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How to scroll through charts loading one bar at a time?

  • #1
  • First Post: Jan 13, 2021 5:04am Jan 13, 2021 5:04am
The problem with backtesting manually is that you generally can see the whole of the data at once . However, I'd like to be able to load new bars manually from any time in the past and gradually go through future bars in my own time. This will allow the future bars to be hidden from sight and not be included in any indicator analysis. Is this possible ? Thanks for any help.
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #2
  • Jan 13, 2021 5:18am Jan 13, 2021 5:18am
Quoting dr_who
The problem with backtesting manually is that you generally can see the whole of the data at once . However, I'd like to be able to load new bars manually from any time in the past and gradually go through future bars in my own time. This will allow the future bars to be hidden from sight and not be included in any indicator analysis. Is this possible ? Thanks for any help.
If you view your chart with the Chart AutoScroll and Chart Shift dis- engaged. (Top of Menu Bar or press F8, In the common Tab, untick both).

Then by dragging the chart to the left where you want to start and then using F12 on your keyboard each time, to reveal one bar at a time.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #3
  • Jan 13, 2021 5:20am Jan 13, 2021 5:20am
Quoting Shabs19
{quote} If you view your chart with the Chart AutoScroll and Chart Shift dis- engaged. (Top of Menu Bar or press F8, In the common Tab, untick both). Then by dragging the chart to the left where you want to start and then using F12 on your keyboard each time, to reveal one bar at a time.

That doesn't work as the future bars are actually loaded already eventhough you can't see them and can affect some indicators. I want the future to be invisible and new bars to be added as I click and load them
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #4
  • Jan 13, 2021 6:07am Jan 13, 2021 6:07am
Every charting package will work from historical data, so I don't see how you are going to achieve that.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #5
  • Jan 13, 2021 6:22am Jan 13, 2021 6:22am
I need to be able to load new data from a given date bar by bar at my pace
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #6
  • Jan 13, 2021 6:30am Jan 13, 2021 6:30am
Quoting dr_who
I need to be able to load new data from a given date bar by bar at my pace
You can download data from the History Centre for all symbols in MT4.
where or how you would use the data, not sure.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #7
  • Jan 13, 2021 6:48am Jan 13, 2021 6:48am
Quoting Shabs19
{quote} You can download data from the History Centre for all symbols in MT4. where or how you would use the data, not sure.

Yes, well that's the big question
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #8
  • Jan 13, 2021 7:34am Jan 13, 2021 7:34am
Quoting dr_who
{quote} Yes, well that's the big question
Google "trading simulators"
There are many available, ones that are independent software or ones that run in MT4.
It never gets easier, you just get better
  • #9
  • Jan 13, 2021 8:17am Jan 13, 2021 8:17am
i think you are looking for "simulator". you can use Strategy Tester - Indicator for something like that too, except Strategy Tester can't place manual order. Simulator will make you feel like you are in real open market, can open/close trade manually.
  • #10
  • Jan 13, 2021 8:45am Jan 13, 2021 8:45am
Quoting sahniana
i think you are looking for "simulator". you can use Strategy Tester - Indicator for something like that too, except Strategy Tester can't place manual order. Simulator will make you feel like you are in real open market, can open/close trade manually.

OK, thanks. Understood. I'll take a look around
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #11
  • Jan 13, 2021 9:45am Jan 13, 2021 9:45am
Looks like the FX Blue simulator is doing what I need, so thanks @sahniana for the heads up
He was looking for the card so high and wild hed never need to deal another
  • #12
  • Jan 13, 2021 9:50am Jan 13, 2021 9:50am
Quoting dr_who
Looks like the FX Blue simulator is doing what I need, so thanks @sahniana for the heads up
most simulator is paid software. you can just use Strategy Tester - Indicator too. You can't manual entry, but you can try like add horizontal or vertical line to act as open order, or add text, or something like that.
  • #13
  • Last Post: Jan 16, 2021 6:55am Jan 16, 2021 6:55am
FX Blue simulator is free
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