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Build 200 historical data

I have two computers: my desktop and laptop. Desktop is FXDD and my laptop is InterbankFX. Both are used for backtesting . My desktop is also used for forward testing on a demo. I've downloaded USDCHF data from build 200 on both computers. I made sure the data was converted to all timeframes. I then

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SendMail to SMS?

I'm trying to have SendMail send updates to my Hotmail account. I have it setup properly, and I get all my other email on my cell phone. But I can't get Metatrader to send email to Hotmail. Is there any easy and free way to get SMS messages with my account status on my cell phone

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Tester in MT4 Build 200

I ran two tests. One with build 198 with and Alpari Data. The other with build 200. Dates 2005/01/03 thru 2006/09/30. GBP/USD Both results with 90% quality. Results are posted below. Alpari data first

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Period Converter script

Is anyone else having problems with the period_converter script? I run it, but it runs infintely and consumes 100% CPU. I've been stopping it after 30 minutes and running the next interval I want to convert. All the data looks populated. But when I run my tester with Every tick and Recalculate, I

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Forward testing - reliable broker (demo)

I've been forward testing using the interbank fx demo server. But it seems there are connection problems daily. I need to reboot my computer just to get online. I most commonly see "No Connection", but sometimes "Common Error" (not sure what that means). Can someone recommend a reliable demo server

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Only run EA on new bar?

How do you run an EA only on a new bar? I've been running below but after reading the documentation, it obviously won't work. if (Volume[0]) { return; } // since EA has already acted on this bar

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Problems importing history

I've downloaded Alpari data for EUR/USD M1. I cleared out all my history for EUR/USD, then imported it. It then showed 718,928 under M1. All the data appears to be there dating back to 2004/06/16. I then went to the strategy tester , entered 2005 dates, clicked "Recalculate" on an M1 chart, and

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How do you know you have a good EA?

What measurements are used in the report of the backtester to determine if you have a good EA? I've been looking at Profit Factor and so far my EA can produce these numbers. Data from August 13 - Sept 6, lot sizes of 0.1 in order to mimic a mini account, balance starting at $5000. EURUSD 7.82 (Gross

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EA - closing all positions at once.

I'm trying to run the following subroutine to close all my short positions at once. It works great with the backtester as it closes all short positions as expected. But when I run against a Demo account and leave the EA on all the time, it only appears to close 1 open order at each bar (since I only