Problems in 'Open Prices' Mode

[tickstory]

Hi Tickroll,

We have tried the following on Build 765 of MT4 that appears to allow testing in open prices mode while using your own Metatrader Info settings:

1) Generate your tick data export via Tickstory for the desired symbol.
2) In MT4 Strategy Tester, select your exported symbol and select the 'Open prices' modelling mode.
3) Start the back-test.
4) Now close your MT4 terminal (this ensures that MT4 releases the MT4 data files so Tickstory can update them in the next steps).
5) In Tickstory, open Tools->MT4 Data Editor. You now need to load in the FXT file for the symbol, instrument, timeframe and modelling type you are using. The FXT filenames take the format of <Symbol><Timeframe>_<ModellingType>.FXT. So, if for example you are testing EURUSD in the 5-minute time-frame in open-pricing mode, you are looking to open/edit the file "EURUSD5_2.fxt".
6) In the editor, modify any of your settings such as Lot size, etc. and Save.
7) Close the editor.
8) Launch your MT4 terminal.
9) In MT4, go to File->Open Data Folder. Select the FXT file(s) you edited in step 5. Set the file to 'Read-only' by selecting File->Properties->Check Read Only. This ensures that MT4 does not overwrite the data on the next back-test.
10) Perform your back-test again. This time the strategy tester should start using your updated data file.

Note that these steps need only be done once every time you export your data (prior to commencing your back-test in step 10, you can repeat steps 5, 6 and 9 for every time-frame/symbol you are testing).

Hope this gets you up-and-running.