EA - must template be loaded for indys to work?

Sorry for the complete newb question.

If I am running an EA on a chart, do I need to have the indicators it uses attached to the chart in order for it to function correctly?

I ask because I ran the EA last night without the indicators and it made 1 trade. However when I backtested it this morning there were 2 trades. Anyone know why this is?

Thanks guys.

The indicator only has to be in the experts/indicator directory. It does not have to be attached to the chart.

There are lots of reasons why results were different in backtesting. First of all check the journal for the live trading for trade open error such as requote. Do you have long and short trading enabled on the EA properties?

The settings were exactly the same. I just hope the EA has not been modified to look like it performs better than it actually does in back tests.

What happens if the EA opens a trade and then the time for the EA not to trade approaches and the trade is still opened? Will the EA still watch the trade or is it up to me to manually close it?

hey gangsta.... for general info, there are times when the indicator must be attached to the chart otherwise the ea might not place trades properly or at all....


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however , it sounds like your experiencing the differences between backtesting and forward testing..... but without seeing the ea, we are just guessing......h