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  • #1
  • First Post: Apr 21, 2023 2:55pm Apr 21, 2023 2:55pm
Hi everyone. Any of you knows any software/simulator with historical data, where you can just "play/stop the time", add your indicators, and take your buy/sell actions, counting the loss/benefit ?? Like a backtesting but ,with "in live" manual decisions.
Thanks
  • #2
  • Apr 22, 2023 2:09pm Apr 22, 2023 2:09pm
Quoting jordiHK
Hi everyone. Any of you knows any software/simulator with historical data, where you can just "play/stop the time", add your indicators, and take your buy/sell actions, counting the loss/benefit ?? Like a backtesting but ,with "in live" manual decisions. Thanks
Hmmm might be best just to code your manual/live/indicator strategy into an EA and back test it using the strategy tester
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  • #3
  • Apr 22, 2023 8:08pm Apr 22, 2023 8:08pm
Quoting jblanked
{quote} Hmmm might be best just to code your manual/live/indicator strategy into an EA and back test it using the strategy tester
I would not want to use any EA, because it doesn't care about news or special situations in financial market. So I would like it as a "training" to take decisions, candle by candle, making operations manually, counting benefit or loss automatically, with indicators available to use in.
  • #4
  • Apr 23, 2023 9:02am Apr 23, 2023 9:02am
Quoting jordiHK
Hi everyone. Any of you knows any software/simulator with historical data, where you can just "play/stop the time", add your indicators, and take your buy/sell actions, counting the loss/benefit ?? Like a backtesting but ,with "in live" manual decisions. Thanks
hi jordiHK, that is a great idea. Practice makes perfect ! One must never underestimate the need for practice, simulation. Going through a couple of weeks in a couple of hours, when times were slow or on the weekend, really helped me develop some skills, reflex, discipline, AND actually get different perspective in order to develop and tweak a variety of strategies, to say the least...

The one I used no longer works, but I am helping a family member with trading from time to time, and he is using a free simulator which can be used to do exactly what you want to do. Here I attached it on this post. If is for mt5, which I highly recommend. If you have trouble using it, I'm here from time to time, so dont hesitate to ask. Cheers and happy training !
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File Type: ex5 Exp - TesterPad.ex5   891 KB | 293 downloads
If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #5
  • Apr 23, 2023 2:13pm Apr 23, 2023 2:13pm
Quoting mtako
{quote}hi jordiHK, that is a great idea. Practice makes perfect ! One must never underestimate the need for practice, simulation. Going through a couple of weeks in a couple of hours, when times were slow or on the weekend, really helped me develop some skills, reflex, discipline, AND actually get different perspective in order to develop and tweak a variety of strategies, to say the least... The one I used no longer works, but I am helping a family member with trading from time to time, and he is using a free simulator which can be used to do exactly...
Hello mtako,

If I understand the indicator “Exp - TesterPad.ex5” you provide this simulate historical data that is interesting, may I ask do you have this for MT4? I am interested in it.

Thank you

Regards,
Moti
  • #6
  • Apr 23, 2023 2:37pm Apr 23, 2023 2:37pm
Quoting Motiram
{quote} Hello mtako, If I understand the indicator “Exp - TesterPad.ex5” you provide this simulate historical data that is interesting, may I ask do you have this for MT4? I am interested in it. Thank you Regards, Moti
My pleasure mate. Let me check. Try this. My Sunday Spirit Curiosity mood forces me to be nosy and ask, why not mt5? Cheers !
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File Type: ex4 Exp - TesterPad.ex4   860 KB | 342 downloads
If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #7
  • Apr 23, 2023 4:04pm Apr 23, 2023 4:04pm
Quoting mtako
{quote}My pleasure mate. Let me check. Try this. My Sunday Spirit Curiosity mood forces me to be nosy and ask, why not mt5? Cheers ! {file}
Superb! mtako, Thank you for giving a version for MT4… one day may be will do upgrade MT5

Firstly I load it in indicator folder then in to script folder finally in expert folder and loaded perfectly. Now the questions need to understand how to use it

Enjoy your weekend good luck

My Best Regards,
Moti
  • #8
  • Apr 23, 2023 4:21pm Apr 23, 2023 4:21pm
Quoting Motiram
{quote} Superb! mtako, Thank you for giving a version for MT4… one day may be will do upgrade MT5 Firstly I load it in indicator folder then in to script folder finally in expert folder and loaded perfectly. Now the questions need to understand how to use it Enjoy your weekend good luck My Best Regards, Moti
My pleasure Motiram.
Close mt4, place the testerPad.ex4 in Experts folder.
Open mt4, then Ctrl+r to open Strategy Tester, choose "every tick..", Check option of Use date and choose your dates,
Check Visual Mode option, etc.

You can even change some stuff, like lot steps and more under Expert properties. It's not perfect, but 100% free, and does the trick for the determined learner. Good luck !
If I don't mention SL and/or TP = longer-term setup possibly in the works!
  • #9
  • Apr 23, 2023 6:24pm Apr 23, 2023 6:24pm
Quoting mtako
{quote}My pleasure Motiram. Close mt4, place the testerPad.ex4 in Experts folder. Open mt4, then Ctrl+r to open Strategy Tester, choose "every tick..", Check option of Use date and choose your dates, Check Visual Mode option, etc. You can even change some stuff, like lot steps and more under Expert properties. It's not perfect, but 100% free, and does the trick for the determined learner. Good luck !
Hello mtako, Thank you so much,

With your guidance I were able to run this within Strategy Tester I will try in detail to understand better because this is my first time I am using this Strategy Tester.

Good Luck!

My Best Regards,
Moti
  • #10
  • Last Post: Apr 23, 2023 9:01pm Apr 23, 2023 9:01pm
Quoting mtako
{quote}My pleasure Motiram. Close mt4, place the testerPad.ex4 in Experts folder. Open mt4, then Ctrl+r to open Strategy Tester, choose "every tick..", Check option of Use date and choose your dates, Check Visual Mode option, etc. You can even change some stuff, like lot steps and more under Expert properties. It's not perfect, but 100% free, and does the trick for the determined learner. Good luck !
Thanks a lot mtako. Really appreciate it.
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