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Backtest 1 month data using 1 year data

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:42 am
by ezraluandre
Hi I was exporting a 1 year data from 01/02/2020 to 12/31/2020. If I want to use only for the last 1 month can I use the backtest using the old data or I should exporting a new one with the last month data?

Re: Backtest 1 month data using 1 year data

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:53 pm
by tickstory
Hi Ezraluandre,

If you want to back-test in MT4 using the last month of that dataset, you can just select "Use date" in the Strategy Tester and specify the 'From' and 'To' dates to test with.

Thanks.

Re: Backtest 1 month data using 1 year data

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 5:12 am
by ezraluandre
Thank you for your reply. According to your reply, I don't need to export new data as long the data for 1 month is in range of the whole year, is it correct?

Re: Backtest 1 month data using 1 year data

Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:43 pm
by tickstory
That's correct. If the data has been exported, you can use whatever dates in-between that range for your testing.