Learn how to backtest current settings and optimize new ones on your EA – Different – 22 September 2023

— TESTING —

To check the settings you have already got, observe these steps:

  1. Open MT5 Technique Tester

  2. Select Single

  3. Choose the EA you wish to check

  4. Select your image and timeframe

  5. Select testing interval dates and add little little bit of delay to make testing extra sensible

  6. Select Each tick primarily based on actual ticks for Modelling

  7. Select your deposit, foreign money and leverage

  8. For Optimization, choose Disabled and if you’d like visually see the EA work, verify visible mode

  9. Subsequent click on on Inputs tab on the backside

  10. Right here both load current settings by clicking left mouse button and and choosing Load or you may edit settings your self by double clicking parameter values

  11. Lastly click on inexperienced Begin button on the backside proper nook


— OPTIMIZING —

To get the very best settings on your EA together with your dealer, observe these steps:

  1. Open MT5 Technique Tester
  2. Select Full optimization

  3. Choose the EA you wish to check

  4. Select your image and timeframe

  5. Select testing interval dates and add little little bit of delay to make testing extra sensible

  6. For Modelling you may select 1 minute OHLC since my EAs open orders on new bar, however keep in mind that most correct end result include Each tick primarily based on actual ticks for Modelling

  7. Select your deposit, foreign money and leverage

  8. For Optimization, I often run no less than two rounds. First with Quick genetic primarily based algorithm (testing is quicker and all combos is not going to be examined) to slender down parameters, and second with Gradual full algorithm to get extra exact settings.

  9. Subsequent click on on Inputs tab on the backside

  10. Right here you may verify parameters that you simply wish to optimize and select Begin, Step and Cease for them. In the long run of every row (Steps) you may see what number of attainable checks the tester goes to run.
    On the backside you may see all of the attainable checks.

  11. Lastly click on inexperienced Begin button within the backside proper nook. MT5 will obtain related tick information and begin optimizing.
    Remember that optimizations takes time, relying in your PC, testing interval and attainable combos.
  12. Outcomes will seem in Optimizations Outcomes tab

  13. As soon as you have narrowed down parameters with 1 minute OHLC and Quick genetic primarily based algorithm, it’s best to choose the perfect outcomes.
    And run the optimization once more with Gradual full algorithm and Each tick primarily based on actual ticks with narrowed down parameter ranges.