Optimization of Trendlines

[Claudio Arrau]

On MQL4 it was not possible to use Optimization with Trendlines (after creating then with ObjectCreate and then reading out their values).

It was possible to use the tester, but not with Optimization.

Is that possible now in MQL5?

[Simon Gniadkowski]

claudio_arrau2:

On MQL4 it was not possible to use Optimization with Trendlines (after creating then with ObjectCreate and then reading out their values).

It was possible to use the tester, but not with Optimization.

Is that possible now in MQL5?

It is possible with mql4 and mql5,  as has already been stated on the mql4 forum . . .  just don't rely on the physical line,  know the start and end and interpolate . . . it's just simple mathematics.  

By the way,  Objects are less well supported in the MT5 Strategy Tester than the MT4 Strategy Tester.

[Claudio Arrau]

RaptorUK:

It is possible with mql4 and mql5,  as has already been stated on the mql4 forum . . .  just don't rely on the physical line,  know the start and end and interpolate . . . it's just simple mathematics.  

By the way,  Objects are less well supported in the MT5 Strategy Tester than the MT4 Strategy Tester.

:) Well, simple mathematics is at the end everything we do in coding here...."simple" is a relative term ;)

Point is rather to really know, which commands/funtions etc. are really supported by the optimizer and which not. That is not documentated (or I didn't find it).

WHRoeder suggests iBarShift, so apparently this IS supported...Was not aware about this function at all :(

[Alain Verleyen]

claudio_arrau2:

:) Well, simple mathematics is at the end everything we do in coding here...."simple" is a relative term ;)

Point is rather to really know, which commands/funtions etc. are really supported by the optimizer and which not. That is not documentated (or I didn't find it).

WHRoeder suggests iBarShift, so apparently this IS supported...Was not aware about this function at all :(

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/runtime/testing

[Simon Gniadkowski]

claudio_arrau2:

:) Well, simple mathematics is at the end everything we do in coding here...."simple" is a relative term ;)

Point is rather to really know, which commands/funtions etc. are really supported by the optimizer and which not. That is not documentated (or I didn't find it).

WHRoeder suggests iBarShift, so apparently this IS supported...Was not aware about this function at all :(

I consider simple mathematics to be anything I did in school 20+ years ago,  linear equations and interpolation is included in that,  anyone that can't do this kind of Mathematics is going to struggle with other areas of their coding IMO.

Most functions will be supported under the Strategy Tester and Optimization, but there is a visual mode and Optimization is non-visual so Objects are not drawn when in non-visual modes.

Click the link that Alain provided above,  there is lots of info there . . .