historical data

[amiralihosseinian]

hi,
i download eurusd m1 data from forexsb.com on 2 different laptops but when i backtest the same ea with the same data and with the same history i get a different result what should i do ?

[jstap]

Are you using the platform that came with the broker? Generally this would be identical but not always...

[amiralihosseinian]

i think my problem is that i need to choose the best history data for MT4. where can i find the best one?

[jstap]

I don't know, to me, if EA is scalping and needs specific data then it is probably not a good strategy. Some are but not many, to me the standard MT data will give relatively the same results as live, as long as your SL is large enough.

[alhammeed1990]

Please do you mean that ask uses buy stop and bid uses buy limit?

[alhammeed1990]

How to determine the type of order using the available settings:

Buy Limit:

•	Base Price: Select “Bid”.
•	Base Price: Offset: Specify the positive difference (the difference in points that represents the distance between the current price and the Buy Limit order price).

Buy Stop:

•	Base Price: Select “Ask”.
•	Base Price: Offset: Specify the positive difference (the difference in points that represents the distance between the current price and the Buy Stop order price).

Is this true or not?

[jstap]

Not really, on your chart you have a bid and ask price, this is how your broker makes money, buy or sell, and when you open a position you are at a loss. Whether a limit or stop the trade will open in a loss, so a buy will open at the ask even though price is on the bid so you have to cover this distance before you are in profit.

[alhammeed1990]

Sorry for the inconvenience, but my question is exactly what do I do to determine the type of transaction in the buy pending orders in grid block? Please give me an example or how to do it.🥲

[jstap]

It is quite simple, if the price is at 1000 and you place a buy and sell at 1050 the bay will be a stop and the sell will be a limit, if you place a buy and sell at 9950 the buy will be a limit and the sell will be a stop

[alhammeed1990]

I know this talk but I mean in the special settings in the buy pending orders in grid block there is no buy stop and buy limit option but there are other options what do I choose this is my exact question I apologize for talking too much

[jstap]

In a buy if you make the pips offset a - it will place a limit below the current price.

[alhammeed1990]

•	Buy Limit Order: Setting the pips offset to a negative value will place the pending order below the current price. For example, if the pips offset is -10, the pending order will be placed 10 pips below the current price.
•	Buy Stop Order: Setting the pips offset to a positive value will place the pending order above the current price. For example, if the pips offset is 10, the pending order will be placed 10 pips above the current price.

Now I understand, is this what you mean?

[alhammeed1990]

•	Buy Limit Order: Setting the pips offset to a negative value will place the pending order below the current price. For example, if the pips offset is -10, the pending order will be placed 10 pips below the current price.
•	Buy Stop Order: Setting the pips offset to a positive value will place the pending order above the current price. For example, if the pips offset is 10, the pending order will be placed 10 pips above the current price.

[jstap]

yes and is the same for sells, because the code in fx assumes + and - are reversed for sells:

[alhammeed1990]

I thank you for the answer