Mt5 Strategy Tester slow on max speed
Are you using the 'Comment ()' function in your code?
Do you have an optimal algorithm?
Vladimir Karputov:
Are you using the 'Comment ()' function in your code?
Do you have an optimal algorithm?
Yes i use comment a couple times, but only in the OnInit()
And what does optimal algorithm mean?
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I have recently converted to mt5 and been testing my EA on the strategy tester in visual mode.
On mt4 when I put my tester speed to max (visual mode on control points) the chart will go really fast and will be over in a matter of seconds.
However on MT5 when i go to max speed ( on 1 minue OHLC). The strategy tester takes a few seconds to get through a single candle ( i should note that i am testing on daily timeframe, but this was the same in mt4).
I thought maybe it was the code slowing it down, but i wrote a super basic ea to test and it is the same speed.
Is there anyway to speed up the strateg tester, is my PC just crap? I dont want to put my modelling any lower than 1 min OHLC as i think it will be too inaccurate.
Edit: I think because i am testing the daily timeframe that a lot of ticks are being generate per candle which is why it feels slow.
Is there another modelling mode i can use that is like Control points from MT4 tester as this would speed the test up massively.
Using open prices only is the next option and this is no where near accurate enough.