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Can I Call a Strategy Optimization from a Script?

Hi, Is it possible to call a strategy optimization from a script? That way I could theoretically call 1 optimization, write the results in a file, then call another, or multiple, without any manual intervention. Is this possible

Bug in MQL5 (Backtest Only)

Put this code in the OnInit() function... nATRHandle = iATR(_Symbol, PERIOD_CURRENT, nATRPeriod); Comment(CopyBuffer(nATRHandle, 0, 0, 2, arrATR)); If you run this in a live chart, you'll see exactly what you expect... CopyBuffer returns 2. If you run it on a backtest, you'll see CopyBuffer

What does the grey section on equity curve mean?

Hi, When researching signals to copy, I often see a slightly greyed out section on the equity curve. Like this one for example... Does anyone know why it is greyed out at the start? What does that mean

Could someone please explain margin level to me

Hi All, It kills me that I don't quite understand this. Could someone put it really simply for me. I have leverage of 500:1. If I run an EA, and get a "margin level" of say 5000... what does this mean exact. If I run it a second time and get 3000... which time did I use more margin? What is the

How to get extra information from the strategy tester when using the cloud ?

Hi All, I'm loving the power of the strategy tester in MT5... awesome. I've been getting stuck into Optimizing based on Custom Max, and I'm loving it. But I have a question... After I run an optimization, I see a table of results. This table includes things like Profit Factor, Sharpe Ratio... etc

Cloud Network Stops Working

Hi, I've recently started to use the MQL5 Cloud network (and loving it). At first, everything was working great, but now I am having some issues. I find that when I start a test using the cloud, that it starts off ok, but then after a little while, the cloud "swtiches off". By this I mean when I