Candle Feed Compare
- Indicators
- Version: 1.0
- Activations: 5
Candle Feed Compare helps you check how closely two sets of MT5 candles agree. Compare the current chart symbol with a reference available in your terminal, such as a custom symbol containing imported history.
The indicator matches closed candles by exact opening timestamp on the chart timeframe. It plots the largest absolute difference among the open, high, low and close in chart-symbol points. Blue bars are within your tolerance and red bars exceed it. A gold marker means a chart candle had no reference candle at the aligned timestamp within the available reference period.
Enter the exact reference symbol name and set an optional timestamp offset in minutes. A positive offset looks for a later reference timestamp. A negative offset looks for an earlier one. Leave the reference blank and the offset at zero to compare the chart with itself. Use MT5's Data Window to read exact values, including zero differences.
Both series must already be available to the same terminal. Use comparable price units and candle boundaries. The offset is fixed and requires your input. An unmatched timestamp can reflect different candle boundaries, trading hours or data coverage. The indicator compares from the current chart toward the reference. Swap the two symbols and reverse the offset to check the other direction. It places no orders.
The screenshot shows a controlled Strategy Tester example using a deliberately shifted copy of the EURUSD M15 series.
