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rmu replied to the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

Unfortunately, i don’t have any MQL coding skills myself. I really wonder that there isn’t any kind of historical data feed for MT4/5,...

rmu replied to the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

Ok. Well i didn’t say i was going to trade an EA but it could certainly help to backtest the strategy behind it. However this would at...

rmu replied to the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

Not sure what you mean by „model off spot then add shading after“ Well, i haven’t looked at MT4 yet but i guess even while it...

rmu replied to the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

Thanks. I don’t use the MQ price feed. I have the Tick Data Suite to export historical tick data from different brokers using a custom...

rmu liked trismes's post in the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

All brokers using MT4/5 do it differently. Some brokers vary by symbol. Unbelievable. If you want some sanity, MQ demo server works...

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inspect a few individual trades/days around the DLST shift to see if they triggered at the right time or an hour late

rmu replied to the thread Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy.

Thanks. I've now found a way to always have the London Open at the same time at 8:00 for my backtest. I do this by using GMT offset 0...

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Handling DST transitions when backtesting a time-based strategy

Hello, What's the best way to backtest a strategy using MT4/5 that requires the start/end time specified in the EA to match the correct...

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