MT5 News Exporter
- Utilities
- Christian Koehler
- Version: 1.0
Export the news calendar from MT5 for precise EA backtesting
Harness the power of automated trading and optimise your Expert Advisors (EAs) with our latest tool: the MT5 News Calendar Exporter. This innovative programme has been specifically designed to export the news calendar directly from MetaTrader 5 (MT5) and save it in an easily accessible file. For programmers and traders who want to rigorously backtest their EAs, this is an indispensable tool.
With the MT5 News Calendar Exporter you can:
- Increase efficiency: save valuable time and effort by automating manual data entry processes.
- Increase precision: Incorporate accurate and timely economic events into your backtesting strategies for more realistic results.
- Improve performance: Use insights from the news calendar to arm your EAs against market-moving events and optimise their performance under different market conditions.
The exporter is designed to be user-friendly and allows you to extract the news calendar with just a few clicks. Whether you are a seasoned developer or a newcomer to the world of algorithmic trading, this tool will give you a significant advantage by simplifying and refining your backtesting procedures.
Boost your trading strategy and the effectiveness of your EAs with the MT5 News Calendar Exporter. Start now to change the way you backtest forever.
Input parameters:
- Filename: Name of the file
- Delimiter: Select delimiter
- Start Date: Start of the export
- End Date: End of the export. "Today" is the current day. Otherwise, any date can be selected. For example 01.06.2023
- Choose your currency: The currency can be selected here. For example "USD" or "AUD". "ALL" displays all information.
- Show forecast Values: Writes the forecast values to the file
- Show actual Values: Writes the current values to the file
- Show previous Values: Writes the previous values to the file
- Show event name: Writes the event name to the file
The EA can be executed in any currency and any time unit.
Under Windows, the file is saved in the following directory: "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\Common\Files"