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How to create custom history (HST?) files

Hello, I have tick level data that I have logged for the last few months. I would like to now create a custom HST file with the tick level data so that I can do extremely accurate backtesting . Can anyone point me to some documentation, or give me an example of how to create the custom HST files

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Low history quality in MT5

I'm trying to backtest against 2012 in MT5 on a D1 timeframe. Whether I use every tick or OHLC my history quality is only 23%. In MT4 there was a way to manage historical data. Is there a way to refresh data in MT5 or force it to re-download data from the server? Thanks in advance

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Low history quality in MT5

So I'm backtesting in MT5, I'm testing on the D1 timeframe. Whether I use every tick or OHLC my history quality is only 23%, I would like to get it to 90%+. Is there a way to force the terminal to re-download data from the server

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How to detect sideways markets

Hello, Does anyone know a good way to detect a sideways market? Specifically in the screenshot below I want to weed out the trades that occur in the red box and keep the ones in the blue boxes

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Weeding out consolidation

I have a somewhat profitable EA, I can target the longer trends with pretty good accuracy, however it is also sending signals during a trending market. What is the best way to detect a trending market? In the screenshot I would like to not send signals in market conditions highlighted by the red

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MT5 Private Cloud Setup

I have many servers in three locations which I use for backtesting. Currently I have to keep two to three VPN connections open while running a backtest, if I want to use all of my servers for backtesting. The MT5 cloud uses a central server to keep track of the public cloud nodes so that it can send

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Support Vector Machine EAs

Hi, Has anyone used EAs that utilize a Support Vector Machine? Have you had success or not with these strategies? What did you use for inputs etc? Support vector machine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chart mismatch in MT5

Hello, I'm having an issue with the chart not appearing to draw the latest bars in MT5. I'm using the Alpari-US MT5 demo server. Does anyone know what could cause this and how to fix it? I have deleted the chart data in my AppData folder but it doesn't seem to fix it. I also tried uninstalling

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Questions about CFTC anti-hedging and FIFO

Hello, I'm a new trader. Most of my background is in programming and software engineering. I have been working with Forex demo accounts for about three months now and am getting fairly close to finishing an ea using mt4. As a US trader I am influenced by the CFTC rules, specifically anti-hedging and