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Optimizer won't optimize anything...

  • #1
  • First Post: Sep 21, 2007 11:51am Sep 21, 2007 11:51am
Hi there,

I wrote my own EA and I'm testing it with MetaTrader Optimizer..

On simple testing it's okay, I got the report and graph.

But when I want to optimize the 2 main vars of my EA, the 2 panels related to vars optimization stay blank.

Here is how my vars are coded, out of any function:

Inserted Code
extern int stop_loss;      // (10)
extern int take_profit;     // Gross PIP Profit (has to remove spread) (6)

I set up Initial Value, Step, and Stop in the Optimizer. Still no report and graph...

What did I miss?

MT4build210
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  • #2
  • Sep 22, 2007 2:08am Sep 22, 2007 2:08am
  •  tesla
  • | Joined Oct 2006 | Status: Friendly Neighborhood Programmer | 533 Posts
If I had to guess, the values you're testing with are illegally close to market. MT brokers define a stoplevel, which is the minimum distance from market that you can set your takeprofit and stoploss.

Second guess? Your EA isn't actually using those values, so every run result is the same and MetaTrader is discarding superfluous results.
  • #3
  • Last Post: Sep 22, 2007 6:19am Sep 22, 2007 6:19am
It works now, thanks!
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