customising_mt4_export_settings
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customising_mt4_export_settings [2025/01/29 00:23] (current) tickstory Updated information about retrieving broker settings |
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| - Is for symbol-specific information such as the //Digits// and //Lot Size// fields. | - Is for symbol-specific information such as the //Digits// and //Lot Size// fields. | ||
| - | In order to get your **Account** and **Symbol-specific** settings from your broker, please do the following: | + | In order to get your **Account** settings from your broker, please do the following: |
| - In Metatrader 4's Strategy Tester, select any EA, the //1H// period and the symbol you wish to test (eg. "//EURUSD//") and the //Open price// modelling quality type. | - In Metatrader 4's Strategy Tester, select any EA, the //1H// period and the symbol you wish to test (eg. "//EURUSD//") and the //Open price// modelling quality type. | ||
| - Press the //Start// button on the Strategy Tester and wait for the test to complete. | - Press the //Start// button on the Strategy Tester and wait for the test to complete. | ||
| - In Tickstory, select the "//Load from FXT...//" button. In the file chooser, you should see a file called //[SymbolName]60_2.fxt// where "SymbolName" will be the name of the symbol you chose in the Strategy Tester (eg. EURUSD). Note the Timeframe "60" minutes and "2" for Open modelling quality type that you selected. | - In Tickstory, select the "//Load from FXT...//" button. In the file chooser, you should see a file called //[SymbolName]60_2.fxt// where "SymbolName" will be the name of the symbol you chose in the Strategy Tester (eg. EURUSD). Note the Timeframe "60" minutes and "2" for Open modelling quality type that you selected. | ||
| - | - Once you have selected the FXT, all your Account and Symbol settings are automatically loaded. | + | - Once you have selected the FXT, all your Account (and Symbol) details are automatically loaded and shown in the relevant fields. |
| <note>NOTE: This functionality has been added in v1.9.5.4 of Tickstory. If you have an earlier version, please upgrade.</note> | <note>NOTE: This functionality has been added in v1.9.5.4 of Tickstory. If you have an earlier version, please upgrade.</note> | ||
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| + | <note>NOTE: When back-testing, don't forget to change your modelling quality back to "Every tick" if you want to test with tick data.</note> | ||
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