I have been backtesting an EA with the exact same settings, the exact same dates, and receiving different net profit results. Admittedly, the profit variance isn't huge but it is an unsettling variable. Has anybody experienced this?
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DislikedI have been backtesting an EA with the exact same settings, the exact same dates, and receiving different net profit results. Admittedly, the profit variance isn't huge but it is an unsettling variable. Has anybody experienced this?Ignored
DislikedI have been backtesting an EA with the exact same settings, the exact same dates, and receiving different net profit results. Admittedly, the profit variance isn't huge but it is an unsettling variable. Has anybody experienced this?Ignored
DislikedOh how I wish I was. Unfortunately the spread value is inputted and fixed. The copy of MT4 that I am backtesting on is logged into the broker. Is there any way the historical data is changing slightly? Man what a dirty trick that would be. I am working on setting up an offline copy using Dukascopy data.Ignored
DislikedBy any chance are you running one from a Demo account and the other from a Real account? The reason I ask is because, depending on the broker, the data stream is often different -- not by a lot, but enough to cause small differences in the results. Also -- after running a back test take a closer look at the Results tab to locate which trades actually differ -- this will help you figure it out. If you are using the same dates, symbol, period and fixed spread then the results should match. The data doesn't change. Another thing just occurred to me...Ignored
DislikedI don't want to start another thread and clog this beautiful place up so... {image} Does anybody know why my EA would only be buying in mini-lot denominations while running in strategy tester? No micro-lots at all. One other question if you don't mind.. {image} The EA is set up to risk 1% in each trade. Any idea why it would be showing losses lower than 1% of the previous balance? {image} Same thing for profits. The calculated risk/reward (based on pips) showed this as a greater than 2:1 reward/risk trade but it closes out lower than 2x 1% of the...Ignored