[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 27, 2015 at 11:28 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: v1.7 Released! #21048

Hi all,

Good news – we are continuing to offer free updates for registered users through to October 31st 2015!

Thanks for your support!

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 27, 2015 at 9:35 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error message #131 Invalid Volume #21143

Hi Mr Squiggle,

In your EA (or if you create a new one), the provided code should be copy and pasted into the “OnTick” method. When you run the EA, it will print out the values of the “Lot step” value. It will then be possible to see in the Journal what the values are when you attempt to back-test. This may give some indication whether there’s an issue that MT4 will need to resolve.

If you’re not entirely sure of how to do all this, then are you able to give us the steps to reproduce the issue, including the Volume 131 error ? Is this occurring with the standard MACD Sample EA?

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 27, 2015 at 9:21 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: v1.7 Released! #21047

Hi Bsalus,

Please try again – your link should be available now.

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 27, 2015 at 9:19 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: error occurred during download #21171

Hi Vohanh,

Please see our FAQ for resolving this error:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=613

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 26, 2015 at 2:04 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: v1.7 Released! #21045

Hi Fx-strategie.

Could you please try your download link again? Links expire a period after the software release – we have just reset your expiry so it should be working again.

Regards.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 25, 2015 at 10:39 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error message #131 Invalid Volume #21141

Hi Mr Squiggle,

Thanks for the info. Are you (or someone else having the same issue) able to confirm that the order details (volume, price, etc) you are sending are still the same in both cases? The other thing to check would be to run the following code:

  Print("Lot size in the base currency=",MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_LOTSIZE));

Print("Step for changing lots=",MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_LOTSTEP));

If the values are different between being logged out vs being logged in, it seems to point to an MT4 issue which hopefully will be rectified soon!

Regards.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 24, 2015 at 10:37 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Modelling Quality N/A #21190

Hi Wnlking,

That is correct – when you purchase the latest version of Tickstory (currently v1.7.2), you will be able to back-test with 99.9% modelling quality on MT4 Build 880.

Hope this answers your questions – if not, please let us know how we can clarify further.

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 24, 2015 at 3:06 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Modelling Quality N/A #21188

Hi Wnlking,

You require a licensed copy of Tickstory v1.6 and above to support MT4 Build 880. You can find out more here:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=766

Regards.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 23, 2015 at 1:45 pm Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error 131 and 4 digit/5 digit issue #21161

Hi,

The “Symbol properties” button will always show you the broker settings for the MT4 terminal. If you would like to see what “Digits” value the Strategy Tester is using, it will be the value embedded within the FXT file (which can be viewed with the FXT Editor).

Hope this answers your question.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 23, 2015 at 10:55 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Timezone confusion! #21155

Hi Forexunderground,

The trading time-zone is broker dependent. Some brokers use UTC and others New York Trading Hours. If you are using this data for back-testing, it is best to match the time-zone of the broker that you will be trading live.

Hope this helps.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 23, 2015 at 10:51 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error 131 and 4 digit/5 digit issue #21160

Hi Mr Squiggle,

The TickstoryInfoExpert EA provides some debugging information, so that may assist when trying to figure why you are getting 5 digits instead of 4. You can of course edit the settings manually and then save them as default.

Regarding your Error 131, it certainly seems like the recent Build 880 is causing people issues. As you may know, we are collating information on this thread to see if there is a solution:

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=799

Regards.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 23, 2015 at 12:11 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error message #131 Invalid Volume #21135

@ticksquick wrote:

I got it working fine now, what I did was I got back online by opening a new demo account and prices were moving, then I got offline and tried the back test
and it worked fine, so thank you. So it seems with build 880 anyways, thats what you have to do

Hi Ticksquick – good to hear that it was resolved, although not entirely sure what fixed it. Are you saying that you need to download a new terminal or simply open up a new demo account and try again?

Davebaz – are you able to try the suggestion in the previous message to compare FXT information? It also sounds like Ticksquick’s solution may have some bearing on solving the issue as well by the sounds.

Regards.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 22, 2015 at 12:04 pm Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Backtesting Dates #21154

Hi Onextrade,

Please clarify you are getting 99.9% modelling quality on your back-test as this will confirm you are correctly using the Tickstory exported data.
The other thing is to ensure you have not selected a start and end date in the MT4 Strategy Tester – at least for the moment. People have reported some issues when setting date ranges. Make sure you can confirm the basic setup is working first and you can gradually select other options.

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 22, 2015 at 11:54 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Error message #131 Invalid Volume #21133

Hi Ticksquick,

If you are successfully back-testing with data produced from CSV2FXT, then could you please use Tickstory’s FXT Editor to take a screenshot of the FXT information and then do the same with the FXT produced by Tickstory? There must be some sort of difference between the two sets of “MT4 Settings” (i.e. FXT header).

Thanks.

[imported_tickstoryParticipant September 20, 2015 at 8:58 am Post count: 1479]

in reply to: Tester: Exchange rate cannot be calculated. #21124

Hi Render,

As per our offline conversation, I believe you have now resolved this issue by setting your Profit Calculation Mode to 1 (which is CFD).

Hope this assist others having the same issue.

Regards.

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