Historical data - page 4
You are missing trading opportunities:
- Free trading apps
- Over 8,000 signals for copying
- Economic news for exploring financial markets
Registration
Log in
You agree to website policy and terms of use
If you do not have an account, please register
The question was not for you. It was for the OP because he/she is using a Lindsay Ellingson image for the avatar!
You don't seem to be experienced with TickStory, or Tick Data Suit, or experienced with MT4 back-testing practices or even know why virtual/stealth stops are useful in getting more accurate results during back-tests.
So, please stop trolling the thread as you are not contributing anything useful!
Teach me. How would virtual stops be better for backtests ?
Do the research. It is explained on many threads! If you want a mentor, then open up a Freelance job!
Oh. Is it ? Whatever. I have to do, I leave you with Lindsay Ellingson. Alone, with no trolls around :)
Please be aware however, that if your EA uses Pending Orders or Real T/P and S/L and not stealth/virtual stops, then your back-test results will be highly flawed and "too good" to be true.
If your EA uses market orders and allows the use of Virtual/stealth stops, then you should be OK. If not, then Tick Data Suite, can help provide more realistic results for your back-test.
However, if this is a bought EA, I would reconsider whether it is worth it or not, as most "sold" EAe are not really profitable at all.
The only time I can consider an EA as having possible potential, is when it is coded for an experienced trader for a strategy that he/she has used for a long time and knows that it is profitable.
Other than that, I would not suggest investing in a bought or closed source EA. Never trust closed-source EAs - always have the source code for it!
Thank you very much.
Now I realize It is necessary, first, understand about Real/Virtual orders.
As you mentioned, here in forum there is this discussion. I will take a look (if you want, feel free to talk about it here; I would be glad :D).
I don´t know if my EA uses Real or Virtual;
I think It is real, cause, in hedge grid, during backtest, I had long closed in the middle of gap and short closed only 90 points after price came back of gap (attached image);
Backtest has fixed spread in 10 points;
Developer explained that Broker closed long in the middle of gap; this way, EA received this information at exactly moment price appeared on chart and closed long; but short was closed only 90 point after :((...I loosed money here!)
The developer said It is necessary change It to virual tp/sl, this way grid will not have this problem.
Fernando, why you pay tickstory if ducascopy has 99% of precision and you makes your own code?
I did not pay for it! I started using it when it was still free and because I helped the author out fixing some bugs, he later granted me a "special discount" for it.
However, I also have my own code which I wrote in PowerShell, which continually downloads the Dukascopy tick data in real-time, so that when I do use TickStory, it does not need to download anything and is immediately able to produce the FXT and HST files when I need them.
Now I realize It is necessary, first, understand about Real/Virtual orders.
As you mentioned, here in forum there is this discussion. I will take a look (if you want, feel free to talk about it here; I would be glad :D).
I don´t know if my EA uses Real or Virtual;
...
The developer said It is necessary change It to virual tp/sl, this way grid will not have this problem.
I don't mind explaining to you why virtual orders are useful in back-tests. I was just annoyed at the other user because he was just being disruptive and not providing any useful information for you!
Just tell me a little of your EA! If you want you can do it in private via PM message directly to me!
PS! Virtual stops are useful in back-test, but when used on live trading, then real-stops are more advisable.
Jhennifher:
I think It is real, cause, in hedge grid, during backtest, I had long closed in the middle of gap and short closed only 90 points after price came back of gap (attached image);
...
Developer explained that Broker closed long in the middle of gap; this way, EA received this information at exactly moment price appeared on chart and closed long; but short was closed only 90 point after :((...I loosed money here!)
I don't mind explaining to you why virtual orders are useful in back-tests. I was just annoyed at the other user because he was just being disruptive and not providing any useful information for you!
Just tell me a little of your EA! If you want you can do it in private via PM message directly to me!
PS! Virtual stops are useful in back-test, but when used on live trading, then real-stops are more advisable.
About avatar, I don´t want use my real photo here; this way, I´m using a blond like me :D
My EA works with hedge; It is the basic; EA executes orders based in some parameters, like bolinger and moving average.
So, what is the difference between virtual/real tp and sl?
I want backtest more real as possible; I don´t want a great performance on backtest and a poor in real trading, right?
So, for now, I´d like a experience with free options: like version lite or using data from dukascopy.
If your EA is for Grid trading or uses Martingale, then don't bother with it. It will eventually just blow-up your account and make you lose all your money.
You mean the estrategie is not good or broker will deliberately do It?