Strategy Tester - Spread. Optimization results useless without spread?
Amion:
How do you know this ? where does it get it's Bid and Ask prices from ?
Hello.
Is it possible to use spreads during optimization/backtesting?
I can see that the spreads are loaded in historical data when watching the visualization but the strategy tester doesnt consider the spread.
Amion:
No, it uses the Bid and Ask from the M1 data.
Is mt5 using a spread of 0 for backtests or not? simple question
and there is also random spread and delay too right?
to make it clear... we are talking about backtesting on metaquotes demo server right?
so does mt5 use bid and ask from m1 also when im connected to my broker?
doshur:
and there is also random spread and delay too right?
Random delay only. I am not aware of any settings about spread.
and there is also random spread and delay too right?
Amion:
Yes, of course, where else would it come from ?
to make it clear... we are talking about backtesting on metaquotes demo server right?
so does mt5 use bid and ask from m1 also when im connected to my broker?
Hello.
Is it possible to use spreads during optimization/backtesting?
I can see that the spreads are loaded in historical data when watching the visualization but the strategy tester doesnt consider the spread.