Backtesting Python Bot with MT5

[Javad Zafar]

Hello
I write a python bot and it's working fine with mt5.all the functions that i write is correct and i use lib like metatrader5, pandas and ect for my code.
the only problem is backtesting. i know i can write a data loader and reporting system myself with python but it's too much useless work right now.
is there any backtester for mt5 that i can connect my code to it with terminals and other stuffs ?

[AMI289]

I haven't tried it myself, as I am working completely within metatrader environment,

But I have came across this-

(Video Tutorial)

(Direct youtube link to the above video, because I seem to have problems embedding it in the message)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovKgQdiQsHE

(The github project of the above tutorial)

https://github.com/mkhushi/MQL5-Python-Backtesting

I would appreciate if you could report back if it did or didn't work,

As I am curious to know, as I myself might migrate the python in the future, but would hate losing the ability to use metatrader's strategy tester.

Good luck mate.

[Shahryar Ashiq]

hello i am trying to build a bot in python i create vrtual envirmnent then import libraries and now i can able to connect to my mt5 account i try to run code 

mt5.initialize()

fail counldnt go through

name error occured

i try this method too but still fail

mt.initialize(path ="users\shahryar\documents\mt5 bot\bot\venv\lib\site-packages",

   login="000",

   password="000",    

   server="OctaFX-Demo",

   timeout="TIMEOUT",        

   portable="False")

tell me solution i am not coder but i am learning to build a bot for my self. its been 6 month now i am able to get all this thing but on stuck on this please anyone help me out

[Shahryar Ashiq]

from datetime import datetime

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import pandas as pd

from pandas.plotting import register_matplotlib_converters

register_matplotlib_converters()

import MetaTrader5 as mt5

import plotly.express as px

mt5.initialize()

[Adeetya]

I am currently doing it the same way. Build models and create signal logic using Python and then to perform a backtest, I connect it to MT5 which generates the report as well as Visual mode to see your trades. Saved me 100s of lines of code. 

[Korro0]

Adeetya #:
I am currently doing it the same way. Build models and create signal logic using Python and then to perform a backtest, I connect it to MT5 which generates the report as well as Visual mode to see your trades. Saved me 100s of lines of code. 

@Adeetya Kindly Explain how you could backtest a python script using MT5 within visual mode. Been trying for a long time now. Thanks

[Joseph_TOMO]

Korro0 #:

@Adeetya Kindly Explain how you could backtest a python script using MT5 within visual mode. Been trying for a long time now. Thanks

Hey Korro, I hope you are fine!
Did you succeed? If so, can you explain to me which tools to use?
Thanks!