Last known spread, yes.
I wonder how anyone can get a complex EA going with MetaEditor and the Tester without years of experience!
You don't.
For all that care to know I have found an interesting article on Changing Spread in MT4.
- Thanks forexCoder for your prompt reply.
Not necessary to use 208-209. Instead Running Tester with Custom Spread Setting??
Cool WHRoeder - I will give it a go next weekend.
Does anyone adjust their stop and risk when spread and/or volatility changes?
When the market gets to a certain level of volatility and spread I stand aside or reduce my exposure. When the market signals me to exit I do it no matter what - to hesitate invites disaster.
I exit either by code (preferably) or stop moving loss (which I think is a sloppy and lazy way to exit a trade).
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Hi all,
Does anyone know if the MT4 Tester uses the current spread for the currency pair being tested?
I have noticed that on the weekends that my formulas don't seem to work so well.
I notice that currently the spread for AUD/USD is 108 on a Saturday night, and, when my EA places an order it is way past what I wanted to pay for it.
When I make my EA put a OP_BUYLIMIT instead of a OP_BUY it usually misses the order as I have an expiry on.
I wonder how anyone can get a complex EA going with MetaEditor and the Tester without years of experience!
Cheers,
Martin