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does this broker data difference make sense in metatrader 5?

So I have been testing a Expert advisor for a bit. I was using metaquotes demo as it was the most convenient. However now I am switching to other brokers. For the first I tried switching to Forex.com demo. However the data I get seems to be confusing. Strategy tester is build 3550, using Every tick

Help with tick history issue?

Hey, So currently I have been testing my EA on multiple currencies using the strategy tester . I also export data for each pair manually using the excel output function to store specific data.Build model 3550 I noticed that this creates agents in the Tester\ path, such as agent 1, agen 2 ...., And

Running include indicators help?

I am trying to use certain indicators that require another file to be added to the \MQL5\Include\ folder. However I am having issues For this example, this indicator needs to have \MQL5\Include\ smoothalgorithms.mqh placed in it. https://www.mql5.com/en/code/434 The steps I did was put the

Big issue with strategy tester missing trades, inconsistent data?

I am testing my EA using the strategy tester and I have been getting a wierd issue. This is for dec 12 3550 build. metatrader demo account I noticed that when I run the EA withought visual mode on, it missed trades. So when visual mode is on, it takes all of the trades. I narrowed this issue down to

Backtesting weird market error help?

I have been currently testing my EA with difffernt brokers to gather data. However I got this weird error: [ market closed ] With metatrader demo, it was working fine. Below was for Oanda demo, but I had the same with Vantage demo as well. Build version 3550. For extra info I did create the demo

MT5 strategy tester error, anyone else getting this?

Hey, So essentially I have been testing stuff using the metatrader strategy tester . I have been using a custome expert advisor for a while and it was working completely fine. However like 1 or 2 days ago, all the data seems to be wrong. Getting multiple issues now, with below being the 2 main

How to export data in MT5 to excel for multiple currency pairs?

So I have an EA that works properly and at the OnDeinit() function it exports certain backtesting data from the strategy tester into an excel file. Such as total trades, winning trades, drawdown etc. When running the built in strategy tester on individual currency pairs like AUDJPY and it works as