Why different mDD numbers?

[EAgreat]

Dear Expert,

Would you please advise?

Why for the same live account, the mDD on the Trade page is -154.89 while on the statement it says mDD is 15.90 (Please see above image)? 

Thank you for your teaching.

Best,

EAgreat 

[Ubzen]

Thats because the MaximumDD considers the Closed Trades Also. Not just the Opened Trades. Link1. Link2.

[EAgreat]

ubzen:
Thats because the MaximumDD considers the Closed Trades Also. Not just the Opened Trades. Link1. Link2.

Thank you very much, ubzen, for your teaching.

If I want to use margin+mDD to determine the minimum balance needed, I should use the $154.89 and not the $15.90 in my example, right?

If so, all strategy tests only give the $15.90, how do I get the $154.89 when I test an EA?

Many thanks for your advice.

EAgreat 

[Ubzen]

minimum balance needed... for what?

If so, all strategy tests only give the $15.90, how do I get the $154.89 when I test an EA?

If the image on the left is the Active-Trades then what you're looking for is Maximum-Floating-Losses in Account Currency. Easiest way is to save the highest -Value seen during test. Like Below, Not Compiled, Not Tested. Recommend saving Global Scope Variables [like this one] to File for Live Experts.

extern int Magic=7;
double Max_FloatLoss$;
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void start(){
    Print("Max_FloatLoss="+Max_FloatLoss());
}
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void Max_FloatLoss(){
    double Profit_All=Profit_All_Active();
    if(Profit_All>0){return;}
    if(Profit_All<Max_FloatLoss$){
        Max_FloatLoss$=Profit_All;
    }
}
//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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double Profit_All_Active(){
    double Profit; for(int i=OrdersTotal()-1; i>=0; i--){
        if(!OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS)){continue;}
        if(OrderMagicNumber()!=Magic){continue;}
        Profit+=OrderProfit()+OrderCommission()+OrderSwap();
}return(Profit);}
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