- iMAONARRAY problem
- Questions from Beginners MQL5 MT5 MetaTrader 5
- Super Ea
Hello! I have one question, I have this EA, and OnTick() running time is 375 msec when all functions inside are used . Is it good is it slow? What do you think? Thanks
Only you can answer that!
It depends on the strategy, time-frame, what it does, etc.
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Don't worry about performance, until you have a problem. Then, and only then, use the profiler, find the problem, fix the problem, and remeasure.
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EAs : Don't do per tick what you can do per bar, or on open.
If you are waiting for a level, don't reevaluate, wait until price reaches it (or a new bar starts, and you recalculate.)
If you are waiting for an order to close, only look when OrdersTotal (or MT5 equivalent) has changed.
How to get backtesting faster ? - MT4 - MQL4 programming forum (2017) -
Indicators: Code it properly so it only recomputes bar zero (after the initial run).
How to do your lookbacks correctly. (2016)
3 Methods of Indicators Acceleration by the Example of the Linear Regression - MQL5 Articles. (2011)
Or, reduce Tools → Options (control+O) → Charts → Max bars in chart to something reasonable (like 1K.)

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