Ian Walsh

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MT5 Not Shorting - Only Takes Long Trades with my EA algo?

Is there some kind of setting to allow short trades with an Algo? I can manually place a short trade, but when my algo should place a short trade, it doesn't

Can't Place Order?

When I open MT5 on my main comp, it says I can place an order and the box in red in the picture is what it looks like. When I connect the same account on my other computer, it doesn't allow me to place an order even when the main computer one is closed. The box in red is grey and doesn't allow an

Trade Activity Window - Where?

I must be blind. Where is the trade activity window like pending order , open position and P&L in MT5

Visual Backtest Columns

Is there a way that I can add columns of info in the Visual Backtest screen on the bottom? I wanted to add PROFIT and LOSS columns for the trades that it shows executing

MT5 Backtest timeframe results differ from EA internal timeframe settings

When I set up an EA, I have specific timeframes that I want to be able to alter. When I switch timeframes in the backtest MT5 screen it gives me different results. Should it only give results based on the EA specifications? Which one do I use

EA inputs not an option on backtest after being available on prior tests

I had custom inputs on my mt5 backtest screen. They were showing up fine and then after a certain amount of backtests, they disappeared. There are 4 new ones that showed up and don’t have anything to do with my current EA. I don’t know where they came from

EA Results Storing - How To Erase Backtest Results

When I am running backtests with my EA, it seems to store the results and then it won’t rerun new data? How do I erase or reset the database so it does it fresh on a retest