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[Daniel Cioca]

Hi! One question: I am testing this EA with strategy tester, I test using open prices, and on 1Hr I get positive results. Then I test again on 4Hr and I get negative results. And I change again to 1Hr and I get negative results. I am using always same dates for testing, same currency, all I am modifying is the timeframe. Any ideas?  

[Fernando Carreiro]

Daniel Cioca: Hi! One question: I am testing this EA with strategy tester, I test using open prices, and on 1Hr I get positive results. Then I test again on 4Hr and I get negative results. And I change again to 1Hr and I get negative results. I am using always same dates for testing, same currency, all I am modifying id the time frame. Any ideas?  

Change your spread to a fixed value instead of relying on "current" which can change from one test to another. Also check your EA code for possible logic bugs.

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Tester results are not matching optimization results

Fernando Carreiro, 2022.04.25 11:06

That is usually due to the EA code having bugs, especially in regards to the proper handling of the initialisation and de-initialisation process of the EA (e.g. proper initialisation and handling of global variables).

Another important point is to always use a fixed spread value and not use the "current" spread value, so that spread does not change between optimisation passes.

 

[Daniel Cioca]

Fernando Carreiro #:

Change your spread to a fixed value instead of relying on "current" which can change from one test to another. Also check your EA code for possible logic bugs.

Thanks! I’ll try that…