This is the FSB Pro strategy

Hallo Popov,

Ok now I tested the MACD Sample from MT4 default expert advisors folder and it is working flowless.

I tested my strategy also on the second PC and I receive the same error. Is it possible to be a Broker problem? I have a  pepperstone account...

I have the same exact problem.  Now that I got the data fixed on FSB and was able to generate a strategy, I cannot back test in any of the 3 MT4 terminals I have.  But unlike mentosan, I am using TDS data.  So I have to install a fresh MT4 terminal for the EA to back test?  The data will still be coming from TDS though.  Please advise.  Thanks.

We can't provide MT support, that is the responsibility of metaquotes and your broker. By the way, what do your brokers say?

Can you take a working mt and switch its data? You paste or import tds data or whatever you have and try to backtest offline if a double backtest is so relevant to you. EA file needs a slight change though to work without login in offline condition, but this is easy to do.

I see, you are using tick data suite, can they help you? As far as I understand your problem stems from mt and tds not working together.

Well, not everyone are into double, triple, quadruple backtests, because it can get you only so far. In terms of FSB, it is a very good backtesting program. Let me give you an example: you say multiple times "99.99%", can you define it please in a meaningful way?
At the same time lets see what FSB tells: I devised a simple strategy and the BT quality is 100%.
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How is that number derived in comparison with that marketology slogan 99.99?

The formula is: 100.0 * (testedBars - ambiguousBars) / testedBars

Not convinced? There's medicine for that as well, it is called Bar Explorer, one can look at every bar and every trade and study how every single trade is carried out. Total transparency compared to mt backtester and all that 99.99999 bs, pardon my French.

Commissions, leverage, spread - you can test them all in FSB and the upshot is that it is light years faster than mt. Yes, spread is not variable, but set it higher then. The time it takes to backtest in FSB is like an eye blink. Use it to your advantage.

The most relevant of it all is how the strat/EA behaves during live trading. If there is a problem, mismatch of some kind, broker tricks, then no backtest will help.

You are talking about 2 different things, which are not, they are not the same! Backtest quality and data quality are not the same. If you have lousy backtesting engine like mt, then it doesn't matter how good your data is, the result is still shi+.

What errors you have then? Not enough bars? Can you set up your 99.99 to start after say 500 bars? For example, if you have a MA200 in your strat, then it needs at least 200 bars to calculate the first MA value. That's how this works.

Yeah, my point exactly! Mt is useless as a backtesting platform, FSB does much more and is way faster.

Ticks are not needed. The whole concept of FSB is based on bar data. If you have a backtest quality of 100% or 99% then what ticks? Bars are enough.

To develop and backtest strategies and trade them. What else is there? Backtesting hasn't made anyone a profit yet, trading has. Trading is very difficult business and much more than a backtest in mt.

Ok, answer my question I asked before, what is 9999 and what is less than 9999? What is it? Give me a formula! Then we can discuss. 9999 is hocus-pocus until there is factual statement in the form of mathematical formula.
And you can use History Center in FSB to see stats about loaded data and make up your own mind. Again, those are facts you see there, not some 9999 voodoo, which cannot be explained.

Bar data is needed, not ticks.

Whose stopping you? Don't they have a live track record going on in mql5, why don't trade then? Are there really people who buy third-party EAs based on unknown backtests and backtests alone? Hmm, I could churn out a backtest result, which would make anyone's head spin - straight diagonal shooting from the left corner to the upper right!

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Long story short. FSB interests you only in the form of EA export function. And it has to be backtestable by 3rd party data providers using mt. Ok, there's your problem - TDS and mt malfunction when using FSBs EAs. Ask them if there is a way to start a backtest further back, so there would be enough bars for the EA to calculate correct values. If they say it is not possible, then that's the end of the road for you. You have closure and you can stop wasting your time and find what suits you best.

Hope this helps!

Hello,

I created several good strategies that I have in demo, but still trying to back test in MT4 so that I can sell in MQL5.  Again, I cannot sell in MQL5 without the customer being able to back test first in MT4.  Is there anything I can do to code before compiling that will allow for a faster BT in MT4? 

I did have an exchange with someone else who is selling EA's made from FSB and he said he has the same problem and it does affect sales.  I bought one of his EA's and it seems to be good, but the community really needs help on this.  I don't even mind hiring a coder to remove or amend codes that is slowing the EA down from testing.

Thanks for all your help.

Now I understand.  Thank you.  Appreciate the response.

One last question please: in FSB, is there an area that I can have the user chose MM or fixed lot?  I would like both options on the input area for the user.