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  • imported_tickstory
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    July 5, 2015 at 9:16 am
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    #20895

    Hi Master_dude,

    In response to your comments:

    1) This is an informative message, however the fact that there are 0 tick events indicates that the data you exported from Tickstory is not being used correctly.
    2) The second error message usually indicates that you have not launched MT4 via Tickstory (by pressing F8 or the “play” button).

    Can you please ensure you have launched via Tickstory before commencing your back-test as this should resolve both issues.
    If you’re new to things, the following video is a great primer for beginners:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-rMOen4UHg

    Hope this helps.

    master_dude
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    July 5, 2015 at 10:05 am
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    #20896

    thank you for your quick response. and the link to the video. i already saw i a couple of times and have been reading through some of the other topics here on your site as well.

    yes i launched mt4 via tickstory the first time and also tried several time since. i keep getting the same message. i only launched mt4 on its own to check if that would work or not… question: should i always launch mt4 via tick story or only the first time i export new data?

    what does it mean the data is not being used correctly and how can i fix it.. ? data is exported to correct folder and is found by mt4 so …. but then again I’m not sure what I’m soppused to be seeing in the journal. it says:

    TestGenerator actual Tick file “directory of fxt file” found

    and then the 0 tick event message

    master_dude
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    July 5, 2015 at 10:09 am
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    #20897

    i mean one difference from how do backtest and the video tutorial is that in the tutorial he doesn’t set the time period for backtesting but i always do…

    imported_tickstory
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    July 5, 2015 at 11:13 am
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    #20898

    Hi Master_dude,

    “MT4 not using the data correctly” means that:
    a) You are not launching MT4 via Tickstory and/or
    b) You are exporting the data from Tickstory to a location that MT4 is not looking at and/or .

    Given that you are successfully doing a), please check the following for b):

    1) When exporting the data via Tickstory, note the “server” you export to. Some terminals have both a ‘Demo’ and ‘Live’ server and depending which is selected, the data will be exported to the respective location. Check that the data exists within the respective MT4 HST & FXT folders.
    2) Start up MT4 – don’t allow the terminal to connect to the broker. Note the server you are connecting to.
    3) In MT4, check the history center to ensure the data exists for the date range you exported. Also go to File->Open Data Folder and double-check that the data exists and that it corresponds to the folder you exported to.

    Make sure you also have a read of the manual which gives you some useful background information about “FXT” and “HST” files and where they are located. This information really helps when trouble-shooting.

    Note that you only need to export data once for any particular date range. As for launching MT4, you need to only do this once each time you start MT4 (if you exit MT4, you will need to launch again via Tickstory).

    Hope this helps.

    master_dude
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    July 5, 2015 at 11:21 am
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    #20899

    its working now and i don’t know why but its great…

    imported_tickstory
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    July 5, 2015 at 11:28 am
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    #20900

    Great to hear, Master_dude 😉 Just take a note of the above in case you run into further issues on the next back-test.

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