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EA backtest for MTF indicators [MT4]

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Dear all,


Not sure if you've encountered this issue before but using an EA to do back testing, it won't work with the inputs for time frame. I chose the input "8" that is supposed to choose "One Week" for the EA on time frame, but turned out it is showing blank and using "current" as default.

Blank time frame

Weekly (input number 8)

  1. Why did you post your MT4 question in the Root / MT5 General section instead of the MQL4 section, (bottom of the Root page?)
              General rules and best pratices of the Forum. - General - MQL5 programming forum
    Next time post in the correct place. The moderators will likely move this thread there soon.

  2. Not weekly, or Monthly. The "Zero bar of another timeframe" is no longer valid.
              'Testing Features and Limits in MetaTrader 4' - MQL4 Articles 2012

It may mean that this MQL program/indicator

1> allows you to select time frame =1 Week=

but

2> does not support work with this time frame


Such situation may occur when code contains construction similar to

"ENUM_TIMEFRAMES input INPUT_TIMEFRAME ; ...

if ( INPUT_TIMEFRAME > 7 ) { ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TIMEFRAME = 0 ; ... // and so on"

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