbol name (DEUIDXEUR) to your own. Could you please provide us with screenshots of:

1) Your MT4 Strategy Tester "Options" tab (which displays the name of the symbol you are testing) and;
2) Your FXT Data Folder contents after you have exported data and performed a back-test. To go to the FXT Data Folder, in MT4 go to File->Open Data Folder and browse to the tester/history directory and take a screenshot.

Thanks.

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:59 pm
by fly76
Thanks for the support, I hope you sent the correct screenshots.
tester1.jpg

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:04 am
by tickstory
Hi Fly76,

Thanks for the screenshots, they highlight the issue. You will need to tell Tickstory that your symbol name is called "GER30" in MT4. This is a process called "mapping your symbol" and is described in the manual. To do this, select DEUIDXEUR for "Export to MT4" and set all your usual settings. Then, go to the "MT4 Settings" tab and in the "Map to" field, enter GER30. Once the export is complete, Launch MT4 (F8) and then try your back-test again. You should get 99.9% modelling quality.

Thanks.

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 7:37 pm
by fly76
Thanks to the support I finally solved

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:41 pm
by tommylux
jannemar wrote:jannemar
I have the same situation, Should tick value be 0? Base currency is correct.

Thanks

Tom

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:30 am
by tickstory
Hi Tom,

According to the screenshots, tick value is zero, however you should be doing the same comparison with your own broker as described. This will ensure you have the correct results for your broker.

Thanks.

Re: Getting correct MT4 Settings for Symbol

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:31 am
by thomas2004ch
Hi TickStory,

I did what you wrote but I got error as follow:

2018.06.04 08:09:35.908 TestGenerator: file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Flatex\tester\history\DAX.60_0.fxt" cannot open [5]

Here are the screenshots of my settings side by side:

Besides, after I saved the setting and reload it again, the 'Map to' is empty. Why?