SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE return wrong value using Custom Symbol in strategy tester
If the currency used to calculate profit is USD and the size of one tick is 0.00001 , the tick value of a standard lot of EURUSD should always be 1.
If the currency used to calculate profit is USD and the size of one tick is 0.00001 , the tick value of a standard lot of EURUSD should always be 1.
Thanks for reply!
But No.This is not the problem. I can simulate having an account in EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, whatever you want, but the value returned by the "SymbolInfoDouble (" EURUSDmy ", SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE)" function throughout the entire backtest period is always the same, for example yesterday it always returned the value of 0.9827333746081351 without ever changing, which is exactly the 1 / EURUSD value of the moment I loaded the Custom symbol on the MT5. Instead it should change because the value of EURUSD a year ago was obviously different.
While if in the backtest I use the standard symbol of the MT5 EURUSD then the return value of the function is perfect. This is what I cannot understand.
You can do a test yourself to check if you want. Just create a Custom Symbol with 1/2 years of data and create an EA with just these two lines in the OnTick () function:
double tick_value = SymbolInfoDouble ("EURUSDmy", SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE);
Print ("Tick Value: " + (string)Tick_value);
You will see that the value will never change.
Thanks for reply!
But No.This is not the problem. I can simulate having an account in EUR, USD, CHF, GBP, whatever you want, but the value returned by the "SymbolInfoDouble (" EURUSDmy ", SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE)" function throughout the entire backtest period is always the same, for example yesterday it always returned the value of 0.9827333746081351 without ever changing, which is exactly the 1 / EURUSD value of the moment I loaded the Custom symbol on the MT5. Instead it should change because the value of EURUSD a year ago was obviously different.
While if in the backtest I use the standard symbol of the MT5 EURUSD then the return value of the function is perfect. This is what I cannot understand.
You can do a test yourself to check if you want. Just create a Custom Symbol with 1/2 years of data and create an EA with just these two lines in the OnTick () function:
double tick_value = SymbolInfoDouble ("EURUSDmy", SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE);
Print ("Tick Value: " + (string)Tick_value);
You will see that the value will never change.
how about "EURUSD.my" instead of "EURUSDmy" ?
Hi Kang, thank you very much for answering, it's very kind of you, unfortunately that's not the problem either, you won't believe it but I also did the test you say, I did various tests to create the Custom Symbol and I called it in many ways myEURUSD, EURUSDmy, EUR-USD, EURUSD.test .. Unfortunately I think I could call it "Alessaandro" or "Kang" that the result will not change.
It is truly a mystery. I'm starting to suspect it's an MT5 Bug.
Hi Kang, thank you very much for answering, it's very kind of you, unfortunately that's not the problem either, you won't believe it but I also did the test you say, I did various tests to create the Custom Symbol and I called it in many ways myEURUSD, EURUSDmy, EUR-USD, EURUSD.test .. Unfortunately I think I could call it "Alessaandro" or "Kang" that the result will not change.
It is truly a mystery. I'm starting to suspect it's an MT5 Bug.
I have used the custom symbol feature on MT5 for several years, and I also use QuantDataManager to get historical data.
I wrote a simple code to check all my 6 custom symbols for futures and CFD products I set up, and in all cases SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE) returned the correct tick value.
I don't trade forex, so I can't test it further.
I have used the custom symbol feature on MT5 for several years, and I also use QuantDataManager to get historical data.
I wrote a simple code to check all my 6 custom symbols for futures and CFD products I set up, and in all cases SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE) returned the correct tick value.
I don't trade forex, so I can't test it further.
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Hello everyone,
I am writing to you because I have a problem that is driving me crazy and I would be really happy if I could get some help.
I know that this topic has already been treated several times, but honestly after hours going through the discussions on the Forum, I never found an answer to my problem. So i try again.. :)
I downloaded the EURUSD symbol in tick mode from "QuantDataManager" and imported it into MT5, everything ok. I created an EA where I calculate the position volume based on the Stoploss using the "SymbolInfoDouble (" EURUSDmy ", SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE)" function.
My big big problem is that during the strategy tester the value returned by SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE is always the same for the entire duration of the test (whether it is a day, a month or a year is not important, the value is always the same) and I noticed that it is the same as the value it had when I imported the "Custom Symbol" into MT5 but never change.
However, if instead of using the Custom Symbol "EURUSDmy" I use the standard MT5 symbol "EURUSD" then the value of SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE is correct and its value changes regularly.
I am using MT5 downloaded directly from Metaquotes and I use a Demo account opened on MetaQuotes-Demo. However, I also have the same problem on an ICMarkets account.