Invisible vHistory while applying VisualTestingTools
Dear all,
I followed the instructions in https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1452 to see the trade list and the history trades of my EA. But I cannot see any history trades output during the backtest, and it seems that the vHistory subwindow disappeared after I initiated the EA tester(as shown in the attached picture). What is wrong with me? Many thanks for your time and consideration.
Why don't you simply click the Results tab ?
Dear Raptor,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I think It's partly because I am not sure about the meaning of the contents in the "Results" tab.
For example, in the attached image:
1) is the 1st column"#" represents the orderticket? Does it usually mean the NO. of the command?
2) Time column: is it the time that the trading order was sent?
3) Type column: 1)"sell" means the OP_SELL command was sent to the server?
or: does it mean that an ex-(OP_SELLSTOP) order changed to be an OP_SELL order?
3) s/l in Row 8: Does it mean the command in row1 is closed by StopLoss?
4) the column "Order": is it the associated order ticket in the first column?
5) In the Row "9": Does it mean this command relates to the row 2? But row 2 might be a orderModify command. ... But row 2 itself seems to mean that a OP_BUY command was issued at "2013.11.07 06:09". ......
7) Column "Price": is it the price when the order was submitted? or is it the OpenPrice parameter in the OrderSend command?
What If there is a document explaining the above problems!
Dear Raptor,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I think It's partly because I am not sure about the meaning of the contents in the "Results" tab.
For example, in the attached image:
1) is the 1st column"#" represents the orderticket? Does it usually mean the NO. of the command?
It's the time of the operation/action, for example for number 4 it's the time of the modification of the Order. Number 1, 9 & 17 is the time when the Order was placed.
3) Type column: 1)"sell" means the OP_SELL command was sent to the server?
or: does it mean that an ex-(OP_SELLSTOP) order changed to be an OP_SELL order?
3) s/l in Row 8: Does it mean the command in row1 is closed by StopLoss?
Yes, correct, Order ticket 1 was closed as a result of it's Stop Loss.
4) the column "Order": is it the associated order ticket in the first column?
5) In the Row "9": Does it mean this command relates to the row 2? But row 2 might be a orderModify command. ... But row 2 itself seems to mean that a OP_BUY command was issued at "2013.11.07 06:09". ......
Row 9 is an OP_BUY (or earlier pending BUY activated into a OP_BUY), it is ticket number 2. There was another OP_BUY at 06:09, it is ticket number 3.
7) Column "Price": is it the price when the order was submitted? or is it the OpenPrice parameter in the OrderSend command?
What If there is a document explaining the above problems!if a document about strategy tester can be provided, I will be greatly grateful.
It's the operation/action number . . . it is not the ticket number.
It's the time of the operation/action, for example for number 4 it's the time of the modification of the Order. Number 1, 9 & 17 is the time when the Order was placed.
Yes, correct, Order ticket 1 was closed as a result of it's Stop Loss.
Row 9 is an OP_BUY (or earlier pending BUY activated into a OP_BUY), it is ticket number 2. There was another OP_BUY at 06:09, it is ticket number 3.
Did you look at the MT4 Terminal Help file ( in MT4 press F1 ) ?
It's the operation/action number . . . it is not the ticket number.
It's the time of the operation/action, for example for number 4 it's the time of the modification of the Order. Number 1, 9 & 17 is the time when the Order was placed.
Yes, correct, Order ticket 1 was closed as a result of it's Stop Loss.
Row 9 is an OP_BUY (or earlier pending BUY activated into a OP_BUY), it is ticket number 2. There was another OP_BUY at 06:09, it is ticket number 3.
Did you look at the MT4 Terminal Help file ( in MT4 press F1 ) ?
Dear RaptorUK，
Your reply and MT4 Help file that I just read do solved most of the uncertainties about strategy tester. Thank you so much!
Your Sincerely,
Tao Zemin.
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In order to see the trade history during backtest, I followed the instructions in https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1452 (the EA is downloaded from the attached file in this article, too). But I cannot see any history trades output during the backtest, and it seems that the vHistory subwindow disappeared after I initiated the EA tester(as shown in the attached picture below). What is wrong with me? Many thanks for your time and consideration.