Tick by tick back testing

Does MT4 have a way to let you move through a chart's history tick by tick, as if you were trading in real-time?

Yes. Disable the Auto Scroll on the chart (right click on the chart, choose Properties, then you will find Auto Scroll under the Common tab), then scroll back to the time you wish to test. Pressing the F12 key will advance the chart one bar/candle at a time, and holding down the shift key while pressing F12 will move back one at a time.

Good luck with your backtesting. Consistent, systematic testing has made me a much better trader, much more confident in my system. Remember to record each trade and treat it as if it was real. Compile the results and it will help you to understand what you can realistically expect from your system.


Cheers,
Richard

Pressing F12 you'll advance candle by candle, not tick by tick.

If you need to do a backtesting with tick by tick data you can use this:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=60849

does anyone know how i can do an extensive backtesting of an EA on MT 4?
it doesn't do more than some few months when i tried it .
i am looking at backtesting for at least one year.
thank you

This might help You: http://www.alpari-idc.com/en/dc/databank.html

thanks ricardo for you response. but i need to run the backtesting on strategy tester. not manually.

I think this might be your answer. Pressing F2 will produce the History Center. Double click the pair you want, and then select 1 minute and click download. After that is complete, your test should be able to go back one year.
I hope this is what you're looking for.


Richard

Yes, this will load the needed tick data into MetaTrader and then to test tick by tick, open Strategy Tester and in the Model drop down box, select the "Every tick" option. This will show tick by tick price movement regardless of the time frame you use for testing.

thank you guys. i gat it