The Advanced Tester for Metatrader 4* (or ATM as we like to refer to it in short) is designed to augment the existing back-testing capabilities of the Metatrader 4 terminal. This includes:
•Allowing you to perform 99.9% modelling quality tests with real tick data (provided by Tickstory).
•Giving users instant, granular control over settings for your back-test such as Leverage, Commissions and Margin details.
•Allowing users to perform tests with variable spread.
•The ability to apply slippage in the back-test, which gives a more realistic simulation of real-world trading conditions.
•Allowing multiple instances of Metatrader 4 to be run at the same time, enhancing parallel testing.
•Performing walk-forward analysis of your Metatrader strategies.
You can invoke the Advanced Tester for Metatrader 4 (aka ATM) by pressing the Launch button in Tickstory. The application is also available via the Windows Start menu.
Overview
The ATM's main screen shown above consists of several sections:
1.The Main-menu, where there are high-level options for the application
2.The Tool-Bar, which are quick-access buttons to perform tasks. Certain buttons will disabled if they are not applicable in the current context.
3.The Function tabs, which provide various information and functionality of the application including:
▪The MT4 Terminals tab which shows all the Metatrader terminals that have been configured for testing.
▪The Ready for Testing tab which shows all the currently running MT4 terminals and allows users to configure advanced back-test settings for each running terminal.
▪The Walk Forward Analysis tab which allows users to perform a walk-forward analysis on a specific MT4 instance and expert-advisor strategy.
▪The Log tab which gives informative progress of the application.
* The Advanced Tester is not affiliated with nor supported by Metaquotes, the authors of Metatrader. Metatrader is a registered trademark of Metaquotes Corp.