Tickstory

Hi again

I failed to start the strategy-tester without the mt4 being started by Tickstory because the mt4 could not read the history files
Would it be possible either to have a history-file formate that both mt4 and Tickstory can work with or to have at least an add option in creating the files from the tickdata-base, that creates history files for normal testing?

Guy a lot for you to do
Thanks and I hope very, very much that even further versions of mt4 can be started by Tickstory!!
Gooly

Hi Gooly,

Not sure why MT4 cannot read the history files. Could you please explain further?

Thanks.

Well, the situation is pretty easy.
I used TickStory to create it's tickdata history files for all time frames.

Case 1:
I start Tickstory and from there the MT4 (F8-button) no problem,
I can start backtests and the optimization in the mt4's strategy-tester..

Case 2:
After that I directly start mt4 (without Tickstory) and start now mt4's strategy-tester - nothing happens and in the journal tab I read File could not be opened (or s.th. like that)

Case 3:
Now again I start TickStory and from there mt4 - backtests and optimization start without any problem..

Okay?
Gooly

Hi Gooly,

We can never eliminate Case 2 unless MT4 decides to support the use of tick data. Until then, you need to launch the application via Tickstory because this step prevents MT4 from deleting the tick data files that Tickstory generates.

Hope this helps.

We can never eliminate Case 2 unless MT4 decides to support the use of tick data. Until then, you need to launch the application via Tickstory because this step prevents MT4 from deleting the tick data files that Tickstory generates.

Hmm, but what would that mean if you will not support any more the start of mt4? The uselessness of tickdata?

Wouldn't it be possible for TickStory to create out of the tickdata-base the history files that the mt4 can use without being started by Tickstory?

I would suggest an extra option to create beside a tickdata-history a mt4-history from the data dld by Tickstory for the version after the next version - as I really would like you to enable several parallel starts of mt4 as I think that this would be the biggest advantage of the next version!!
Anyway Thanks a lot,
Gooly

Hi Gooly,

The launcher is compulsory if you wish to use tick data. Without it, MT4 simply generates test data from the 'history' (HST) data files which usually contain 1-minute data.

Hope this helps.