Use date for shift (on indicator)

[Luandre Ezra]

Hi, I want to do debugging on my EA. I only have data till last 2020. Is there a way to use date and use it on shift (on the indicator)? 

[William Roeder]

Downloading history has nothing to do with code.

If you don't have any history, here's how you can get all available from your broker.

• On MT4: Most brokers only have 32 or 65K bars of history per timeframe. That's 45 days of M1, 2.5 years on M15, etc.
• Quickly DL all available history from your broker: Problem loading historical data - MQL4 programming forum (2010)

Otherwise, you will have to download history from elsewhere. MT4 history: How to Start with Metatrader 5 - General - MQL5 programming forum - Page 94 #932 (2017)