how to know the backtest is based on the data from tickstory

[imported_tickstoryParticipant November 12, 2014 at 1:18 am Post count: 1479]

#20355

Hi Craneliu,

Try performing the following steps:

1) Export the Tickstory data to MT4 (ensure you have marked the FXT files ‘read only’).
2) Launch MT4 from Tickstory Lite
3) Start back test.

The main difference of course is not to log in which causes the update of historical data from the broker’s server.
You will know you have successfully utilised the exported tick data if you get a modelling quality of 99.9% in your results.

Hope this helps.

[mrmediaParticipant November 14, 2014 at 4:45 pm Post count: 8]

#20356

Yes, successfully exported and started MT4 from TickStory and quality is ‘99.9’. Both for ‘all data’ and ‘between two dates’ backtesting.

Then if start MT4 by itself the quality is ‘n/a’.

So ……. what is being done here, what is the difference? How do you start MT4 manually and achieve the same thing?

[imported_tickstoryParticipant November 18, 2014 at 10:13 am Post count: 1479]

#20357

Hi MrMedia,

MT4 does not natively support the use of tick data. By launching MT4 via Tickstory, it provides a “tweak” which uses the tick data correctly. Without this tweak (i.e. if you try launch MT4 without Tickstory), MT4 will attempt to create its own, less accurate data-set.

Hope this helps.

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