Strategy tester Issue

[Kevin Onsongo]

Hello champs! So I'm trying to test and optimize my strategy using two Parabolic SAR indicators with different inputs.

//...
      signalPSARHandle = iSAR(symbol, timeframe, signalStep, signalMax);
      if(signalPSARHandle == INVALID_HANDLE)
         Print("Error creating Signal PSAR handle");
      trendPSARHandle = iSAR(symbol, timeframe, trendStep, trendMax);
      if(trendPSARHandle == INVALID_HANDLE)
         Print("Error creating Trend PSAR handle");

That's how I create the handles when the signal object is created.

Then OnTick, this function is called to update the members before calculating signals.

   void              CalculateParameters()
     {
      Print("Trend Handle: " + trendPSARHandle + " || Signal Handle:" + signalPSARHandle); //Added for debugging
      CopyBuffer(trendPSARHandle, 0, 0, 3, trendPSARValue);
      CopyBuffer(signalPSARHandle, 0, 0, 3, signalPSARValue);
      CopyClose(symbol,timeframe,0,3,closePrices);
      CopyOpen(symbol,timeframe,0,3,openPrices);
     }

When running on strategy tester, I noticed only one of the indicators is shown. I added the printer to see the handles, and this is what I found.

2025.01.20 04:16:04.050 2025.01.01 00:39:02   Trend Handle: 10 || Signal Handle:10

And on live chart, this is what is going on:

2025.01.20 04:19:02.315 Mospiker (Boom 300 Index.0,M1)  Trend Handle: 11 || Signal Handle:10

The handles are different on live chart, but the same on the tester. I have no idea if this is what is causing it or something else.

What am I doing wrong or missing? I want to be able to debug the rest of the code. But without the two indicators running I'm blind.

Thank you.

[Stanislav Korotky]

Kevin Onsongo:

Hello champs! So I'm trying to test and optimize my strategy using two Parabolic SAR indicators with different inputs.

Print out the indicator's parameters as well. The same handle means the same parameters - 99.99%.

[Kevin Onsongo]

Stanislav Korotky #:

Print out the indicator's parameters as well. The same handle means the same parameters - 99.99%.

Thank you. I found out that the strategy tester is loading the default indicator parameters instead of those in my source code.

2025.01.20 05:38:46.372   Trend_Step=0.02
2025.01.20 05:38:46.372   Trend_Maximum=0.2
2025.01.20 05:38:46.372   Entry_Step=0.02
2025.01.20 05:38:46.372   Entry_Maximum=0.2

So I changed the inputs manually on the inputs tab and can continue the debugging process. But I don't know why it specifically loaded the defaults instead of my defaults. But thanks again. I'm glad I can proceed.

[MAHA]

Kevin Onsongo #:

Thank you. I found out that the strategy tester is loading the default indicator parameters instead of those in my source code.

So I changed the inputs manually on the inputs tab and can continue the debugging process. But I don't know why it specifically loaded the defaults instead of my defaults. But thanks again. I'm glad I can proceed.

EA input parameter values not updated in strategy tester

   I had the same problem on MT5. And this is how I solved it:

     `Strategy Tester => Inputs => Right click on the values => Defaults`.