Import tick data on MT4 for backtesting

 

hello

I downloaded tick data from Dukascopy in csv and need now to convert in fxt to handle in mt4; in fact the import from csv handle only m1 as a minimum).

Can someone tell me how to do? The script " csv_to_hst.ex4" do not work anymore in new builds.

(I understood that fxt is needed and not hst for tick data, is this correct?)

 
Enrico De Landerset:

hello

I downloaded tick data from Dukascopy in csv and need now to convert in fxt to handle in mt4; in fact the import from csv handle only m1 as a minimum).

Can someone tell me how to do? The script " csv_to_hst.ex4" do not work anymore in new builds.

(I understood that fxt is needed and not hst for tick data, is this correct?)

search google and other forums. There are 3rd party programs that do this automaticly. I can not mention their names due to forum rules; however, I do not use mt4 for testing anymore. Mt5 is much easier to setup and run backtests, albeit it requires much more time and memory to run them on mt5.

 
Michael Charles Schefe #:

search google and other forums. There are 3rd party programs that do this automaticly. I can not mention their names due to forum rules; however, I do not use mt4 for testing anymore. Mt5 is much easier to setup and run backtests, albeit it requires much more time and memory to run them on mt5.

Hi
All programs have monthly subscriptions that are not needed as they use dukascopy that is free. I handled to download the data with python app and now I need just to convert.


Mt5 is much better but 90% EAs are still on mt4 only.
 
Enrico De Landerset #:
Hi
All programs have monthly subscriptions that are not needed as they use dukascopy that is free. I handled to download the data with python app and now I need just to convert.


Mt5 is much better but 90% EAs are still on mt4 only.

i know of 2 programs that are monthly subs, but they continue to work beyond the trial period. They may slow down connections after the trial periods, however, they still download 4 or more pairs at good speed.